CodyHill Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 How do I cut a squarer in half? I tried to create a strait line, place it in the middle of the squarer and press subtract but I does not work. It does't work with any other options Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 The ‘Subtract’ command and other Geometry commands only work with closed shapes. If your cutting line is one side of a polygon which covers the part of the square that you want to remove it will work as you expect. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodyHill Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 I don't want to remove anything. I want the shape to be cut in 2 halfs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Thanks. That wasn’t clear from your original post, since you wouldn’t usually subtract anything unless you wanted something to disappear! Use the ‘Divide’ command and then delete the unwanted non-overlapping shape(s). Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 10 hours ago, Alfred said: The ‘Subtract’ command and other Geometry commands only work with closed shapes. Are you sure about that? This is what I get in AD: Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Create a square and duplicate it twice then resize the duplicated squares to match. ScreenFlow.mp4 Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 13 hours ago, Alfred said: The ‘Subtract’ command and other Geometry commands only work with closed shapes. 2 hours ago, R C-R said: Are you sure about that? Yes, I’m sure. I’m afraid I didn’t bother to elaborate and say that if you’ve selected unclosed shapes the app will close them before executing the chosen command. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodyHill Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 2 hours ago, firstdefence said: Create a square and duplicate it twice then resize the duplicated squares to match. Hi, Sorry I have used the squire example to be easier for people to understand what I want. This wont work for a more details shaped. What I find that works fine is. I find a solution. Thank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 What you wish for is a knife tool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G13RL Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 While waiting for the cutter, a very thin line (0.01pt), "expand Stroke" and "Divide" can do the trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodyHill Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 15 minutes ago, PixelPest said: What you wish for is a knife tool: This would be grate. 2 minutes ago, G13RL said: While waiting for the cutter, a very thin line (0.01pt), "expand Stroke" and "Divide" can do the trick. This does not work for me! I have tried... You did the line with the pen tool right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G13RL Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Yes and with the selected line, "Layer", "Expand Stroke". Then select the line (which has become a shape) and the shape, "Divide". Move one of the parts of the shape cut in half and delete the remaining parts of the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CodyHill Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, G13RL said: Yes and with the selected line, "Layer", "Expand Stroke". Then select the line (which has become a shape) and the shape, "Divide". Move one of the parts of the shape cut in half and delete the remaining parts of the line. Oh, it works. But , yeah you were right. I need to be at least 0.1. Doesn't work if the stroke is 0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodyHill Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 How did you recorded that ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 You seem to have missed the ‘Expand Stroke’ step. CodyHill 1 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G13RL Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Cutter.wmv CodyHill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G13RL Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 If you're talking about the gif, I use a simple and really basic software: "licecap". I'm on Windows, I don't know if it works on Mac. CodyHill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodyHill Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, G13RL said: "licecap" Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, G13RL said: I don't know if it works on Mac. It does. G13RL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G13RL Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 1 minute ago, CodyHill said: Thanks! You're Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 You can use Boolean divide to be more precise and willing to draw a closed shape: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodyHill Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 1 hour ago, PixelPest said: What you wish for is a knife tool: is this tool in beta? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Not that I´m aware of. This is another vector editor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodyHill Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, PixelPest said: This is another vector editor. Oh, seems similar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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