MeanKidneyDan Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Hello; I'm coming from Illustrator; first time using the app. Where is overprint preview, or what is the Affinity equivalent? thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Leigh Posted September 10, 2015 Staff Share Posted September 10, 2015 Welcome to the forums MeanKidneyDean :) We don't have a overprint preview yet but it's coming. Check out the roadmap here: https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/842-affinity-designer-feature-roadmap/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanKidneyDan Posted September 10, 2015 Author Share Posted September 10, 2015 what about trapping? thanks for the quick response! also, [sorry for all this, but i was searching the forums yesterday to no avail] is there a paste-in-front / paste-in-back command that i'm missing? is there a hide command? How do i break up a compound path into its constituent pieces? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Leigh Posted September 10, 2015 Staff Share Posted September 10, 2015 Yep. Checkout Dave's reply here: https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/780-trapping-controls/&p=56992 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted September 10, 2015 Staff Share Posted September 10, 2015 also, [sorry for all this, but i was searching the forums yesterday to no avail] is there a paste-in-front / paste-in-back command that i'm missing? is there a hide command? How do i break up a compound path into its constituent pieces? By default Designer pastes in front of the selected layer/object. You can use the icons in the Insert Target section on the Persona Toolbar (on the top right of the interface) to also paste inside and behind the selection and on top of other objects for the selected layer. Not sure what do you mean with a hide command. If you are referring to layer visibility untick the checkbox on the object/layer you want to hide in the Layers panel. To break a compound path go to menu Layer ▸ Geometry ▸ Divide MeanKidneyDan 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanKidneyDan Posted September 10, 2015 Author Share Posted September 10, 2015 In illustrator, any object i select, i can tap cmd+3 and it will hide the object; cumbersome to have to do that through a layers panel; the hide command also has a related feature: hide all except selected, which is a sort of isolation mode, i suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted September 10, 2015 Staff Share Posted September 10, 2015 You can press ⌥ (option/alt) and click on a layer in the Layers panel to isolate an object. Currently there's no shortcuts for these functions. MeanKidneyDan 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanKidneyDan Posted September 10, 2015 Author Share Posted September 10, 2015 does the default paste [in-front] behavior you reference above paste the selected object in the exact same x-y axes position? I should have clarified in my question; it's not just about the position regarding above or below and object, but Paste in Front / Back also puts the object in the same x/y position. Does that makes sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted September 10, 2015 Staff Share Posted September 10, 2015 Yes, it's placed in the exact same coordinates as the original. MeanKidneyDan 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NADecal Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 any update on overprint preview? and is there a separation preview? I use these features daily in illustrator and am looking to make the switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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