Valentín Benavente Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 I still don't like the existence of two separated document modes, but thinking of it there's only a couple of things that annoy me a bit. One is the different background color, topic that has been discussed already. Here's the other: I open a single-paged document, with a frontpage designed, for example. Hey, let's create a smaller version alongside it... I create a new artboard and pop! the original page dissapeared, and my design is now floating in the pasteboard. I know I can previously create an object that fits my page, convert it to an artboard, drag my design to it (in most cases the design dissapears, I need to tell AD that it's related to the artboard) and then create the new one. Complex. Or work directly in artboard mode by clicking 'create artboard' when creating a new document, but as there're now some features that work in single page but does not in artboards (unclip to canvas), I might want to start with single page. Or did it by mistake. So there's the feature request (finally! thanks for reading): When in single page mode, if you create a new artboard, AD automatically converts the original page to an artboard with its content already related to it. If you can add this, I even think that the 'Create artboard' checkbox when opening new document won't be necessary anymore, as single page has its pasteboard now. Congratulations for the good work, as usual! Val velarde and dianeea 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F_Kal Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 +1 that! I'd also like to able to "add" artboards to "existing documents" that didn't have one right from the start! dianeea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted January 27, 2016 Staff Share Posted January 27, 2016 Hi Valentín Benavente, The original document shouldn't disappear. I will log this. To avoid this situation, when in a single page document change to the Artboard Tool, Click the Insert Artboard button in the context toolbar first (to place your existing single page document into an artboard) then draw the second artboard on the canvas. @F_Kal To do that change to the Artboard Tool and click the Insert Artboard button in the context toolbar. The existing document will be converted to an artboard. [EDIT] This is by design. Instead of drawing a new artboard directly on the pasteboard, convert the existing document to an artboard as described above. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentín Benavente Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 Thanks for the tip, MEB! V. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F_Kal Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 hah! Once again, my bad! I hadn't realized there was an Artboard tool! I would just duplicate existing artboards! Very much appreciated! :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentín Benavente Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 As we're in the 'feature request' section... may I suggest to add the 'Insert Artoboard' option to a menu? I didn't know it even existed, probably becouse it only appears when the artboard tool is selected. I don't need this now that I know how to do it, but it might be useful for new users. V. F_Kal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F_Kal Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I +1 that! I was also trying to find it in the menu and the layers panel (menu & context menu) but couldn't find it, so I concluded it didn't exist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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