How to join overlapping nodes?

[nexex]

How do I join overlapping nodes?

I can't find the answer anywhere on the internet.

I use the node tool, drag to select both the nodes but "Join Curves" is greyed out.

Close curves is possible, but that creates a closed shape, i just want to join 2 lines.

In Illustrator I would drag over the 2 nodes then press ctrl+J.

Can someone please help me understand what I'm doing wrong?

Thank you so much.

 

 

Edited December 11, 2021 by nexex

[NotMyFault]

Hi and welcome to the forum. Sorry to hear about your issue.

It seems you can only join end nodes of (separated) curves. If you could upload a screenshot or ideally the Affinity file, we can check if we find a better solution.

This older post might help:

 

 

[nexex]

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for anyone else having an issue with this, I figured out I need to select both curves with the move tool, then switch to the node tool and click and drag over both nodes, then the join button is available.

thanks

[Old Bruce]

nexex beat me to it. I like when the original poster finds the solution and then reports that it is solved and how to solve it. 

[DHT]

Just to be 100% clear, this is about Affinity Publisher.

Lets say I have two rectangles that have been converted to curves. I now what to join one corner point to another to form a new complete shape, in other words simply join two points points. This should be so simple and yet reading all the posts I cant find a solution?

I love the app for the most part, but when you start dealing with shapes and nodes and points etc its just so confusing. The app really needs to overhaul this area as i just usually avoid it like the plague, and Ive been using adobe and other apps heavily since the 90's so I'm not a newbie.