Cannot apply texture brush stroke to a border in Designer V2 (latest update)

[Lindsay Gibb]

Hi, I have been using Designer V1 for years mainly for band posters and birthday cards for family etc, prior to using Designer I used Illustrator.

For some reason when I try to add a textured border stroke to a shape it just won't apply. I can still do the same thing in Designer perfectly well, as I always have. There maybe a slightly different approach in V2, but I couldn't imagine why.

I will attach a file from V1 to demonstrate what I'm trying to achieve in V2.

Hope you can point me in the right direction

Thanks Lindsay 

[NotMyFault]

Hi Lindsay, can you please upload both test files (V1 and V2) if afdesign version?

for me it works perfectly (iPad version shown) in V2.0.4 (and all older).

 

[Lindsay Gibb]

Thanks for your reply, I have made 2 recordings (first time I have done this) hopefully they are okay.

[walt.farrell]

Thanks, Lindsay.

Strange. It works for me on Windows, and I cannot see anything unusual in what you're doing. Edit: See below. V2 is using Pixel Persona.

As @NotMyFault mentioned, it would be useful to have those sample .afdesign files from you for both V1 and V2.

Edited January 28, 2023 by walt.farrell
added reference to explanation below

[NotMyFault]

Please activate the navigator panel and include it in screen recordings.

then, i would deactivate hardware acceleration in settings/performance.

last, save all own brushes by exporting them, and reset brushes to factory.

If nothing above helps, I would reinstall the app.

Do you use only designer, or publisher, too? Those share some of the assets.

 

[NotMyFault]

7 minutes ago, N.P.M. said:

A bit small, but seems you are working in pixel persona. Vector brushes work only in Designer Persona (both V2 and V1)

[walt.farrell]

22 minutes ago, NotMyFault said:

A bit small, but seems you are working in pixel persona. Vector brushes work only in Designer Persona (both V2 and V1)

Good catch. Visible in the V2 screen recording above, too, and different from the V1 recording which showed the Designer Persona.

[Lindsay Gibb]

8 hours ago, walt.farrell said:

Thanks, Lindsay.

Strange. It works for me on Windows, and I cannot see anything unusual in what you're doing. Edit: See below. V2 is using Pixel Persona.

As @NotMyFault mentioned, it would be useful to have those sample .afdesign files from you for both V1 and V2.

Sorry Walt, I didn't save the files, i could do it again.

 

7 hours ago, walt.farrell said:

Good catch. Visible in the V2 screen recording above, too, and different from the V1 recording which showed the Designer Persona.

I don't have an option to use the brushes in V2 Designer Persona 

 

7 hours ago, walt.farrell said:

Good catch. Visible in the V2 screen recording above, too, and different from the V1 recording which showed the Designer Persona.

 

[Lindsay Gibb]

7 hours ago, NotMyFault said:

A bit small, but seems you are working in pixel persona. Vector brushes work only in Designer Persona (both V2 and V1)

In Ver 2 I don't have the option to use/access any brushes in Designer Persona.

Hardware Acceleration was already off (Nvidia Qaudro K2200 card apparently not supported)

 

[NotMyFault]

2 hours ago, Lindsay Gibb said:

In Ver 2 I don't have the option to use/access any brushes in Designer Persona.

Well, that is the actual issue to solve. 

can you save a test file working correctly in V1, as shown in your video, and open it in V2?
please make a new screen recording.

 

 

[Lindsay Gibb]

Reinstalled V2, deleted non basic brushes, No Hardware Acceleration.

Video 1 shows the making of the file in Ver 1

Video 2 shows that same file working okay in Designer Ver2.

Thanks for your help.

Designer V1 Border Test.afdesign

[NotMyFault]

Great to hear this worked with imported V1 documents.

Seems the brush library got corrupted.

Does it now work for new documents directly in V2?

[Nowave]

8 hours ago, Lindsay Gibb said:

Video 1 shows the making of the file in Ver 1

Video 2 shows that same file working okay in Designer Ver2.

These two videos are in the same interface, AD V1 😉
But whatever, it's great that your problem is solved !

[Lindsay Gibb]

9 hours ago, NotMyFault said:

Great to hear this worked with imported V1 documents.

Seems the brush library got corrupted.

Does it now work for new documents directly in V2?

No, new documents still have the same problem

[Lindsay Gibb]

1 hour ago, Marc L said:

These two videos are in the same interface, AD V1 😉
But whatever, it's great that your problem is solved !

Yes Marc, you are right, I'd make a lousy scientist !

But just to confirm, the test file created in V1 works fine in V2, but a new file doesn't, so no, the problem isn't solved 😒

[walt.farrell]

So, are you saying you still have no brushes in the Designer Persona of Designer 2, but only if you're working on a new document? If you work on a V1 document in Designer 2, you do have brushes in the Designer Persona?

[NotMyFault]

Can you make a new screen recoding (similar to my video)

• Designer V2
• Designer Persona (don’t use pixel persona)
• Brush Panel should be visible
• create new document
• add rectangular shape
• set stroke as needed, using vector brush

[Lindsay Gibb]

2 hours ago, walt.farrell said:

So, are you saying you still have no brushes in the Designer Persona of Designer 2, but only if you're working on a new document? If you work on a V1 document in Designer 2, you do have brushes in the Designer Persona?

There are no brush options available in Designer Persona Ver 2  (see screenshot)

The only way it worked was if I composed the file in Ver 1

[walt.farrell]

Thanks, but not that.

We're talking about whether you have brushes if you look in the Brushes tab in the Designer Persona. Those are the only brushes that would apply a textured stroke. And it seemed you might be saying you had no brushes available there.

If you have them then you apply a textured stroke (only in the Designer Persona) by:

1. Choosing textured line style when editing the Stroke (either in the Stroke panel, or double-clicking the stroke width entry in the Appearances panel) and then
2. Choosing a brush from the Brushes panel.

[Lindsay Gibb]

2 hours ago, NotMyFault said:

Can you make a new screen recoding (similar to my video)

• Designer V2
• Designer Persona (don’t use pixel persona)
• Brush Panel should be visible
• create new document
• add rectangular shape
• set stroke as needed, using vector brush

SOLVED !

Thank you😁

[Lindsay Gibb]

11 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

Thanks, but not that.

We're talking about whether you have brushes if you look in the Brushes tab in the Designer Persona. Those are the only brushes that would apply a textured stroke. And it seemed you might be saying you had no brushes available there.

If you have them then you apply a textured stroke (only in the Designer Persona) by:

1. Choosing textured line style when editing the Stroke (either in the Stroke panel, or double-clicking the stroke width entry in the Appearances panel) and then
2. Choosing a brush from the Brushes panel.

Problem solved!

Have a look at the new screenshot Walt..

Thanks for your help 😁

[Lindsay Gibb]

35 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

Thanks, but not that.

We're talking about whether you have brushes if you look in the Brushes tab in the Designer Persona. Those are the only brushes that would apply a textured stroke. And it seemed you might be saying you had no brushes available there.

If you have them then you apply a textured stroke (only in the Designer Persona) by:

1. Choosing textured line style when editing the Stroke (either in the Stroke panel, or double-clicking the stroke width entry in the Appearances panel) and then
2. Choosing a brush from the Brushes panel.

Some of my work with Designer 😀

[walt.farrell]

You're welcome