21Pilots Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 I typed some text, turned it into curves, my goal is to make a cutting path, but trying to join the shapes together is having some unexpected effects after fighting the E and Y filling in, I get this: but if I click ADD, I get this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted August 12, 2020 Staff Share Posted August 12, 2020 Hi 21Pilots, We are already aware of a few issues with boolean operations and text - we hope to improve these with time. Do you mind attaching the .afdesign file with the Joey work please (already converted in curves)? Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21Pilots Posted August 12, 2020 Author Share Posted August 12, 2020 attached Joey cutting guide.afdesign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21Pilots Posted August 12, 2020 Author Share Posted August 12, 2020 21 minutes ago, MEB said: Hi 21Pilots, We are already aware of a few issues with boolean operations and text - we hope to improve these with time. Do you mind attaching the .afdesign file with the Joey work please (already converted in curves)? How can there be problems with something like this? The capability must have been there from the start surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted August 12, 2020 Staff Share Posted August 12, 2020 Hi 21Pilots, Select all letters from the Joey word, press and hold alt and click the Add button to join them. This will create a compound (check the Layers panel and expand it if you want to access/see the individual letters). With the compound layer selected press cmd+Enter to convert the compound to curves and you will get an accurate (destructive) result (or keep the compound as is if you want to keep the individual elements editable). We have made changes to the boolean operation and expand stroke code recently to improve them/make them more accurate. Unfortunately there's still a few issues to fix/fine tune, sorry. When in trouble use the compound as a way to get the (correct) result you are aiming for. 21Pilots 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStef Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 I have already used the "alt" + Add to get around this issu (and not only on curves letters). It works for me so I can wait for the fix with patience :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernan Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 On 8/12/2020 at 12:16 PM, MEB said: When in trouble use the compound as a way to get the (correct) result you are aiming for. Unfortunately it doesn't work in all cases. That turnaround doesn't work with the Divide button at all: And I guess there is not another turnaround available for dividing shapes in Affinity, so you just have to go to another software to make something that straightforward. Actually using Alt + Divide have the exact same effect as using Alt + Xor. I guess the Divide button should not have the option to create a compound... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 This is done with AD 1.8.3 save with history. Is @Meb telling the actual version has difficulties with text+Boolean - again? Glad I´m not up-to-date - learned my lesson with 1.8 update. Joe.afdesign G13RL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted August 20, 2020 Staff Share Posted August 20, 2020 Hi PixelPest, It's not again - these are the same issues as before (after the rewrite of the boolean code). There's still some fine tuning to make in this area. I'm sorry for the inconvenience this is causing. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Thanks for the heads up - but I´m confused now. I don´t have the problem user @21Pilots has with 1.8.3 if you don´t mind checking the fill-rule - but geometry is just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted August 20, 2020 Staff Share Posted August 20, 2020 Hi PixelPest, There's quite a few factors that may interfere here (transforms/position/scale etc). I don't know what you are doing exactly but assuming you are simply adding the shapes in the group it also fails for me if i don't do anything else in v1.8.3. See animated gif below: Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Here it goes this way with 1.8.3: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepr Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 1 hour ago, PixelPest said: Here it goes this way with 1.8.3: You appear to be working in a different document than the one posted by @21Pilots which was used by @MEB. The Boolean result differs depending on the size, measured in pixels, of the objects. If the objects in @21Pilot's file are shrunk by about 50%, or if the DPI is changed so that the objects remain the same size in millimetres but cover fewer pixels, then the same Boolean result can be achieved as you got. (Many behaviours of the Affinity apps suggest that pixel is the internal unit of measure, and "document units" is only for displaying sizes in the user interface.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 21 minutes ago, anon2 said: You appear to be working in a different document than the one posted by @21Pilots which was used by @MEB. When you think that matters: Same procedure applied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepr Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, PixelPest said: When you think that matters: Same procedure applied. That's not an apples to apples comparison. You are creating a new group of green objects from text, and working with that instead of the already existing group of magenta objects that @MEB worked with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted August 20, 2020 Staff Share Posted August 20, 2020 1 hour ago, MEB said: Hi PixelPest,There's quite a few factors that may interfere here (transforms/position/scale etc). I don't know what you are doing exactly but assuming you are simply adding the shapes in the group it also fails for me if i don't do anything else in v1.8.3. See animated gif below: Hi PixelPest, As i said above a different position/scale etc may affect the results of the boolean operation. Try with the original objects from that file. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyJack Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 (edited) It's an interesting file. Yes the group of magenta letter/shapes fail to add. BUT: The group of magenta letter/shapes was clearly made from converting the green text below. So if you start there (as @PixelPest shows) in the same file, same size, same dpi same everything, Convert to Curves > Add does work. As does the direct route of going straight from text to Add. (except for the fill mode of course) So is the original issue a one time glitch? (or even stranger, a two time glitch?? ..... Artboard2 too) 🤔 Edited August 20, 2020 by JimmyJack fer mi rediculous spellingg Alfred and PixelPest 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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