Converting dotted black lines to solid blue, solid black to solid red

[DooneC]

I have some templates for popup mechanisms. The cutting lines are solid black, the folds dotted or dashed lines. Is there a simple way to convert all dotted and dashed black lines to solid blue and solid black to solid red so I can cut them with a laser cutter?

[joe_l]

50 minutes ago, DooneC said:

Is there a simple way to convert all dotted and dashed black lines to solid blue and solid black to solid red so I can cut them with a laser cutter?

If you are using Affinity Designer: Yes. You can make use of the Select > Select Object feature. Only problem could occur to distinguish between dotted and dashed lines, as they are the "same", but I would be glad if someone proves me wrong here.

[Old Bruce]

9 hours ago, joe_l said:

I would be glad if someone proves me wrong here.

This works for strokes with the same colour and line weight. Only available in Designer and the Designer Persona of Publisher.

[joe_l]

On 8/5/2022 at 5:54 PM, Old Bruce said:

This works for strokes with the same colour and line weight.

If the lines have the same colour and line weight they will be all selected, regardless whether dotted or dashed. This was my point, that dotted and dashed are in fact the same, only with different parameters.

[Alfred]

On 8/5/2022 at 7:14 AM, joe_l said:

Only problem could occur to distinguish between dotted and dashed lines, as they are the "same", but I would be glad if someone proves me wrong here.

No, you’re not wrong. For these purposes, dots are just short dashes.