Exporting PSD with layers. How?

[Fra2]

Hi I need help please.

 

I have a photo that I used the pen tool to create several layers of curves on Affinity Photo, when opening the file I ca no longer see the nodes. I had to open on Designer in order to see the nodes I created on Affinity Photo. ISSUE = I need to export to editable layers as PSD. BUT when I export as PSD a single layer is shown when I open the file. What can be done?  I did read the other posts and none of that helped.  Thanks beforehand,   Fra

Edited August 12, 2021 by Fra2
To include attachment to illustrate the point

[walt.farrell]

Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums, @Fra2.

If you can export to PSD from Photo, then Open in Designer and see the layers, clearly the Export worked as you want. But I'm unsure why you couldn't see those layers in Photo.

Can you give us a screenshot of what you see in Photo (including the Layers panel)? Also, can you attach the .psd file that you exported, so we can look at it?

[walt.farrell]

4 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

If you can export to PSD from Photo, then Open in Designer and see the layers, clearly the Export worked as you want. But I'm unsure why you couldn't see those layers in Photo.

I just tried it myself. The curves are not exported unless they have a Stroke or a Fill, and for me are not visible in either Photo or Designer when reopening the .psd file. So perhaps I misunderstood what you meant about Designer.

I think I recall something about Affinity not exporting "empty" layers to a PSD.

[Fra2]

Thank you Walt. 

Adding a color fil to the curve layers worked for me and I can now see the layers upon export to PSD. I just tweaked the layer opacity after filling with a color to 0% so it does look invisible like I intended. 

Have a most prolific August!        

Fra