meefox Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 The way to say thank you to developers. Opposite topic to: "I have a problem with my windows 98", "still no my favorite feature" --- Thank you for the shape builder tool this one is a welcome addition to the new version 🥳. Thanks a lot, guys for your hard work and keep making it better. MikeTO, thedivclass, jmwellborn and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinhead Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 How well does it work? Considering ADv2 just for that feature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 2 hours ago, spinhead said: Considering ADv2 I would suggest downloading it and trying the 30-day trial. Then you'll know for yourself. 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...
debraspicher Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Vector Warp and improved presets are really appreciated. I haven't checked out the other things in detail on my list yet. Curious how the brush engine performs, what has changed, etc. meefox 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozen Death Knight Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 @spinhead I suggest watching this review if you wish to get a good grasp of the Shape Builder Tool. The guy has been using Inkscape and Illustrator a bunch before, so I trust his word that it's better than Illustrator's. Graphite Addict 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fde101 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 7 minutes ago, Frozen Death Knight said: if you wish to get a good grasp of the Shape Builder Tool There is a much more comprehensive demonstration of that tool here: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinhead Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 1 hour ago, walt.farrell said: I would suggest downloading it and trying the 30-day trial. Yeah. Did that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinhead Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Frozen Death Knight said: @meefox I suggest watching this review if you wish to get a good grasp of the Shape Builder Tool. The guy has been using Inkscape and Illustrator a bunch before, so I trust his word that it's better than Illustrator's. https://youtu.be/dW6sqZp8xtw BIG fan of Nick's work. Thanks for the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iaing Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Thank you for Footnotes - Was glad to see it arrive, watched the video and it only showed creating new ones in AP - "good start" I thought, "maybe Word footnote import will come in 2.1 or 2.2" - tried it out and it already works!!!! Dennison 1 Quote MacBook Pro M1 Max, macOS 12.6.1 Monterey Affinity Designer : 2.0 Affinity Photo: 2.0, Affinity Publisher: 2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystical Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 I love being able to stack effects like multiple strokes on the same layer. Something I've wanted for years even before Affinity existed and I was still using Photoshop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozen Death Knight Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 1 minute ago, Mystical said: I love being able to stack effects like multiple strokes on the same layer. Something I've wanted for years even before Affinity existed and I was still using Photoshop. Agreed! Reduces the layer complexity tremendously. I use these a lot when making UI, so the change is much appreciated. Only thing I do wish had been added as well would be the texture tiling feature from Photoshop when using Bevel & Emboss. Had a client who needed help with converting Photoshop files into Affinity, so I had to find some workaround using bitmap fills for the outlines. Still, I'm very happy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debraspicher Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 The brush engine I have to say is faster. Even in a pattern layer it's updating a 12" x 12" 2400dpi (don't ask) document that has an 1" pattern layer in a zippy manner as I draw. That's actually surprising. I figured they were going for chonky brushery and mark making, not necessarily illustrations relying on heavy rendering (by hand). It's handy for the more demanding brushes which obviously still are slower. Frozen Death Knight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChopperNova Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Just testing so far, but props for a cleaner preferences interface (little things mean a lot). I understand libraries like brushes are sync'd between programs apps now, more integration is better. In Photo, Mesh Warp is now live. The more live, nondestructive stuff the better. Finally, thank you for footnotes/endnotes in Publisher. Bout time! 😝 Frozen Death Knight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirk23 Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Why everyone is so excited about that shape builder while it's always been possible before with boolean operations? Imo it's just a new interface for the perfectly same thing. Am I missing something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashf Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 14 minutes ago, kirk23 said: Why everyone is so excited about that shape builder while it's always been possible before with boolean operations? Imo it's just a new interface for the perfectly same thing. Am I missing something? One thing I'm excited about the shape builder is that I can "fill" the hole of vector objects with a vector shape with single click. Like a fill tool for vector. e.g. You draw the profile of something with the vector brush. Then you fill the inside with a vector shape by using the shape builder. Frozen Death Knight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinhead Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 8 hours ago, kirk23 said: Why everyone is so excited about that shape builder while it's always been possible before with boolean operations? Imo it's just a new interface for the perfectly same thing. Am I missing something? Yes, it was possible before. Now, it's easy and intuitive. Is it mission critical? No. But, for instance, logo designers who want to compose using 'golden ratio scaled' shapes can now do it in far less time with far less effort. Axe vs chainsaw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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