Duplicate entire image with history, Photo

[Miss Daisy]

Affinity Photo

I am making pattern jackets for my work.   I create the document with images and text and then for each size I duplicate the entire document, change the text for the new size and export as .png.    In Photoshop there is a Image, Duplicate.   This duplicates the entire work.    Where is this in Photo?       

 

2nd question,   The Rasterize assistant came up and rasterized my layer... and I did not want it rasterized.  At no time do I want that done unless I tell it to.  How do I stop this from happening.      I should have the option of saying no.   

 

Thank you.    I am trying to migrate myself to Affinity Photo from Photoshop for my work.  The biggest issue is inches.     It is critical to what I do.    I don't know how to work around this at all.     

[John Rostron]

2 hours ago, Miss Daisy said:

Where is this in Photo?  

Nowhere explicitly, but if you copy your document, then use File > New from clipboard, you get a new document. I don't know if this includes the History though.

John

[David in Яuislip]

Point 2. You can customise the Assistant to Take no Action for some of the tasks or switch it off all together

There is no option for it to ask permission but if it does something you don't want then use Undo

[John Rostron]

4 hours ago, John Rostron said:

I don't know if this includes the History though.

No, it does not. If you need the history, you will need to save as an .afphoto file, and re-load it.

John

[Miss Daisy]

Wow, all that work.   My pattern jackets are 15, each one a different group or size.   All the layers created are critical to edit for each individual jacket.   So, I normally make my first one with images, etc., then, I "Image" "Duplicate"  (Photoshop) and it asks me the name I want, I change it to the new jacket, and I get a new jacket wherein I change any verbiage etc., for that size specifically.    It is now readily apparent to me that my .psd jacket was a clipboard item complete with layers. 

It is the same for pattern pieces where each one I start eoinewith a master and adjust each size from there.   So I create from the first one.  Easy to do in Photoshop, just cannot find what to do in Photo.  And if Affinity automatically rasterizes that image I spent time making  with the pen tool  ... I will go nuts.  I keep those as is so I can adjust as I resize for each pattern.   I create all my outlines etc with the Photoshop pen (shape) tool.   I am hoping I can do the same here.   I will hunt that "assistant" down and send him packing so I don't have that sneak up on me.  I did not know until I was past it that it rasterized my layer. 

Does anyone know how I can keep my files  "inches".   

Thank you for your patience with a newbie to Affinity.

Georgine

 

[David in Яuislip]

10 hours ago, Miss Daisy said:

Wow, all that work. 

Nah, Select/ Select all Layers, <ctrl>C, File/ New from Clipboard. Only two steps more than Photoshop 🙂

Having drawn a shape with the Pen what do you then do that causes the Rasterisation?

If you have psd files with paths you will notice that Affinity does not show them when you open the file in APhoto but if you open the file in Photoshop and convert the paths to vector shapes, Layer/ Vector Mask/ Current path then APhoto will import them. You can then edit the shapes with the node tool. Right click the Compound mask and choose Release.

First time you open the psd, the units will be pixels, select the View tool (press H) and the units will show in the Context toolbar, change to inches, save as an afphoto and the units will be remembered