BarbM Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Hi, I changed letters (font) into curves and now I'd like the A to be without the horizontal line. Basically, I'd like to delete the 4 nodes but if I do that directly, it gives me a completely different result than the one I want. I tried to connect each pair of the nodes "vertically" so that then I could maybe delete the horizontal line and make it look as I want, but couldn't find a way to do this. I also tried to use the "Break Curve" function but it doesn't do what I want. Is there an elegant and quick way to make the horizontal line of the letter A disappear? Or do I have to retrace the letter? Thank you, Barbara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G13RL Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Hi @BarbM, Select the shape you got, "Divide". With "Node Tool", select the two curves obtained, then select the four nodes you want to remove, "Break Curve". Select one of the end nodes of one of the curves, take "Pen Tool", click in the contextual bar on "Add New Curve To Selected Curves Object" then double-click on the corresponding node of the other curve. Do the same on the other side. Select the set, "Layer", "Geometry", "Merge Curves". BarbM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbM Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 Hi @G13RL, Thanks a lot for the quick reply! This did the trick visually, but now when I want to continue working with my A letter, I see the two middle nodes are still linked somehow. It also seems there's one node on top of another. But when I try to delete them, I get a similar thing than I did in the beginning. Is there a way to make the final letter A (without the horizontal line) technically the same as if I traced it, without the "rests" of the original A? So there would be no node in the middle of it at all. Here's a quick video: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepr Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Here is what works on a Mac (and probably on Windows). You have the "A" as a Curves object selected. Node Tool: ctrl+click on the upper and lower lines of the crossbar to remove the crossbar click the Join Curves button click the Close Curve button BarbM and jaedee 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedee Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Another approach among many. BarbM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbM Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 Thanks a lot @anon2 and @jaedee - it worked! I really appreciate your prompt help. lepr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedee Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 My 1sec version: BarbM and jaedee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedee Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 😆😄🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbM Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 41 minutes ago, PixelPest said: My 1sec version: I think this one wins 😆 👍 😆 I could think of a few workarounds for what I was trying to do (not the ones suggested though!) but I want to learn Affinity better and I figured there must be a better, more elegant way to do it so that next time when I face a similar challenge, I'll be able to solve it in the same way. You guys all helped me with that in different ways 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Here´s another more serious one: BarbM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G13RL Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 12 hours ago, BarbM said: Hi @G13RL, Thanks a lot for the quick reply! This did the trick visually, but now when I want to continue working with my A letter, I see the two middle nodes are still linked somehow. It also seems there's one node on top of another. But when I try to delete them, I get a similar thing than I did in the beginning. Is there a way to make the final letter A (without the horizontal line) technically the same as if I traced it, without the "rests" of the original A? So there would be no node in the middle of it at all. Here's a quick video: Once you have added the two small curves, select the set, "Join Curves", then "Close Curves" and finish by removing the four center nodes from the inner legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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