carrzi Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Using the shape tools, does anybody know how to create a shape like the one attached, with both inner and outer rounded corners. I have tried the most likely suspects but can't seem to get what I need. I made the attached using the star tool and then rounding both inner and outer corners using the corner tool. Trouble is it's then no longer editable. It's been converted to curves and I can no longer change either the inner radius or the amount of 'points'. Or am I missing something? Is there an easy, fully editable way to get this shape? I'm an Affinity Designer noob so that is entirely possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances Proctor Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 You can do it with the star tool. leave the curved edges un checked and adjust the outer circle to 100% using either the slider or the smartshape handle. Then play around with the inner circle, inner radius and the number of points to get the shape you want. GarryP, carrzi and Alfred 3 Quote Follow me on Creative Fabrica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pruus Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 The other way is to draw the star, assign 12 points: Then click on this: Than select the star Then go to one selected point and move this up or down. You can allways finetune it like Francis Tune shown. carrzi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances Proctor Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Once you use the corner tool on the smart shape it is no longer editable as a smart shape. Quote Follow me on Creative Fabrica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrzi Posted July 17, 2021 Author Share Posted July 17, 2021 @Frances Proctor and @pruus thanks so much for your help. Frances your method was what I had in mind because it remains editable. I've been playing around with it and it's def what I had in mind. The only issue I have so far is that, when I need it, I have struggled to get an (approximately) even distribution between inner and outer curve, as in example below. Using the corner tool though, it's a piece of cake, although as you mentioned it's no longer editable. Pruus your method was effectively what I was doing, although I didn't realize you could edit the outer and inners simultaneously. I was laboriously shift clicking the the inner nodes, rounding the corners, then doing same for outers. Now so much quicker! I guess the most efficient way to proceed would be to use the star Smart Shape, but when necessary make different configurations with the corner tool and save them to a new category (seals, badges, whatever) in Assets. pruus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulEC Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 You can save your own pre-sets of shapes, so maybe it would speed things up if you save a pre-set of your rounded shape before you use the corner tool to refine it further. carrzi 1 Quote Acer XC-895 : Core i5-10400 Hexa-core 2.90 GHz : 32GB RAM : Intel UHD Graphics 630 : Windows 10 Home Affinity Publisher 2 : Affinity Photo 2 : Affinity Designer 2 : (latest release versions) on desktop and iPad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrzi Posted July 17, 2021 Author Share Posted July 17, 2021 1 hour ago, PaulEC said: You can save your own pre-sets of shapes, so maybe it would speed things up if you save a pre-set of your rounded shape before you use the corner tool to refine it further. Yeah that's another approach, wasn't aware of that, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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