SimonTheSorcerer Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Hello, often I am using the same layer, e.g. a Text, in multiple instances in the project. I may use it as a mask multiple times for layering effects on it and use have the original as a base as well. Currently I make multiple copies of that layer. But if I want to then edit that layer, e.g. change font, I have to do it in every copy of it separately. That is time-consuming for Text layers, and borderline unusable for pixel layers. I wonder how others deal with this workflow. Is there something like Linked layers or Instances or Symbols that we find in Affinity Designer? Can we create a live instance of a layer to use as a mask alongside the original? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 You would need Affinity Designer, to do what you want, if you have Affinity Designer you can be in Affinity Photo or Affinity Publisher and go to designer to create a symbol but you'd be ping ponging back and forth all the time to grab another instance of a symbol. Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, firstdefence said: you'd be ping ponging back and forth all the time to grab another instance of a symbol. or just duplicate a copy of the symbol in the Layers panel - no matter which persona you are in firstdefence 1 Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepr Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 1 hour ago, SimonTheSorcerer said: Is there something like Linked layers or Instances or Symbols that we find in Affinity Designer? Yes, Affinity Photo has layer linking that uses the same technology as Designer's symbols. Select a text object then do Layer > Duplicate Linked. Now when one text object is edited, the linked text object is simultaneously updated. firstdefence, SimonTheSorcerer and thomaso 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonTheSorcerer Posted June 20, 2021 Author Share Posted June 20, 2021 4 minutes ago, anon2 said: Yes, Affinity Photo has layer linking that uses the same technology as Designer's symbols. Select a text object then do Layer > Duplicate Linked. Now when one text object is edited, the linked text object is simultaneously updated. Fantastic, I didn't know it was there. Thanks a lot. lepr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 2 hours ago, SimonTheSorcerer said: often I am using the same layer, e.g. a Text, in multiple instances in the project. I may use it as a mask multiple times for layering effects on it and use have the original as a base as well. Currently I make multiple copies of that layer. You can try using Photo's Link panel to connect the Text layers's Text Content. SimonTheSorcerer and thomaso 2 Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.0 | Affinity Photo 2.4.0 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.0 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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