jubro Posted April 17, 2020 Posted April 17, 2020 I am trying to curve the corners of a chevron. All the corners respond to the tool except the outer centre point. I have tried it with two chevrons on a design with the same result. Why is this? Quote Affinity Photo 1.10.6.1665 / Affinity Publisher 1.10.6 - Win 10 Home 64 bit 22H2, OS Build 19045.2251 - Asus ROG G20CB - i5-6400 2.7ghz - 8gb RAM - NVIDIA GX950- BenQ BL2783
firstdefence Posted April 17, 2020 Posted April 17, 2020 Which of the outer centre points are you referring to and do you mean when you try to pull out a corner shape using the Corner tool it doesn’t create any corner or it distorts the nodes, also which corner style are you using? Quote iMac 27" 2019 Sequoia 15.0 (24A335), iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions
jubro Posted April 17, 2020 Author Posted April 17, 2020 This is my chevron. The topmost point of this image is the point that does not at all respond to the corner tool. I can curve the other three points, they respond to the tool. Quote Affinity Photo 1.10.6.1665 / Affinity Publisher 1.10.6 - Win 10 Home 64 bit 22H2, OS Build 19045.2251 - Asus ROG G20CB - i5-6400 2.7ghz - 8gb RAM - NVIDIA GX950- BenQ BL2783
firstdefence Posted April 17, 2020 Posted April 17, 2020 Chevron corners.mp4 I wonder if your curve is closed? Quote iMac 27" 2019 Sequoia 15.0 (24A335), iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions
jubro Posted April 17, 2020 Author Posted April 17, 2020 I get all the results you have displayed in the video clip except the top point response. What is a closed curve? I am an absolute beginner with this type of software. I've had a frustrating 2 days. It took me about 4 hours to make 2 chevrons. I'm finding the software painfully difficult to understand. Quote Affinity Photo 1.10.6.1665 / Affinity Publisher 1.10.6 - Win 10 Home 64 bit 22H2, OS Build 19045.2251 - Asus ROG G20CB - i5-6400 2.7ghz - 8gb RAM - NVIDIA GX950- BenQ BL2783
jubro Posted April 17, 2020 Author Posted April 17, 2020 I just checked. I think it is not a closed curve. I dragged a triangle shape from the left tool bar, then I managed (somehow) to add a node along the bottom line, & pushed the triangle up from the centre of the line. This is how I created the above chevron shape. Quote Affinity Photo 1.10.6.1665 / Affinity Publisher 1.10.6 - Win 10 Home 64 bit 22H2, OS Build 19045.2251 - Asus ROG G20CB - i5-6400 2.7ghz - 8gb RAM - NVIDIA GX950- BenQ BL2783
G13RL Posted April 17, 2020 Posted April 17, 2020 You can also use the triangle tool to obtain the chevron. Convert it to curves, add a node in the middle of the lower line and bring it closer to the upper line. Quote
jubro Posted April 17, 2020 Author Posted April 17, 2020 That's exactly what I did, as I described previously. Quote Affinity Photo 1.10.6.1665 / Affinity Publisher 1.10.6 - Win 10 Home 64 bit 22H2, OS Build 19045.2251 - Asus ROG G20CB - i5-6400 2.7ghz - 8gb RAM - NVIDIA GX950- BenQ BL2783
firstdefence Posted April 17, 2020 Posted April 17, 2020 Upload your file and we can take a look see, the .afdesign file. Quote iMac 27" 2019 Sequoia 15.0 (24A335), iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions
jubro Posted April 17, 2020 Author Posted April 17, 2020 Thanks very much for your time firstdefence. 87s Logo #1.afdesign Quote Affinity Photo 1.10.6.1665 / Affinity Publisher 1.10.6 - Win 10 Home 64 bit 22H2, OS Build 19045.2251 - Asus ROG G20CB - i5-6400 2.7ghz - 8gb RAM - NVIDIA GX950- BenQ BL2783
G13RL Posted April 17, 2020 Posted April 17, 2020 6 minutes ago, eightysevens said: That's exactly what I did, as I described previously. Apparently I posted my video right before or while you were posting your message. jubro 1 Quote
G13RL Posted April 17, 2020 Posted April 17, 2020 As suspected @firstdefence, the curve is not closed. Quote
jubro Posted April 17, 2020 Author Posted April 17, 2020 1 minute ago, G13RL said: As suspected @firstdefence, the curve is not closed. What does this indicate G13RL? Quote Affinity Photo 1.10.6.1665 / Affinity Publisher 1.10.6 - Win 10 Home 64 bit 22H2, OS Build 19045.2251 - Asus ROG G20CB - i5-6400 2.7ghz - 8gb RAM - NVIDIA GX950- BenQ BL2783
firstdefence Posted April 17, 2020 Posted April 17, 2020 Watch this video to close your curve. (G13RL) is just showing that the curve is not closed and this is why you cannot round off that point. Close a curve.mp4 G13RL and jubro 2 Quote iMac 27" 2019 Sequoia 15.0 (24A335), iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions
