Affinity Rat Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Expecting the answer dont be silly, I have a document that contains many vector layers and adjustment layers to apply shadows. I want to add a combination of vectors and adjustment layer to become an asset but would like to trim the adjustment layers to the object they apply to. Routinely a black and white mask controls visibility but the layer of course is the size of the screen. I could rasterize the vector layer then merge the adjustment layer but then loose the flexibility of the vector layer. I see no other way to do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Hi @Affinity Rat, You can nest the adjustment within the Vector object, such that it is only applied to this layer - the other option is to use a Raster Mask as you've mentioned, as it's not possible to directly 'trim' an adjustment layer to a specific size, without nesting it within an object. I hope this helps Affinity Rat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Affinity Rat Posted October 17, 2022 Author Share Posted October 17, 2022 Thanx Dan that works great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Affinity Rat Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 Ok so while that works fine when creating an adjustment layer, can I take an adjustment layer already created and nest it in order to trim it to its target. Shown below the adjustment layer is selected and the large rectangular box indicates its size, I can seem to create a group but putting the adjustment layer has no affect on reducing its size. Does the adjustment only trim if its created within the group containing the target object? Below the blue circle is the target of the overlying adjustment layer.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Affinity Rat Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 So I guess what I’m asking is can I copy the adjustments in an uncropped layer and paste them to a cropped layer? or do I have to start over with a new adjustment layer and re-mask it again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Affinity Rat said: So I guess what I’m asking is can I copy the adjustments in an uncropped layer and paste them to a cropped layer? or do I have to start over with a new adjustment layer and re-mask it again? Didn't you just do that above (screenshot)? If so, then the answer is "yes, you can do it". Once you did it, did it work as you intended? Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Affinity Rat Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 Thanx Walt Yes I did but as you can see the adjustment layer isnt contained within the confines of the group containing the circle, so no clipping or cropping of adjustment layer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 34 minutes ago, Affinity Rat said: Yes I did but as you can see the adjustment layer isnt contained within the confines of the group containing the circle, Yes, I can see that. The question should be: does it still work as you want it to? If so, why worry about its size? Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Affinity Rat Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 1 hour ago, walt.farrell said: Yes, I can see that. The question should be: does it still work as you want it to? If so, why worry about its size? No I want to be able to make symbols from the selection, by having the filter so large seems to make the part of the symbol I want, too small to see in the assets studio, ie the studio icon is makes the relevant part to small to discern, especially with dark bg. By cropping the filter to vector object size the icon is appears larger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Thanks for describing the problem. Yes, that is annoying. And for that purpose, I think you'll have to recreate your adjustments rather than copying them. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Affinity Rat Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 Thanks Walt for your patience. I figured as much, but thot Id thro it out anyway. walt.farrell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 4 hours ago, Affinity Rat said: Shown below the adjustment layer is selected and the large rectangular box indicates its size, I can seem to create a group but putting the adjustment layer has no affect on reducing its size. Does the adjustment only trim if its created within the group containing the target object? The bounding box you're seeing on this adjustment layer is the mask applied to the adjustment - a new adjustment layer doesn't have this mask, and therefore assumes the bounding box of the group/object it is nested to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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