jiff Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Hi folks, sorry, beginner question here (but didn't found any sufficient answer via "search" yet): I want to draw lines as in the image attached (powerpoint style😅) Straight, dotted lines but also straight lines that end with points, for example. I would now have created separate lines and connected them. I would like to align them so that they have the same angle as if it were one line. Is this possible? Thank you guys in advance! Cheers! jiff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 It's all in the Affinity Designer Stroke Panel. If you have Affinity Photo... Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiff Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 Thank you four your quick and good help @firstdefence One last question: Is it possible to see the dotted line even in small lines (attached image)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Hi @jiff yes just adjust the stroke width, you may also have to adjust the dash settings to a wider space as in this screenshot where the stroke is narrower and the dash settings are wider. https://affinity.help/designer/English.lproj/pages/CurvesShapes/draw_linesAndShapes.html The dash values are: Dash size - Space - Dash size - Space Phase: will shift the dashes left or right depending upon a positive or negative value. Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiff Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 Thanks @firstdefence, I now just copied your settings, but it's still looks kinda wrong - do you have any special trick for me to make it "right"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 49 minutes ago, jiff said: Thanks @firstdefence, I now just copied your settings, but it's still looks kinda wrong - do you have any special trick for me to make it "right"? What do you mean by "right"? Change the stroke colour so you can see the stroke better and the changing of the settings, this will help show you how the settings affect the stroke, you can change the colour back when you are done editing. So you have created a stroke and added circular end caps Expanded the stroke Added the circles and line shape together and the added a stroke to the resultant shape By the look of it, your stroke is aligned to the centre, try setting the strokes align: to outside this will make the stroke more visible, or you can change the order: setting to draw the stroke in front. As a slight distraction, I notice you appear to have distorted the line and flattened the circle end caps, was this intentional or an unwanted distortion? Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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