Stokestack Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 I installed the free brushes and whatnot that come with the new versions of Photo and Designer, but I can't find where they went on the computer (Mac). Where is this stuff stored? I also found that "download all" doesn't work. If you expand each item, you'll find that numerous things weren't downloaded. If you click on the cryptic triangle on the right of one of them, it takes you to a Web page to manually download things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 The items that are downloaded are stored in the same place they would be if you manually downloaded and installed them. This FAQ (though written for a different purpose) describes the locations and files that are involved: 48 minutes ago, Stokestack said: If you click on the cryptic triangle on the right of one of them If you hover your mouse over it you'll get a descriptive tooltip. But yes, not everything can be downloaded and installed automatically. Affinity only knows where to install Brushes, Assets, Macros, and Templates, I believe. For other content that doesn't have a well-defined installation location you need to perform the download yourself, so you can decide where it goes. BeeWinters 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 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokestack Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 4 hours ago, walt.farrell said: The items that are downloaded are stored in the same place they would be if you manually downloaded and installed them Which would be the same place that I would chuck them if a woodchuck could chuck wood. SOOO HELPFUL! There's no "manual download" option offered. Meanwhile, the UI incorrectly shows that the entire category of items is installed. Obscurity FTW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalVisuals Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 well I got a member who use a Mac, He downloaded all the overlays, but they are not installed in the Assets. So someone a Idea? Quote Windows 11 (Home)-build: 23H2- build 22631.2715 - 64 bits. 11e generatie Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-11700K @ 32,60GHz. Ram: 80 GB DDR4 -3200 Mhz- 34" breedbeeld Gpu: Geforce 3060 -12GB OC-studiodriver: 537-58 - XP-Pen star03 - mastodon.nl /@digitalvisuals - website: digitalvisuals.nl Affinity Photo2 - Designer 1.10- Publisher 1.10 - ArtRage 6 - Lumina Aurora - ArtRage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norfolkcoaster Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 The new overlays are installed automatically. That's why they can't be seen in your Downloads folder. In the Photo persona (not Develop) open the Assets panel (select View > Studio if not already displayed). You will find them already listed in the dropdown menu in the Assets panel. To apply one to an image, drag it across on top of the image and then drag to resize it. The overlay appears as a new layer in the Layers panel. Well that's how it works for me anyway! Perplexed99 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalVisuals Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 45 minutes ago, norfolkcoaster said: The new overlays are installed automatically. That's why they can't be seen in your Downloads folder. In the Photo persona (not Develop) open the Assets panel (select View > Studio if not already displayed). You will find them already listed in the dropdown menu in the Assets panel. To apply one to an image, drag it across on top of the image and then drag to resize it. The overlay appears as a new layer in the Layers panel. Well that's how it works for me anyway! Thanks, but by the member the Assets is empthy after the update. In the download list they are have a green v Quote Windows 11 (Home)-build: 23H2- build 22631.2715 - 64 bits. 11e generatie Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-11700K @ 32,60GHz. Ram: 80 GB DDR4 -3200 Mhz- 34" breedbeeld Gpu: Geforce 3060 -12GB OC-studiodriver: 537-58 - XP-Pen star03 - mastodon.nl /@digitalvisuals - website: digitalvisuals.nl Affinity Photo2 - Designer 1.10- Publisher 1.10 - ArtRage 6 - Lumina Aurora - ArtRage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardsson Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 (edited) Got the same problem with the downloaded templates, both the Cookbook and the Magazine templates. They are nowhere to be found on my Mac. I can only see them as shown in the attached screenshot. Skärmdump 2021-02-05 kl. 12.07.51.pdf Edited February 5, 2021 by edwardsson Attached a screenshot Quote 2020 MacBook Pro 13” M1 | Affinity Designer 2 | Affinity Photo 2 | Affinity Publisher 2 2019 iPad Air 3 10.5” | Affinity Designer for iPad 2 | Affinity Photo for iPad 2 | Affinity Publisher for iPad 2 »A determined man can do more with a rusty screwdriver than a lazy man with a whole toolbox» Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norfolkcoaster Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 In the Affinity website My Account page showing your free overlays, if you click on an overlay set and scroll down you can see a PDF user guide for each of the overlay sets. In there it says you can also use File > Place to place an overlay over your image. But this involves navigating to the location of the overlay files on your PC. Even though they are installed in my Assets panel I have searched but cannot find the physical location. Can anyone help with this please? a.c 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted February 5, 2021 Staff Share Posted February 5, 2021 Hi @Studio97Visuals, Are you using Affinity Photo for iPad? If so the assets were installed but due to a bug are not accessible. Do the following as a workaround until we fix this: tap the small menu icon on the header of the Assets Studio and select Add Category (to simply add a new empty category). You should now be able to tab the category button again and switch to the other categories/assets you installed previously. DigitalVisuals 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 1 hour ago, edwardsson said: Got the same problem with the downloaded templates, both the Cookbook and the Magazine templates. They are nowhere to be found on my Mac. In Publisher, File > New, click on Templates, look in Affinity Store category. 