Busenitz Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Is the expand stroke supposed to be used to get an offset, or contour? Maybe I am doing something wrong.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted September 25, 2014 Staff Share Posted September 25, 2014 Expand stroke wasn't specifically developed to create offsets or contours (although it can be used for that in certain cases). There's tools specifically created for outlines/offsets that are far more versatile (although Affinity Designer doesn't have one yet. You can use expand stroke as a general tool to solve all type of problems or as a creative tool. From converting a vector brush stroke into an editable shape for further editing, to create special effects with text where you want to use the strokes of the letters as a base for new shapes to be used as reflections, shadows or pseudo 3D effects or even to create complex shapes where it's more easy to start with a line (a spiral for example). It has no specific purpose (other than it's literal meaning), it's just a mean to get something else. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedrewdarrow Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 ...to create special effects with text where you want to use the strokes of the letters as a base for new shapes to be used as reflections,shadows or pseudo 3D effects or even to create complex shapes where it's more easy to start with a line (a spiral for example). Hello, I am using the Trial version to see if I like the functionality of Affinity Design. One of the first things I tried to do was type our a letter, give it a stroke of a different color, then "Expand Stroke"... But every time I do this, the "expanded" stroke is different in shape from the original stroke; the shape changed, and does not line up with the outer edges of the original letter anymore... help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted March 10, 2015 Staff Share Posted March 10, 2015 Hello thedrewdarrow, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) Thanks for reporting this. We are aware of the issues you mention with the Expand Stroke command. Those problems will be fixed as soon as we have some time to look at them. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteX Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 On 3/11/2015 at 12:54 AM, MEB said: We are aware of the issues you mention with the Expand Stroke command. Those problems will be fixed as soon as we have some time to look at them. Three years passed and there's no significant improvement regarding this matter. Just saying. Please do something with this. Quote Branding, Identity Design, UI/UX Design. | https://whitex.design Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polygonius Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 BTW: You cannot save complex strokes-settings directly (eg. pressures or divisions) , but you can save the object, where its applied as a style and later use for other objects. Quote OSX 12.5 / iMac Retina 27" / Radeon Pro 580X / Metall: on! --- WWG1WGA WW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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