G13RL Posted April 17, 2020 Posted April 17, 2020 Good point @firstdefence, I was trying to close the curve but I couldn't do it! firstdefence 1 Quote
firstdefence Posted April 17, 2020 Posted April 17, 2020 Took me a few times to work it out @G13RL Quote iMac 27" 2019 Sequoia 15.0 (24A335), iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions
G13RL Posted April 17, 2020 Posted April 17, 2020 I don't think I would have thought of this solution even if I had searched for a long time! Quote
jubro Posted April 17, 2020 Author Posted April 17, 2020 Thanks very much for your troubleshooting guys, much appreciated. I'm an advnaced user of Lightroom for many years, but this concept of visual software is radically different & just melts my brain. It's so complicated, & so much of what is happening in the work space is hidden. firstdefence 1 Quote Affinity Photo 1.10.6.1665 / Affinity Publisher 1.10.6 - Win 10 Home 64 bit 22H2, OS Build 19045.2251 - Asus ROG G20CB - i5-6400 2.7ghz - 8gb RAM - NVIDIA GX950- BenQ BL2783
G13RL Posted April 17, 2020 Posted April 17, 2020 Thanks for the feedback @eightysevens, The behaviour you got is not normal, I did several chevrons to try and the curve was still closed. Quote
firstdefence Posted April 17, 2020 Posted April 17, 2020 Keep at it and watch some of the tutorial videos like these, it might help you understand a bit better. G13RL 1 Quote iMac 27" 2019 Sequoia 15.0 (24A335), iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions
jubro Posted April 17, 2020 Author Posted April 17, 2020 1 minute ago, G13RL said: Thanks for the feedback @eightysevens, The behaviour you got is not normal, I did several chevrons to try and the curve was still closed. Well, I don't know how I got to that situation. My usual creative process is to explore & experiment, working intuitively, but this software doesn't really facilitate that approach. I want to create a logo, but I have no idea what I want, I just want to play until I fond some attractive shape, texture & colour combinations. The same way I create music & photography. But I will have to spend a long time reading & watching videos & remembering all the tool functions & their combinations, before I can express myself effectively with this software. But many thanks for your help today. Quote Affinity Photo 1.10.6.1665 / Affinity Publisher 1.10.6 - Win 10 Home 64 bit 22H2, OS Build 19045.2251 - Asus ROG G20CB - i5-6400 2.7ghz - 8gb RAM - NVIDIA GX950- BenQ BL2783
jubro Posted April 17, 2020 Author Posted April 17, 2020 I 'hate' learning from videos. I have to repeat them so frequently whereas if I have text I can just isolate what I need. Watching videos is so time consuming. The online manual for Affinity has a poor search engine too. Anyway, moan, moan, moan....🤣 Quote Affinity Photo 1.10.6.1665 / Affinity Publisher 1.10.6 - Win 10 Home 64 bit 22H2, OS Build 19045.2251 - Asus ROG G20CB - i5-6400 2.7ghz - 8gb RAM - NVIDIA GX950- BenQ BL2783
G13RL Posted April 17, 2020 Posted April 17, 2020 I think the software played a little trick on you today! Keep up the good work. Quote
Move Along People Posted April 17, 2020 Posted April 17, 2020 - G13RL and jubro 2 Quote Move Along people,nothing to see here
JimmyJack Posted April 17, 2020 Posted April 17, 2020 42 minutes ago, G13RL said: Good point @firstdefence, I was trying to close the curve but I couldn't do it! You did close the curve! Your image is that of a closed curve. The problem, though, is that in AD when you hit Close curve when two points are coincident it adds a segment between the two points when it's not necessary. So now you have two connected points right on top of each other (which, btw, would also prevent the corner tool from doing it's thing). In your image you moved one of those points but you can see they are now connected because of the blue boundary line. If they weren't connected, as in the original file, that wouldn't be there. So, after you hit Close select one point (iow do not drag select) and hit delete. Edit: Actually, that one point will already be selected after the Close , so that selection step isn't even necessary) BTW, @firstdefence, if it's an open curve, why the need to break? The faster, completely nonsensical 🙄, solution is to select the open chevron in the layers panel and hit Divide. Now you're ready for the corner tool. jubro 1 Quote
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