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 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted February 5, 2021 Staff Share Posted February 5, 2021 @norfolkcoaster, Welcome to Affinity Forums Only add-ons that can be automatically installed in the program are available through the My Account panel. To get the overlays as image files (not assets) go to the Affinity Store website, sign-in and download the pack from there. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jowday Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 1 minute ago, walt.farrell said: In Publisher, File > New, click on Templates, look in Affinity Store category. And it will look like this: Quote "The user interface is supposed to work for me - I am not supposed to work for the user interface." Computer-, operating system- and software agnostic; I am a result oriented professional. Look for a fanboy somewhere else. “When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.” ― Confucius Not an Affinity user og forum user anymore. The software continued to disappoint and not deliver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardsson Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, walt.farrell said: In Publisher, File > New, click on Templates, look in Affinity Store category. Thanks for pointing me to the right place! Thumbs up! walt.farrell 1 Quote 2020 MacBook Pro 13” M1 | Affinity Designer 2 | Affinity Photo 2 | Affinity Publisher 2 2019 iPad Air 3 10.5” | Affinity Designer for iPad 2 | Affinity Photo for iPad 2 | Affinity Publisher for iPad 2 »A determined man can do more with a rusty screwdriver than a lazy man with a whole toolbox» Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardsson Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, Jowday said: And it will look like this: Thanks! Quote 2020 MacBook Pro 13” M1 | Affinity Designer 2 | Affinity Photo 2 | Affinity Publisher 2 2019 iPad Air 3 10.5” | Affinity Designer for iPad 2 | Affinity Photo for iPad 2 | Affinity Publisher for iPad 2 »A determined man can do more with a rusty screwdriver than a lazy man with a whole toolbox» Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jowday Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 5 minutes ago, edwardsson said: Thanks! Mitt nöje 🙂 Hilsner fra Danmark! Quote "The user interface is supposed to work for me - I am not supposed to work for the user interface." Computer-, operating system- and software agnostic; I am a result oriented professional. Look for a fanboy somewhere else. “When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.” ― Confucius Not an Affinity user og forum user anymore. The software continued to disappoint and not deliver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalVisuals Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 27 minutes ago, MEB said: Hi @Studio97Visuals, Are you using Affinity Photo for iPad? If so the assets were installed but due to a bug are not accessible. Do the following as a workaround until we fix this: tap the small menu icon on the header of the Assets Studio and select Add Category (to simply add a new empty category). You should now be able to tab the category button again and switch to the other categories/assets you installed previously. Thanks Quote Windows 11 (Home)-build: 23H2- build 22631.2715 - 64 bits. 11e generatie Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-11700K @ 32,60GHz. Ram: 80 GB DDR4 -3200 Mhz- 34" breedbeeld Gpu: Geforce 3060 -12GB OC-studiodriver: 537-58 - XP-Pen star03 - mastodon.nl /@digitalvisuals - website: digitalvisuals.nl Affinity Photo2 - Designer 1.10- Publisher 1.10 - ArtRage 6 - Lumina Aurora - ArtRage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardsson Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 7 minutes ago, Jowday said: Mitt nöje 🙂 Hilsner fra Danmark! Mange tak! 🤓 Hälsningar från Sverige Quote 2020 MacBook Pro 13” M1 | Affinity Designer 2 | Affinity Photo 2 | Affinity Publisher 2 2019 iPad Air 3 10.5” | Affinity Designer for iPad 2 | Affinity Photo for iPad 2 | Affinity Publisher for iPad 2 »A determined man can do more with a rusty screwdriver than a lazy man with a whole toolbox» Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmomma Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 (edited) I installed the new 4 overlays and found the assets panel which I never even knew about. But I only see the rainbow and fog overlays. I don't see the snow or the rain ones? Nevermind - I discovered this a drop down menu I didn't see. Thank you! Edited February 6, 2021 by Kmomma Found what looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums, @Kmomma. Congratulations on figuring it out 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 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perplexed99 Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 On 2/5/2021 at 12:36 PM, norfolkcoaster said: The new overlays are installed automatically. That's why they can't be seen in your Downloads folder. In the Photo persona (not Develop) open the Assets panel (select View > Studio if not already displayed). You will find them already listed in the dropdown menu in the Assets panel. To apply one to an image, drag it across on top of the image and then drag to resize it. The overlay appears as a new layer in the Layers panel. Well that's how it works for me anyway! Thank you this helped me today. Adding snow now to my christmas card! jmwellborn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perplexed99 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 I ditched the snow, it looked really naff. Thank you to everyone who replied, most helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 58 minutes ago, Perplexed99 said: I ditched the snow, it looked really naff. It may not be something you like, but just in case: did you read the User Guide? It has a few pointers that may make a difference. 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 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perplexed99 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Thank you Walt Farrell. Good idea re the User Guide. I'm terrible for just diving in and trying things out on the hoof as it were. I'd save a lot of time if I read the User Guide first!! Thanks so much, it is appreciated. walt.farrell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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