F_Kal Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 I'm sure most people know it already: Come to think about it, it seems very standard in vector software! Yet it wasn't for me (being used to PS), and since I couldn't find the solution when I searched the forum, I decided posting it for all those who may have the same question as I did :) Problem I wanted to non-destructively clip the "contents" of one layer/shape/group, to the shape defined by its underlying "container". - especially useful when creating "flat shadows" or "textured fills". In PS you can use the Create Clipping Mask to assign an element as another element's clipping mask, while at the same time allowing the underlying layer to retain its "individuality"(own appearance). I was about to post this as a question (what is the equivalent of Photoshop's Create Clipping Mask in Affinity Designer?) when I discovered it's the simplest thing ever: Solution In the layers panel you just need to drag'n'drop the overlaying layer, onto the underlaying layer. This will make it into a child! That's it! A child is automatically masked ("contained") by its parent, but they both retain will their stroke/fill. Far more flexible approach (and intuitive) compared to the Create Clipping Mask option in PS which was limited to layers and smart objects only (you couldn't do that with groups for instance). In AD you can have whole parent/children trees used as "Clipping Masks"! for instance: Such a big improvement over PS's Create Clipping Mask tool! hope this helps somebody, someday! Elsea and crabtrem 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Affinity Jack Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Hi F_Kal, I agree! Perfect solution. And many more... Ciao Jack Quote Affinity Jack Video-Tutorials on YouTube in German with English Subtitles Link to my YouTube-Channel: AFFINITY JACK Author in the team of www.affinitytutorials.de, the website all about Affinity Photo & Affinity Designer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabtrem Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I am also certain this is common knowledge, I hate to repeat what is obvious. But I also like to point out that the Edit-Paste Inside function is also a way to get to the same result, when it isn't specifically mentioned. So you can either drag your items into a child layer, or you can cut them and Paste Inside to get the same result. It took me forever to see it. F_Kal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F_Kal Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 excellent tip crabtrem! I would probably never find that out on my own! crabtrem 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmzeus Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Hello, It is possible to decompose the object ? Because convert to curve don't work, i see the circle when i press cmd+y Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F_Kal Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share Posted January 28, 2016 @jmzeus, not sure I understand... when you convert an ellipse (or any other shape) to a curve, and press Cmd+Y you won't see a difference in the outline; but if you use the node tool (shortcut: "A") and select the curve, you will see that it now has some nodes/control points (eg the ellipse has 4) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baal_uriel Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Thank you very much!! I was struggling with this!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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