Louis1234 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 (edited) Where are the overlays downloading too? The free 1.9 overlays. I can not find them. Check out Allies latest video...she explains how to access the downloaded overlays. Mine are working fine. Edited February 4, 2021 by Louis1234 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markw Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 If you are using the new Account window from within an Affinity app, the free textures download directly into any given apps as assets. And can then be accessed via the Assets panel in app. If you want to download the textures as actual image files, or where available as vector files, then you need to log into your Serif account by clicking the Manage Account button in the new Account window and go to your Downloads & Product Keys area and download them from there. jmwellborn and Jenna Appleseed 1 1 Quote macOS 10.15.7 | 15" Macbook Pro, 2017 | 4 Core i7 3.1GHz CPU | Radeon Pro 555 2GB GPU + Integrated Intel HD Graphics 630 1.536GB | 16GB RAM | Wacom Intuos4 M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cresswell Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 I have used the Account window. I can see the overlays in Windows but not in iOS app. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmwellborn Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 25 minutes ago, Bob Cresswell said: I have used the Account window. I can see the overlays in Windows but not in iOS app. Welcome to the Forums @Bob Cresswell😊 I have just downloaded these overlays to my updated V. 1.9 MacBook Pro, using the My Account button on the Context Toolbar. Ver'r'r'ry hard to see. So I checked My Account, clicked on the Manage Account Button, then the Downloads & Products Keys area (per @markw's advice) and then scrolled down to 20 Fog Overlays as a sample, clicked on the little icon, and was given a screen with two options: One was "Overlays (afassets)" with a download of 843MB, AFASSETS, and the other "Overlays (png)" with a download of 55.MB ZIP. When I clicked on Finder>Downloads there was the zip file. Double click on that and it opens to show individual png files. This should work for each of the new Asset groups. You can then scroll down in the same screen to the Resources part, and you will find a downloadable PDF User Guide. This shows each asset in detail. Below is a partial screenshot of the opened zip file in Finder. Hope this helps! Quote 24" iMAC Apple M1 chip, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 16 GB unified memory, 1 TB SSD storage, Ventura 13.6. Photo, Publisher, Designer 1.10.5, and 2.3. MacBook Pro 13" 2020, Apple M1 chip, 16GB unified memory, 256GB SSD storage, Ventura 13.6. Publisher, Photo, Designer 1.10.5, and 2.1.1. iPad Pro 12.9 2020 (4th Gen. IOS 16.6.1); Apple pencil. Wired and bluetooth mice and keyboards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cresswell Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Good info but I’m using Windows and iOS. My understanding is that in 1.9 the overlays should ‘just appear’. I can find them in Windows but not a clue where they might be in the iOS app.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmwellborn Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 7 minutes ago, Bob Cresswell said: Good info but I’m using Windows and iOS. My understanding is that in 1.9 the overlays should ‘just appear’. I can find them in Windows but not a clue where they might be in the iOS app.... I was led astray by the "iOS" into erroneously thinking you meant Mac. In the email that Affinity sent to us, if you scroll down far enough (in fact to the very bottom) after clicking on Learn More, you will see that these overlay packs are for Affinity Photo. They don't mention iPad (iOS) so I would have no idea how they would work. Hopefully someone with experience using Photo for iPad can help you. @firstdefence? @Alfred? Help, somebody? Quote 24" iMAC Apple M1 chip, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 16 GB unified memory, 1 TB SSD storage, Ventura 13.6. Photo, Publisher, Designer 1.10.5, and 2.3. MacBook Pro 13" 2020, Apple M1 chip, 16GB unified memory, 256GB SSD storage, Ventura 13.6. Publisher, Photo, Designer 1.10.5, and 2.1.1. iPad Pro 12.9 2020 (4th Gen. IOS 16.6.1); Apple pencil. Wired and bluetooth mice and keyboards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted February 4, 2021 Staff Share Posted February 4, 2021 Hi @Bob Cresswell, It's the same process as on Windows. Go to the My Account panel on iOS (tap the small avatar icon on the top right corner of the interface to sign-in) then tap the download/cloud buttons in the My Purchases section to download the overlays/addons you want. To access them tap the Assets Studio (the grid of squares icon), tap the control on top of the studio to select the category and drag the overlay you want to use from the Assets Studio to the canvas. jmwellborn and Alfred 2 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference | Call for Camera Images Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cresswell Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Thanks. I have downloaded as you suggest but Assets is empty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted February 4, 2021 Staff Share Posted February 4, 2021 When you tap that button does it show the categories or does nothing? Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference | Call for Camera Images Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cresswell Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 If you mean the left/right angle brackets, it does nothing (unlike Adjustments, for example). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted February 4, 2021 Staff Share Posted February 4, 2021 Hi @Bob Cresswell, Thanks for raising this. I've been able to reproduce the issue here (and also crash the app). Please allow us a couple days to sort this out - seems there's still a few things to fix/check out. My apologies for the inconvenience this is causing you. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference | Call for Camera Images Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cresswell Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Yeah, I’ve had a couple of crashes but I’ll live with it for the time being. Thanks for the swift support. I’m an application developer myself so know the detail of this. Photography is just a hobby. Go to it! jmwellborn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v_kyr Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 5 hours ago, markw said: If you are using the new Account window from within an Affinity app ... Well that "My Account" menu and top bar button don't work and are disabled here for my MAS (Apple Store) installments under El Capitan. Also there was never any registration indication panel shown up when I first time started apps after updating! Quote ☛ Affinity Designer 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Photo 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Publisher 1.10.8 ◆ OSX El Capitan ☛ Affinity V2.3 apps ◆ MacOS Sonoma 14.2 ◆ iPad OS 17.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 49 minutes ago, v_kyr said: Well that "My Account" menu and top bar button don't work and are disabled here for my MAS (Apple Store) installments under El Capitan. Also there was never any registration indication panel shown up when I first time started apps after updating! As Patrick has pointed out elsewhere, the Release Notes say it requires Sierra or higher. v_kyr 1 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 17.3, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.3.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis1234 Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 Watch Allies latest video on 1.9. She explains how to get to assets that where downloaded. It seems like you need to upgrade you Apple system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v_kyr Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Yes, it seems the new build-in "My Account" feature needs for programmatic technical reasons a MacOS version >= MacOS Sierra. - Though I won't and can't update the OS just for that, the used hardware is too old for new OS versions and it runs some urgent needed dev software which is more important here! Quote ☛ Affinity Designer 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Photo 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Publisher 1.10.8 ◆ OSX El Capitan ☛ Affinity V2.3 apps ◆ MacOS Sonoma 14.2 ◆ iPad OS 17.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted February 5, 2021 Staff Share Posted February 5, 2021 Hi @Bob Cresswell, Regarding your issue: the assets pack is indeed installed but you can't access it because the category button does nothing. To work around this until we fix the issue, tap the small menu icon on the header of the Assets Studio and select Add Category. If you now tap the category button again, it should let you switch to the other categories/assets you have installed. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference | Call for Camera Images Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis1234 Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 thanks for the prompt reply...I will keep the workaround handy for reference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cresswell Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Thanks, I can see them now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBH Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 On 2/5/2021 at 7:43 AM, MEB said: Hi @Bob Cresswell, Regarding your issue: the assets pack is indeed installed but you can't access it because the category button does nothing. To work around this until we fix the issue, tap the small menu icon on the header of the Assets Studio and select Add Category. If you now tap the category button again, it should let you switch to the other categories/assets you have installed. Is there a timeline for when an update will be issued to resolve this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted February 8, 2021 Staff Share Posted February 8, 2021 Hi @DBH, The quoted reply was a workaround for an issue with the iOS version specifically (despite this question being in the desktop section). We have already fixed this for next build on iOS. No eta for it though. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference | Call for Camera Images Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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