Curving multiple curves as one straight line

[xena_studio]

Hey guys

Sorry if this has been asked before I googled it but I found no answers. I want to curve multiple curves as one straight line. 

I've created lots of shapes like about hundreds of curves in a row and I want to convert them into one straight curve.

 

as you can see in the pic I uploaded I can only move individual shape which is going to be a lot of work to bend them around.

 

Is there a workaround this?

 

[GarryP]

Welcome to the forums @xena_studio

From the screenshot you seem to have one Curves layer which is a single layer containing multiple curves.
As far as I’m aware, you cannot ‘merge’ these curves into a single Curve layer.

Also, Designer has no “bend”/warp functionalities for vectors except those that exist in the Node Tool.

[xena_studio]

32 minutes ago, GarryP said:

Welcome to the forums @xena_studio

From the screenshot you seem to have one Curves layer which is a single layer containing multiple curves.
As far as I’m aware, you cannot ‘merge’ these curves into a single Curve layer.

Also, Designer has no “bend”/warp functionalities for vectors except those that exist in the Node Tool.

Is there a workaround this? 

[GarryP]

Not as far as I know, except for using other software.
Try searching the forums for “vector warp” (without the quotes) to get lots of suggestions.

[EmT]

Hi @xena_studio

You could try creating the pattern as a vector brush and applying it to a Curve as a Stroke, as below. This would give you the freedom to curve the pattern round. 

[GarryP]

One thing to note about EmT’s suggestion above is that the result would not be a 'true vector' as the Designer Vector Brushes do not produce vector results, they apply a raster image along a vector curve.

[xena_studio]

34 minutes ago, EmT said:

Hi @xena_studio

You could try creating the pattern as a vector brush and applying it to a Curve as a Stroke, as below. 

34 minutes ago, EmT said:

Hi @xena_studio

You could try creating the pattern as a vector brush and applying it to a Curve as a Stroke, as below. This would give you the freedom to curve the pattern round. 

I’ll try this but if it didn’t work out I’ll do it in affinity photo since it has wrap tool. Kinda bummer affinity designer doesn’t have wrap tool! 

[R C-R]

2 hours ago, xena_studio said:

I’ll try this but if it didn’t work out I’ll do it in affinity photo since it has wrap tool. Kinda bummer affinity designer doesn’t have wrap tool! 

Note that the AP warp tool does not work on vector objects, so you would have to rasterize them first to use that tool.