aymanzone Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Hi, Sorry if this so going to be stupid question. Does anyone know a way to subtract shapes in affinity designer. I can subtract square, but I can't subtract custom shape (blue - red). I've also attached the "afdesign" file just in case anyone wants proof. FYI: The custom shape is made from combining a circle with a rounded rectangle Thanks subtract.afdesign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lacerto Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Either select Layer > Fill Mode > Alternate, or reverse the direction of either of the paths in the middle object (when the Node tool is active, you can check "Show Orientation" and zoom close to see the small vectors showing the orientation of the curves; they need to be opposite/varying to have the same effect as Alternate Fill mode, when performing Boolean operations). aymanzone and telemax 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telemax Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Select the red shape, and click the Reverse curve button. But the two problematic nodes will remain. You can also use a non-destructive Subtract operation by holding Alt before pressing the Subtract button. aymanzone 1 Quote Non-destructive Mask https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/150439-non-destructive-mask/Image layer & Pixel layer https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/146720-image-layer-and-pixel-layer/Brushes | Stars https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/135202-brushes-stars/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aymanzone Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 Thank you @telemax and @Lagarto for your answers. I didn't know this stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lacerto Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 You're welcome. I think that most vector graphics apps do not require the user to manually check these kinds of things in order to have Boolean operations like subtract work as expected, but rather switch the fill rule or reverse the curve directions automatically in context of the operation. I have noticed that exchange of (at least EPS format) data from Inkscape can leave curves in "Winding" mode (not meaning that they were in this mode originally). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aymanzone Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 Ah @Lagarto that's incredible insight. Thank you Sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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