organicspot Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 So, what’s the different between Smooth & Smart curves? I’ve played around and can’t figure it out. fernand0n 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_B_C Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Hi organicspot, when you move a node of a curve consisting of smart nodes, the Bézier handles of adjacent nodes will be changed in order to create what you could call auto curvature (watch the green areas in my video). But when you move a node of a curve consisting of standard nodes, the Bézier handles of adjacent nodes will not be changed (watch the blue areas in my video). Hope that helps … :) Alex Smart_Nodes_Auto.mov Peterkaosa, keiichi77, superhaschi and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterkaosa Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Hi organicspot, you must be kidding. If you try the different tools you must notice the difference. AFAIC: it even feels different to use the pen in one or another way. The first curve expects the user to know how bézier curves work (i.e. geometically), the second is way more intuitive, you can even change position of the nodes while dragging the input device, third one is clearly about creating NO curves but straight combined lines, and the fourth (not in your screenshot, why would that be?) is used for solely creating end-to-end lines. @A_B_C: nice video, explains the main features very intuitively keiichi77 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_B_C Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Well, in defense of organicspot I would like to say, that there is indeed no (or not much) noticeable difference when you create a curve with standard non-smart nodes, convert a single node to a smart node (doing so will only affect the Bézier handles of the respective node, if at all), and expect to see any effects when moving around this very node. I guess this was the root of the misunderstanding … :) keiichi77 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted February 23, 2016 Staff Share Posted February 23, 2016 Hi organicspot, Check the article below for more info on the Pen Tool and Smart Mode: - Affinity Review (iBooks) Issue#1 - Feature Focus | Pen Tool (starts on page 39) - the iBooks version includes video tutorials. [EDIT] Note: the PDF version does NOT include the videos. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyJack Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 MEB thanks but...... Most of the pages on the pen tool are blank (#40, 42-43, 45-49). They have headers "The Basics..." or "Advanced techniques, Using ......", but then nothing. Viewed in Safari and Preview. Just me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted February 23, 2016 Staff Share Posted February 23, 2016 Hi JimmyJack, That's because you have downloaded the PDF version. The blank pages are the ones with video in the iBooks version. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyJack Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Ah. Okay. (for my sanity's sake I'm going to assume that the edit was in response to my post and not staring me in the face before :D ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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