Clayton King Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Do any of the Affinity product allow for visible but nonprinting layers? I have a number of documents set up in CorelDRAW where placeholders are marked with shaded backgrounds which don't print during output. This is one ov several different ways this could be used. I see I can turn off visibility, and I can lock a layer, but not make it printing or nonprinting. If this is not currently possible, can you tell me when it will be added to the programs? Thanks! Clayton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 2 hours ago, Clayton King said: Do any of the Affinity product allow for visible but nonprinting layers? No, except that using Publisher you can have placeholder picture frames that won't print. 2 hours ago, Clayton King said: If this is not currently possible, can you tell me when it will be added to the programs? Only Serif knows if or when it might be added, and they won't say. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominik Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 12 hours ago, Clayton King said: Do any of the Affinity product allow for visible but nonprinting layers? I have a number of documents set up in CorelDRAW where placeholders are marked with shaded backgrounds which don't print during output. This is one ov several different ways this could be used. I see I can turn off visibility, and I can lock a layer, but not make it printing or nonprinting. Hi @Clayton King, it is not possible in a way you are asking for. But there is an option to exclude specific layers from export in AD's Export Persona. These layers stay visible in AD's design view. Then, if you export your file e.g. as a PDF you can choose not to include those layers (in the export dialog) these layers are not visible in the rendered document. You then can print from the exported file. I admit this is a rather cumbersome way of doing it and perhaps not of much use for you. But I thought it's good to know anyway 🙂 d. Clayton King 1 Quote Affinity Designer 1 & 2 | Affinity Photo 1 & 2 | Affinity Publisher 1 & 2 Affinity Designer 2 for iPad | Affinity Photo 2 for iPad | Affinity Publisher 2 for iPad Windows 11 64-bit - Core i7 - 16GB - Intel HD Graphics 4600 & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M iPad pro 9.7" + Apple Pencil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayton King Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 Thanks dominik. That's helpful for my purposes. Admittedly a bit cumbersome, but it works. Nonprinting layers is a way of competing directly with Adobe. Many designs and mockups include nonprinting layers to hold instructions, specs, etc., without interfering in the printing/export process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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