AllAppsUser Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Is there a way in Designer iPad to ‘pin’ layers to the top of the layers stack, so that any layers created as you draw sit below them? Locking the layers does not do it. —————————————- Background: Why I need this. I’ve scanned a sketch. I now want to draw vector shapes based on the sketch. I’m using the image layer with a 20% opacity setting as a guide. I draw objects (at 100% opacity) below this top image layer. It saves me having to mess about with the opacity of umpteen layers rather than one. Some would call these reference layers. —————————————- . @Jowday’s post starts talking about reference layers in the Desktop app (I’ve not read it all). Quote - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Words are crude implements, difficult to get perfect, easy to get tied in knots with, and often - usually - misunderstood, which is why 'tolarence' is the best word of all. The word "professional" fits us all - amateur, semi-pro, beginner, advanced, middle, beyond it all, and on....., because professionals are tolerant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff stokerg Posted May 17, 2021 Staff Share Posted May 17, 2021 On 2/26/2021 at 11:28 PM, ProDesigner said: Is there a way in Designer iPad to ‘pin’ layers to the top of the layers stack, so that any layers created as you draw sit below them? Not that i'm aware of but would make for a good feature request, unless someone else knows something i don't, in which case i'm sure they will reply shortly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM1 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 On 2/27/2021 at 10:28 AM, ProDesigner said: It saves me having to mess about with the opacity of umpteen layers rather than one. A reference layer feature would be ideal. If you use 100% opacity on background and lower opacity on new layers you could avoid messing with individual layer opacities by grouping all the new layers and just adjusting the passthrough opacity of the groups folder. Not ideal by any means.🙁 Quote M1 IPad Air 10.9/256GB lpadOS 17.1.1 Apple Pencil (2nd gen). Affinity Photo 1.10.5 Affinity Design 1.10.5 Affinity Publisher 2, Affinity Designer 2, Affinity Photo 2 and betas. Official Online iPad Help documents (multi-lingual) here: https://affinity.https://affinity.help/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 I would like this feature as well. I often use a reference layer at the top of the stack with a multiply mode at 50% opacity. I am constantly having to move this layer to the top of the stack as I add new layers. The ability to pin a layer would be ideal. Quote http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 9 minutes ago, retrograde said: I often use a reference layer at the top of the stack with a multiply mode at 50% opacity. I am constantly having to move this layer to the top of the stack as I add new layers. Can’t you simply open the reference image, adjust its blend mode and opacity, and add a Vector Layer? Then all you would need to do is drag the new layer below the reference layer and keep it selected so that any new objects are added to it. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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