Cook1987 Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Hello Everyone im looking for direction on drawing in version 1. I make steel signs for a living and use another program to do so. I’m told that affinity is a great software but I just haven’t found enough information on how to use the software. I ll try to leave a picture of what I do and explain what I’m looking for I’m a newbie so really anything can help me right now 😁 the sign below shows cut outs and voids . The software I use is great but time consuming when drawing , I’m erasing lines and I have to go back and forth with another software to see if there’s tiny dots or something I missed . It’s a pain . I just want to have a clean drawing for a tool path . I’m looking for a book or videos to help me with this . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v_kyr Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Wrong forum section/category, should be moved into "Pre-V2 Archive of Affinity on Desktop Questions (macOS and Windows)" Quote ☛ Affinity Designer 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Photo 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Publisher 1.10.8 ◆ OSX El Capitan ☛ Affinity V2.3 apps ◆ MacOS Sonoma 14.2 ◆ iPad OS 17.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Mudditt Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 1 hour ago, Cook1987 said: Hello Everyone im looking for direction on drawing in version 1. I make steel signs for a living and use another program to do so. I’m told that affinity is a great software but I just haven’t found enough information on how to use the software. I ll try to leave a picture of what I do and explain what I’m looking for I’m a newbie so really anything can help me right now 😁 the sign below shows cut outs and voids . The software I use is great but time consuming when drawing , I’m erasing lines and I have to go back and forth with another software to see if there’s tiny dots or something I missed . It’s a pain . I just want to have a clean drawing for a tool path . I’m looking for a book or videos to help me with this . Welcome to the forums ! Using Designer you can create your signs using vector shapes and lines rather than using a pixel based tool. Not sure if you are using a laser cutter but using an export format such as SVG may be able to be imported into such a tool. I found some tutorials on you tube that may help guide you 1. 2. Quote My dad always told me, a bad workman always blames their tools…. Just waiting for Ronny Pickering….. Affinity Photo, Designer, Publisher 1.10 and 2.2 beta on macOS Sonoma 14.0 Beta on M1 Mac Mini 16GB 1TB Affinity Photo, Designer, Publisher 1.10 and 2.2 beta on Windows 10 Pro. Affinity Photo, Designer, Publisher 2.2 beta on M1 iPad Pro 11” on iPadOS 17.0 beta https://www.facebook.com/groups/AffinityForiPad https://www.facebook.com/groups/AffinityPhoto/ The hardest link to find https://affinity.help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cook1987 Posted April 6, 2023 Author Share Posted April 6, 2023 Yes SVG does work and I’m told better than the dxf I use right now . I will check those videos out and thank you so much for taking the time to respond and help me out , it’s much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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