keowlicreations Posted April 8, 2021 Posted April 8, 2021 I have been using a workaround for when I need to make lettering thicker, since there is no path offset tool yet. I add a thicker stroke and then I expand the stroke and then I add them together to complete it. However, when I am expanding the stroke it is adding gaps in random places, so I end of with random spots in the middle of my letters. Picture 1 is before I add them all into one. Picture 2 shows a close up on the "s", also before I add them into one. Picture 3 shows a close up on the "s" after I "add" them. Any help is appreciated! Thank you! Quote
Pšenda Posted April 8, 2021 Posted April 8, 2021 3 hours ago, keowlicreations said: I need to make lettering thicker Set Stroke width to non zero in Stroke panel. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.7.2948 (Retail) Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130.
Old Bruce Posted April 8, 2021 Posted April 8, 2021 10 hours ago, keowlicreations said: I have been using a workaround for when I need to make lettering thicker, since there is no path offset tool yet. I add a thicker stroke and then I expand the stroke and then I add them together to complete it. Don't add them together to complete it. It is complete after you have added the thicker stroke. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.6 Affinity Designer 2.6.0 | Affinity Photo 2.6.0 | Affinity Publisher 2.6.0 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that.
loukash Posted April 8, 2021 Posted April 8, 2021 15 hours ago, keowlicreations said: Picture 2 shows a close up on the "s", also before I add them into one. Picture 3 shows a close up on the "s" after I "add" them. Those artifacts are usually a sign of redundant nodes, caused by the less-than-stellar implementation of boolean operations in Affinity… You may need to inspect those nodes before adding, and possibly clean them up manually. keowlicreations 1 Quote MacBookAir 15": MacOS Sonoma > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // MacBookPro 15" mid-2012: MacOS El Capitan > Affinity v1 / MacOS Catalina > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // iPad 8th: iPadOS 18 > Affinity v2
keowlicreations Posted April 8, 2021 Author Posted April 8, 2021 8 hours ago, Old Bruce said: Don't add them together to complete it. It is complete after you have added the thicker stroke. I have to add them together because they can’t have each extra line from expanding the stroke. I use these as cut files for my silhouette machine, so if I stopped there, then my cut file would have 3 different widths cut. I hope that makes sense. Quote
Old Bruce Posted April 9, 2021 Posted April 9, 2021 14 hours ago, keowlicreations said: I have to add them together because they can’t have each extra line from expanding the stroke. I use these as cut files for my silhouette machine, so if I stopped there, then my cut file would have 3 different widths cut. I hope that makes sense. Makes sense. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.6 Affinity Designer 2.6.0 | Affinity Photo 2.6.0 | Affinity Publisher 2.6.0 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that.
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