Affinity designer strokes around grouped objects

[snizl]

Lets say I am creating a shape by multiple objects. For example adding a triangle on top of a square and I group the two together.

It now looks like one object, but when I am adding a stroke to it, it creates this around each of the individual objects. Is there any way I can merge two objects together to one, so that the stroke only goes around the whole thing, not the individual sub parts?

[Old Bruce]

16 minutes ago, snizl said:

Is there any way I can merge two objects together to one, so that the stroke only goes around the whole thing, not the individual sub parts?

Do not Group them use the Layer > Geometry > Add while holding down the Alt/Option key. This will create a Compound 'group'. Now when you add or edit the stroke it will only go on the outline.

Also you can use the Toolbar's Boolean icons while holding down the Option/Alt key.

[snizl]

Thanks alot!