Align a segment of 2 nodes in Affinity Designer

[V_rob]

Hi everyone,

I can't find a way to align horizontally or vertically a segment of 2 nodes by moving 1 of them.

For example, I want the left "wall" of my "house" to be perfectly vertical.

And I can't, even when I press shift and click.

And I can't find my answer

So if you have it, thanks a lot !

 

[PaulEC]

Use a grid and/or guides and enable snapping.

[v_kyr]

Activate snapping and use some of the Design aids tools (snapping, grids, rulers, ...

• Design aids
  • Grids
  • Isometric and axonometric grids
  • Ruler and column guides
  • Margins
  • Rulers
  • Measuring guides
  • Dynamic guides
  • Snapping
  • Curve snapping
  • Construction snapping for curves
• ...

[V_rob]

Of course !!!

Thanks a lot!

But a way to do it more simply would be great in a future version

Have a great day

[iconoclast]

19 minutes ago, V_rob said:

Of course !!!

Thanks a lot!

But a way to do it more simply would be great in a future version

Have a great day

You could select the Node Tool, then select single nodes and enter precise values into the coordinate fields of the "Transform" Studio Panel. This should be an easy and precise way to do what you want.

[v_kyr]

It's usually a very easy task to do ...

 

 

[PixelPest]

Or get some help from the "Alignment" tool:

Or use "Transform-mode" on 2 selected nodes to scale to zero horizontally and/or vertically.

[iconoclast]

If you simply want to create a house that consists of a square and a triangle, why don't you simply draw a square shape and a triangle shape and add them to each other with the Geometry function "Add"? You see, there are many simple ways to do the job.

Edit: One additional hint. If you hold the Shift key, the Nodes will snap to a horizontal/vertical axis while you drag it. You can also drag more than one node at a time that way, if you first selected them holding Shift too. It is the same with shapes if you drag them with the Move Tool.

[PixelPest]

I don´t think it´s about the house shape but proper alignment later on with the right snapping settings:

[iconoclast]

18 minutes ago, PixelPest said:

I don´t think it´s about the house shape but proper alignment later on with the right snapping settings:

I'm not sure about that, but I think it's about how to basically handle the app.

[V_rob]

Thanks a lot everyone !!!

Yup the idea was to be able to transform an already made object and then align perfectly some nodes.

And thanks to you all I found multiple ways to do so

[Old Bruce]

Easiest way in Designer is to select the two nodes using the Node tool and then use the Align left, with Selection Bounds.

[Pšenda]

7 hours ago, V_rob said:

I can't find a way to align horizontally or vertically a segment of 2 nodes by moving 1 of them.

For example, I want the left "wall" of my "house" to be perfectly vertical.

 

 

[PixelPest]

All covered already - but go ahead. 😇