tonyt Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Hi If I have 3 layers in a document, all visible, when I merge down why do the three layers not get deleted if merge creates a 4th layer. What do I do with those layers that are no longer needed? Deleting them each time to clear up the layers window is a real pain! Cheers........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_B_C Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 You can just select your layers and choose Layer > Merge selected … (Shift + Cmd + E) to merge them destructively … :) anon1, tonyt and Paul Bravery 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyt Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 Thks, but for me. with all layers selected and merge visible, I get an extra layer, and none deleted? Cheers.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted December 2, 2015 Staff Share Posted December 2, 2015 Hi tonyt, That's by design. In certain cases you may need to merge a few layers into a new one for further editing but still keep the originals. As A_B_C said, if you want to get rid of the originals do a Merge Selected instead. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyt Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 But that's what I do, I think. I select all the layers so they are blue, right click, merge selected and I still get an extra layer and none deleted? Cheers... PS Probably doing something stupid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted December 2, 2015 Staff Share Posted December 2, 2015 There's no Merge Selected in the right-click menu in the Layers panel (only Merge Visible). You must go to menu Layer ▸ Merge Selected or press ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (cmd) + E. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyt Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 Thinks..... Why is that not in the right click menu? Much easier? Cheers...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarvasri Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 When I merge selected. It does not merge destructively, leaving me with a single layer. It keeps both layers. They now turn on and off together, but there is not a single merged layer. I want to create a temporary layer in multiply mode, do some shading, erase the edges of the shading, and then merge that shading onto the layer below. I cannot select merge down. It is not visible/selectable in the menu. If I merge two selected layers, they still show as two layers, not a single merged layer. I don't want a bunch of temp layers cluttering up the layers panel. I just want to commit the temp layer to a merged result. If I merge visible, I'm still left with the two layers that I merged showing. Now I have to delete those two layers. I just want a simple destructive merge without having to clean up lots of unnecessary layers. I want to destroy the layers I started with, or have the option to. Any ideas on how to do this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madame Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 I had a try. I right clicked on the first layer and chose rasterize. Then I right clicked on the top layer and chose merge down. Quote - Affinity Photo 2.3.0 - Affinity Designer 2.3.0 -Affinity Publisher 2.3.0 MacBook Pro 16 GB MacOS Sonoma 14.1.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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