NAR Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Hi all, our office switched from Adobe Illustrator to Affinity Designer recently. We have some questions about the layers and artboards function. 1. We struggle with the artboard function which is connected with layers. We need global layers with recurring elements (like logo, client, etc.) which we can switch on/off and lock easy on one layer and not individually on every single artboard. We suceeded in creating these global layers, but if you move the artboard these global layers are not moved with the artboard. Why??? 2. Every new element we create is automatically moved to the artboard on which the element is created instead of a defined global layer. So you have a lot of moving of elements afterwards... Is it possible to detach the artboard and layer function like in Illustrator??? Attached is a Screenshot with global layer (Ebenen) and the artboards. Thanks a lot and I hope someone can help! baoyu and Olidoesaffinity 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 1 hour ago, NAR said: We suceeded in creating these global layers, but if you move the artboard these global layers are not moved with the artboard. Why??? Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums, @NAR. The Affinity applications do not have "Global layers". You have created Layers which are separate from all Artboards, but that is a different function, not related to Global layers. Basically, what you want doesn't exist in Designer or the other Affinity applications. There have been requests raised for this in the Feature Requests & Suggestions forums. 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...
NAR Posted April 27, 2022 Author Share Posted April 27, 2022 Hey Walt, thanks a lot for your quick reply. Is there a kind of workaround to achieve what I want? Or is it simply impossible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 For specific functions such as visibility, Symbols might help. But it would depend strongly on what you're trying to accomplish. If you created a logo, then made a Symbol from it, I think that if you turned off visibility for one of the Symbol objects they would all become invisible. I haven't tried that lately, though, so I might be misremembering. 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...
NAR Posted April 27, 2022 Author Share Posted April 27, 2022 It is more used as a kind of footer, which is used on every page/artboard and slightly adapted (such as date, scale, etc). Something you would put on a master page in Adobe InDesign... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff NathanC Posted April 27, 2022 Staff Share Posted April 27, 2022 Hi @NAR as Walt mentioned it may be worth looking into using symbols for this function, symbols can be slightly adapted from one-another by turning off sync. More information on symbols is available in the help guide below. @walt.farrell toggling symbol layer visibility will affect all other symbol's visibility unless sync is disabled 🙂 walt.farrell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Mc Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Hi @NAR, I have this need also. In my world these are called Title Blocks. For now I use a linked PDF file created separately. Of course this could be edited in AD but in my case I wrote an application for the job. Using a linked file means that the format can be setup once and the contents not accidentally edited while you are working on the design. Also, when I update the contents AD detects that (if the file is open, or the next time I open it) so the details are always up to date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 9 hours ago, NathanC said: toggling symbol layer visibility will affect all other symbol's visibility Very unsuccessful and still unfinished/ill-considered implementation of Symbols, which greatly complicates their usability. thomaso 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...
Olidoesaffinity Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 I agree with OP, there needs to be a "Global Artboards" button. I want my artwork to live on layers above all the artboards. Separate layers that I can toggle (eg, base color, photos, type) then be able to export the artboards as separate pages. Having the same set of layers for every artboard, especially for large files is cumbersome and very difficult to navigate. The artboard needs to be its own thing. I need to be able to select all the type at once for example across multiple artboards. This just isn't workable with the current setup of Designer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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