Crashing when creating vector illustrations

[Erika H]

Hello.

I have the latest version of Affinity Designer for MacOS (1.8.3), and have been having an increasingly bad time where the entire program crashes when I draw complex vector shapes. I first thought it was related to just one file I was working on, but it has been occurring with more frequency recently. It happens most often when I'm working on shapes with a lot of points.

Unfortunately it means I have to save after every change I make because I don't want to lose my work. Having to open and re-open every time it crashes is getting rather tedious. Please let me know if you are able to help. Thank you.

[Sean P]

Hi Erika H,

We're aware of some crashes that can occur when creating lots of strokes in a short amount of time using the Vector Brush Tool (almost like sketching hair I guess). Does that sound like what might be happening when you're noticing the crashes? Or are you finding it happens when drawing intricate curves using the Pen Tool?

If you're able to catch a screen recording that demonstrates the crash we can take a look into it. If you could also attach the crash report that appears afterwards that would also be helpful!

Thanks

[Erika H]

Hello, I'm sorry for not replying for so long!

Still having the same issue -- here is the crash log.

https://pastebin.com/zAmHwuxz

Thank you.

[Erika H]

I updated to the latest version (1.8.4) and am still having the same issue with the pencil tool. It sounds like others are also having issues...I'll be following along the threads to see if there is a resolution.

Thanks.