Poindextrous Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Newby here, trying to figure out if AD has the ability to draw out a certain size shape. In AI, there would popup a dialog to define the width and height of a rectangle for instance. I'm not seeing that feature here If I draw out a shape, using the ruler and guides, is there a way to get info about that object, such as its width and height? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Welcome to the Serif Affinity Forums, @Poindextrous. There are width and height controls (and also rotation and shear/skew controls) in the Transform panel in the Studio. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v_kyr Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 See (the missing link from Alfred to the Online doc) here: Transform panel Alfred 1 Quote ☛ Affinity Designer 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Photo 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Publisher 1.10.8 ◆ OSX El Capitan ☛ Affinity V2.3 apps ◆ MacOS Sonoma 14.2 ◆ iPad OS 17.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 9 hours ago, Poindextrous said: certain size shape Try Shape Tool (for example Rectangle Tool), and set Absolute sizes in Context Toolbar. https://affinity.help/designer/English.lproj/pages/Tools/tools_rectangle.html Poindextrous 1 Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 3 hours ago, Pšenda said: Try Shape Tool (for example Rectangle Tool), and set Absolute sizes in Context Toolbar. https://affinity.help/designer/English.lproj/pages/Tools/tools_rectangle.html Absolute Sizes is for corners, not the Rectangle itself. 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...
Pšenda Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 4 hours ago, walt.farrell said: Absolute Sizes is for corners, not the Rectangle itself. True - a mistake, I only looked in Help. I had a feeling it was working - probably a remnant of another application. walt.farrell 1 Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 5 hours ago, walt.farrell said: Absolute Sizes is for corners, not the Rectangle itself. Unless I missed something, it also only applies to Rectangles & Rounded Rectangles. The other shapes do not have that option in the context toolbar. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poindextrous Posted February 1, 2022 Author Share Posted February 1, 2022 Thank you all. Transform tab with ability to enter absolute sizes is exactly what I was looking for. Alfred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Goodwin Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 I'm looking for the same functionality but it doesn't seem to be here as simply as AI. I'd like to click once (i.e. not click and drag) and then get a dialogue box for the dimensions of the rectangle that I can fit in. With the current AD system I have to click, drag, select then go to transform and input the numbers. Is there any functionality like I'm describing in AI? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian_J Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 8 minutes ago, Edward Goodwin said: I'd like to click once (i.e. not click and drag) and then get a dialogue box for the dimensions of the rectangle that I can fit in. With the current AD system I have to click, drag, select then go to transform and input the numbers. Is there any functionality like I'm describing in AI? No, that can’t be done in Affinity apps, unfortunately. I wish the option was available in Affinity, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Goodwin Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 How do we request such a functionality? It would allow for fewer clicks etc. and hence would refine workflow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian_J Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 50 minutes ago, Edward Goodwin said: How do we request such a functionality? In the Feedback & Suggestions forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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