Failed display and useability of previously exported mask-to-below SVG file

[Larry Akers]

When I mask to below a figure (like an ellipse) onto an SVG image and export the resulting figure, the SVG file created by export looks as if it properly represents the masked ellipse.  But if I re-load the exported file as a layer in a new workspace, Designer displays only the original SVG and not the extracted ellipse.  Moreover, using the move tool, I can only manipulate the broader display.  I see no visual evidence of the ellipse.  I believe the SVG is correct, and if I load it into GIMP it is displayed and is manipulable as I would expect.  This looks like a bug to me.  I would appreciate a tip if I am overlooking something, or some kind of workaround, as I really need to be able to load and manipulate an exported masked SVG object as a layer in new designs.

I'm attaching screenshot jpgs of the masked object I created, the same object overlaid onto another design within the same Affinity document, the exported ellipse SVG file reloaded into a fresh Affinity document (where only the masked-over, not the ellipse is displayed), and the exported ellipse SVG file displayed in GIMP (looking as it should).  I'm also attaching the original SVG and the exported ellipse SVG files.

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Well, I can't seem up upload my screenshot jpgs.  But you should be able to examine the foo-ellipse.svg produced by exporting from Designer, load it into Designer, and see that the ellipse clipPath is being ignored.

BTW it does not help to move the clipPath form to the end.

Help, please!  I really need this capability.

Larry

maroon-slanted-cover-8wide.svg foo-ellipse.svg

[stokerg]

Hi @Larry Akers,

I'm not seeing any difference between Gimp and Affinity in how they both load and display the SVG file you attached.  Once i've placed the SVG on the page, to edit that SVG i just double click and i'm taken into a window where i can work on that object and all of the layers are present.

If i've misunderstood the issue, please either try attaching your JPGs again so i can see the results you are getting or if you get an error trying to attach them, please upload them to our Dropbox here.