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Before I retired I used Adobe Illustrator on the job, and one of my favorite effects was "contouring" text almost instantaneously to conform to a shape; the effect is called "Envelope Distort". The only method I've found in Designer involves pulling line points into place (very unsatisfactory, to say the least).

I'm hoping that a near-future version of Designer will will include this feature. I've attached a screenshot from an Illustrator demo.

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See also ...

... and the many other forum threads about the missing vector distortions features!

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We are approaching  6 to 7 years without this tool being implemented. IT .... IS..... .NOT ....  COMING.  Let's all face reality and give up on this feature.

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hi, is there any updates on an upcoming Envelope distort tool (like in illustrator) coming to affinity ?

i know there’s the wrap tool but we need a envelope distort that works like illustrator by the press of a single button 

this is another key feature missing 

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40 minutes ago, Lodan280 said:

we need a envelope distort that works like illustrator

If you're an Affinity user, you're likely aware of the distinct offerings it provides compared to Adobe. Asking Affinity to replicate what Adobe has achieved would be akin to requesting Adidas to incorporate Nike's Air soles in their sneakers. Each app offers unique tools to meet the specific needs of artists. Adobe remains the industry standard and is the right choice if it meets your needs. However, if you're open to learning something new and maximizing its offerings, then Affinity is a compelling alternative. You can get similar results with time and patience like in this video: 

 

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17 minutes ago, albertkinng said:

If you're an Affinity user, you're likely aware of the distinct offerings it provides compared to Adobe. Asking Affinity to replicate what Adobe has achieved would be akin to requesting Adidas to incorporate Nike's Air soles in their sneakers. Each app offers unique tools to meet the specific needs of artists. Adobe remains the industry standard and is the right choice if it meets your needs.

I think the options in Affinity to distort text are inferior to those in Illustrator. I don’t see an issue comparing Affinity to Adobe and requesting features that are missing in Affinity. I too hope that Designer gets the functionality available with Envelope Distort at some point.

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21 minutes ago, Brian_J said:

requesting features that are missing in Affinity.

That's where the issue lies. It's not about a missing feature. You're looking for a feature from another app within Affinity and faulting Affinity for not including it. To be straightforward and polite, if your business depends on Adobe's apps, it's best to use Adobe apps.

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1 hour ago, albertkinng said:

That's where the issue lies. It's not about a missing feature. You're looking for a feature from another app within Affinity and faulting Affinity for not including it.

I don’t understand that point of view. From my perspective, it is about a missing feature. I’m not faulting Affinity, I’m hoping/requesting that Serif develop a feature that Affinity Designer doesn’t currently have, and Illustrator does have.

I understand that Affinity does many things differently than Adobe. But I don’t see an issue with comparing products from different companies and requesting features that are in other apps.

1 hour ago, albertkinng said:

To be straightforward and polite, if your business depends on Adobe's apps, it's best to use Adobe apps.

I appreciate your civility.

I'm not going to abandon Affinity because Designer doesn’t have Envelope Distort. But Envelope Warp is an excellent feature that makes it easy to work with text, and I hope something similar finds its way into Designer.

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15 hours ago, albertkinng said:

It's not about a missing feature. You're looking for a feature from another app within Affinity and faulting Affinity for not including it

I love Affinity and i will not abandon it because of a missing feature. This feature is not a revolutionary feature that was created by Adobe. It’s a common feature that you can find in many vector software. I just feel like it would be a good feature to add to Affinity. This feature is not the most revolutionary one, it’s a pretty basic feature, yet missing to affinity and id like to see it comes to affinity one day 

 

Despite all of that, i still love Serif products 

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9 minutes ago, Lodan280 said:

This feature is not a revolutionary feature that was created by Adobe. It’s a common feature that you can find in many vector software. I just feel like it would be a good feature to add to Affinity. This feature is not the most revolutionary one, it’s a pretty basic feature, yet missing to affinity and id like to see it comes to affinity one day

Serif DrawPlus had an Envelope Tool. It also had a Blend Tool, a Connector Tool, a Dimension Tool, and a Roughen Tool, none of which have been added to Affinity Designer yet. It would be nice to think that we won’t have to wait another ten years!

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25 minutes ago, Alfred said:

Serif DrawPlus had an Envelope Tool. It also had a Blend Tool, a Connector Tool, a Dimension Tool, and a Roughen Tool, none of which have been added to Affinity Designer yet. It would be nice to think that we won’t have to wait another ten years!

Right! so many missing features. Features that were already developed by Serif. I know it takes time and everything but come on you don’t have to start form scratch, they’ve already developed these features in the past. Hope we’ll see these features in affinity 2 one day and not in version 3

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1 minute ago, Lodan280 said:

Right! so many missing features. Features that were already developed by Serif. I know it takes time and everything but come on you don’t have to start form scratch, they’ve already developed these features in the past.

They should be familiar with the underlying algorithms, but in other respects they do have to start from scratch! The Affinity apps are built on a completely new code base.

The ‘Plus’ apps only run on Windows, and my understanding is that they’re quite heavily dependent on some of Windows’ built-in features.

1 minute ago, Lodan280 said:

Hope we’ll see these features in affinity 2 one day and not in version 3

I hope so too!

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14 hours ago, Brian_J said:

I understand that Affinity does many things differently than Adobe. But I don’t see an issue with comparing products from different companies and requesting features that are in other apps.

No Issue! Comparing products is essential for market growth. My response was straightforward: if you need Adobe's tools, use Adobe. It's that simple. I once asked a Grammy-winning music producer why he didn't use industry-standard Pro Tools. His reply? 'SAW Plus is what got me these Grammys.' Clearly, the best tool depends on specific needs.

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