DXPOHIHIHI Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 So I need a little bit of help as to why this is happening. I searched into YouTube how to use the geometry tools like add, subtract, etc. My problem is this: When you click the add geometry it turns into this: I don't know why the cog disappears, I turned it into a curve but it still disappears when I add it even with non destructible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komatös Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 Hi, @DXPOHIHIHIand welcome to the forums. Would you like a result that looks similar to mine? If so, select the objects you want to merge into one and navigate to Layer -> Geometry -> Merge Layers in the menu bar. DXPOHIHIHI 1 Quote AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | INTEL Arc A770 LE 16 GB | 32 GB DDR4 3200MHz | Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (22631.3296) AMD A10-9600P | dGPU R7 M340 (2 GB) | 8 GB DDR4 2133 MHz | Windows 10 Home 22H2 (1945.3803) Affinity Suite V 2.4 & Beta 2.(latest) Better translations with: https://www.deepl.com/translator Interested in a robust (selfhosted) PDF Solution? Have a look at Stirling PDF Life is too short to have meaningless discussions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 2 hours ago, DXPOHIHIHI said: When you click the add geometry 2 hours ago, DXPOHIHIHI said: I don't know why the cog disappears If you "add" anything inside the circle to this circle, then of course this circle will be created again. I don't understand what else you would expect from the add function. If you need to subtract the cog from the outer circle, you must use the subtraction function. P.S. Even if you do not have a fill set for the outer circle, it is still a circle with a surface inside - boolean operations therefore work not only with the circumference of the circle, but also with its inside, from which you must subtract the cog. DXPOHIHIHI 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 May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 In addition to what has already been said, since you mentioned "compound shape" in the title of your topic, you can create a compound shape by holding down the alt/option key when using one of the boolean geometry options. So for example, in this compound shape.afdesign file, I created a compound with the cog set to subtract from the ellipse: You can click on the subtract icon to get a popup with the other boolean options, or hide either shape, so this is a non-destructive process. DXPOHIHIHI 1 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...
user_0815 Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 Sometimes these are also a bit confusing. However, the way it works (I think) is that you can only "add" outside a curve (but not on top) regardless color or transparency. In your case, use a donut for the outer ring and it will work. An ellipsis is considered an entire (closed) area, even if you only use/see the outline and also after it is converted to a curve. In opposite, the inner part of a donut is not considered as part of the shape/curve. When using an ellipsis, there is also a button to "convert to donut". DXPOHIHIHI 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotMyFault Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 13 hours ago, DXPOHIHIHI said: I don't know why the cog disappears, I turned it into a curve but it still disappears when I add it even with non destructible. It disappears because you try to add curves with stroke. to use geometry>add, you would need to start with closed filled shapes. In Designer, you could use expand stroke to get them. To say it simple: geometry add works on “filled” shape, not on “strokes”. DXPOHIHIHI 1 Quote Mac mini M1 A2348 | Windows 10 - AMD Ryzen 9 5900x - 32 GB RAM - Nvidia GTX 1080 LG34WK950U-W, calibrated to DCI-P3 with LG Calibration Studio / Spider 5 iPad Air Gen 5 (2022) A2589 Special interest into procedural texture filter, edit alpha channel, RGB/16 and RGB/32 color formats, stacking, finding root causes for misbehaving files, finding creative solutions for unsolvable tasks, finding bugs in Apps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DXPOHIHIHI Posted May 8, 2022 Author Share Posted May 8, 2022 15 hours ago, NotMyFault said: It disappears because you try to add curves with stroke. to use geometry>add, you would need to start with closed filled shapes. In Designer, you could use expand stroke to get them. To say it simple: geometry add works on “filled” shape, not on “strokes”. Yes this is the answer I needed, I was trying to have an outline and a cog combine but it was only disappearing, expanding stroke of the circle outline etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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