How to make technical drawing in Designer?

[MWD]

Hi, i would like to use Affinity to make simple technical drawings.

Is there any usefull tools for that?

Now i make a box or line and read the measure in the corner. make the drawing according to that and then delete the box.

Seems a litle complicatd but it works pretty god.

If i have a square: Can i mark it and read the with and higt for that shape somewhere?

I just find that i have to mowe it to see the measure light upp in the corner?

Hope you understand what i mean wit this?

// Mats W

 

[v_kyr]

6 minutes ago, MWD said:

If i have a square: Can i mark it and read the with and higt for that shape somewhere?

Of course, see the Transform panel (here), which shows and allows you also to change/edit you the following controls:

• Anchor point selector—transforms are carried out from the selected anchor point. Click on an anchor point to select. If the object has a custom transform origin, it will be ignored if this selector is then used.
• X—Horizontal position. Increasing the value moves the selected object (layer) to the right.
• Y—Vertical position. Increasing the value moves the selected object (layer) down the page.
• W—Width. Adjusts the object (layer) width in relation to the selected anchor point.
• H—Height. Adjusts the object (layer) height in relation to the selected anchor point.
• Link—when enabled, width and height are adjusted in proportion to each other, maintaining the current aspect ratio. When deselected, they can be adjusted independently.
• R—Rotation. Rotates the object (layer) by a specified number of degrees in relation to the selected anchor point.
• S—Shear. Shears the object (layer) by a specified number of degrees in relation to the selected anchor point.

[MWD]

Thank you so much, this really helped me.

Is there any way to get the Grid to be set in mm? One square = 1mm2.

Now i have 2 mm/ square.

// Mats W

[telemax]

[telemax]

I recommend using a document with 25.4 dpi settings. In this case, 1mm will be equal to 1 pixel.

 

[MWD]

Great info.

Thankyou.

 

// Mats W