Beck Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Hey Everyone, I just wanted to know if it's normal for a Vector to export as an "Image" if a color overlay is applied? I have a complex design with many curves, lines & shapes and its much quicker for me to change the whole color of the design by selecting the group and using Effects > Color Overlay rather than having to select all elements individually and change the color manually. The shapes are a mix of outlines and color fills. When I export the design with Color Overlay, it shows as "image". When i removed Color Overlay, it shows as normal curves and i can edit accordingly. If for some reason this is normal and I can't export the design as Vector with Color Overlay, does anyone have any suggestions on how to quickly and easily change the color of a Group of curves, lines & shapes? thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Yes, I think that's normal for Affinity. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Posted December 15, 2021 Author Share Posted December 15, 2021 I see, this is the first time actually noticing! Would you know any other ways to change the color of a group of curves / shapes similar to color overlay but able to export as Vector? thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Having a sample document (.afdesign) to know for sure exactly what you're trying would help. But have you tried simply selecting the Group, and then changing the Stroke or Fill from the Context Toolbar? Callum 1 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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