B_Chris Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 (edited) I have a layer containing several vector objects. On top of that is an adjustment layer. I need to merge the adjustment layer with the vector objects but the "merge" button in the adjustment layer settings doesn't do anyhing. I also tried adding the adjustment as a child of the object layer or to a single object, but it still doesn't work. I have attached a simple file as an example. How do I merge the layer? Adjustment Example.afdesign Edited November 22, 2019 by B_Chris kei 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 15 minutes ago, B_Chris said: I need to merge the adjustment layer with the vector objects but the "merge" button in the adjustment layer settings doesn't do anyhing. Why do you "need" to merge it? Knowing that might guide us toward the best solution for you, assuming any solution exists. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v_kyr Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 46 minutes ago, B_Chris said: I have a layer containing several vector objects. On top of that is an adjustment layer. I need to merge the adjustment layer with the vector objects but the "merge" button in the adjustment layer settings doesn't do anyhing. I also tried adding the adjustment as a child of the object layer or to a single object, but it still doesn't work. I have attached a simple file as an example. How do I merge the layer? You can't merge that HSL mask with vector layers together, further one of your layers in that example is already a pixel layer (the last green one), so they are not all vector. - However, you can group all the layers and then rasterize them, which will merge the whole as/into one pixel layer then. Thus you would be leaved at the end with a single pixel layer then after grouping and rasterizing. If you want to keep vectors group the whole, or build a montage out of the vectors. Quote ☛ Affinity Designer 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Photo 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Publisher 1.10.8 ◆ OSX El Capitan ☛ Affinity V2.3 apps ◆ MacOS Sonoma 14.2 ◆ iPad OS 17.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B_Chris Posted November 22, 2019 Author Share Posted November 22, 2019 15 hours ago, walt.farrell said: Why do you "need" to merge it? Knowing that might guide us toward the best solution for you, assuming any solution exists. I want to recolor vector elements in order to change the overall color composition at the early stages of an illustration. If I can’t merge the adjustment layer with the objects, I’ll have to drag the extra layer throughout the rest of the process. Also every time I add an element to the group, the object color of said element will be changed by the adjustment. And if I want to copy one of the elements and paste it in a different group, it will lose the adjusted color. Merging it would be a huge help. 14 hours ago, v_kyr said: You can't merge that HSL mask with vector layers together, further one of your layers in that example is already a pixel layer (the last green one), so they are not all vector. - However, you can group all the layers and then rasterize them, which will merge the whole as/into one pixel layer then. Thus you would be leaved at the end with a single pixel layer then after grouping and rasterizing. If you want to keep vectors group the whole, or build a montage out of the vectors. Thanks for the advice! I accidentally left the pixel element in there. But if I understand correctly, this doesn’t make a difference when it comes to merging the adjustment with the vector objects, which doesn’t seem to be possible? Unless I make a montage out of them, which would turn them into a single shape with a single color? Generally speaking I'm simply looking for a way to recolor vector objects (like the recolor feature in AI). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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