awakenedbyowls Posted June 17, 2023 Posted June 17, 2023 Finding a use for this feature in a new design I'm working on - which is really cool I hope this one sprouts some wings I'm having difficulty going back into objects - in this instance a Text Box - to adjust the amount of warp etc. I can't find the settings in the context bar and the only way I can find to get them back is you apply the same function Layer > Warp Group > Bend Horizontal but when I do that it seems to reset the box and just bugger everything up How do I get the settings back ? I tried a quick search and the first hit was a thread on bugs that's still need sorting so maybe that's what this is - hopefully just me not knowing what button to press again though Quote
dominik Posted June 17, 2023 Posted June 17, 2023 14 minutes ago, awakenedbyowls said: I'm having difficulty going back into objects - in this instance a Text Box - to adjust the amount of warp etc. Select the Text Box with the Move Tool by clicking once. The switch to the Node Tool. This brings up the boundaries of the warp group. d. awakenedbyowls 1 Quote Affinity Suite on Windows (V2) and iPad (V2). Beta testing when available. Windows 11 64-bit - Core i7 - 16GB - Intel HD Graphics 4600 & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M iPad pro 9.7" + Apple Pencil
awakenedbyowls Posted June 17, 2023 Author Posted June 17, 2023 13 minutes ago, dominik said: Select the Text Box with the Move Tool by clicking once. The switch to the Node Tool. This brings up the boundaries of the warp group. d. That's the dandy 👍 Within the Node Tool - of course Your explanation above could just have been "you have to select the Node Tool" though not sure why I need to have the Move Tool selected in order to select the Warped Layer - but anyway cheers - a simple fix is the best fix 💡 Quote
dominik Posted June 17, 2023 Posted June 17, 2023 2 hours ago, awakenedbyowls said: That's the dandy 👍 Within the Node Tool - of course Your explanation above could just have been "you have to select the Node Tool" though not sure why I need to have the Move Tool selected in order to select the Warped Layer - but anyway cheers - a simple fix is the best fix 💡 I admit the extra step with the Move Tool is not necessary. I just wanted to make sure the object is selected at all. d. Quote Affinity Suite on Windows (V2) and iPad (V2). Beta testing when available. Windows 11 64-bit - Core i7 - 16GB - Intel HD Graphics 4600 & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M iPad pro 9.7" + Apple Pencil
R C-R Posted June 17, 2023 Posted June 17, 2023 7 hours ago, dominik said: Select the Text Box with the Move Tool by clicking once. ??? If you want to edit the Warp Group, you do not want to select any layer in that group, so you would not select a text object if it is in that group. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.5.7 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 All 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7
dominik Posted June 17, 2023 Posted June 17, 2023 3 hours ago, R C-R said: ??? If you want to edit the Warp Group, you do not want to select any layer in that group, so you would not select a text object if it is in that group. Correct. I should not select a single object among several others inside a warp group. Thanks for pointing that out. In the example in my mind and according to the OP's description there is only a single text box inside the warp group. In that particular case it is possible to select that text box with the Move Tool and then turn on editing the warp group by switching to the Node Tool. It is even easier to directly use the Node Tool and click on the text object. This immediately switches into warp group editing mode. In both cases it does not work to click on parts of the warped object that are outside of the original vector object. One has to click within the bounding box of the unwarped object (see screenshot). I am not sure if this needs further improvement. d. Quote Affinity Suite on Windows (V2) and iPad (V2). Beta testing when available. Windows 11 64-bit - Core i7 - 16GB - Intel HD Graphics 4600 & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M iPad pro 9.7" + Apple Pencil
R C-R Posted June 17, 2023 Posted June 17, 2023 4 minutes ago, dominik said: In the example in my mind and according to the OP's description there is only a single text box inside the warp group. In that particular case it is possible to select that text box with the Move Tool and then turn on editing the warp group by switching to the Node Tool. It doesn't matter how many items are in the Warp Group. If you try to select any of them by clicking on the group with the Move Tool, you will select that warp group, not any item in it. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.5.7 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 All 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7
dominik Posted June 18, 2023 Posted June 18, 2023 10 hours ago, R C-R said: It doesn't matter how many items are in the Warp Group. If you try to select any of them by clicking on the group with the Move Tool, you will select that warp group, not any item in it. Hi @R C-R, I'm not quite understanding what the point is of what you are saying. This may be due to the fact that we are communicating in written word which sometimes lacks the quality of spoken word. But I want to understand. Yes, it is possible to click on any item of a warp group to select the group (as with any other group). But it makes no difference if the group consists of one or many items in it. So what do you want to add to my initial answer? To me the great difference at the moment is that it is neccessary to click on the area of the warp group's original content and not somewhere on its visual representation. This may be irritating to some users. This is what I try to illustrate with the image I posted above. Cheers, d. Quote Affinity Suite on Windows (V2) and iPad (V2). Beta testing when available. Windows 11 64-bit - Core i7 - 16GB - Intel HD Graphics 4600 & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M iPad pro 9.7" + Apple Pencil
lepr Posted June 18, 2023 Posted June 18, 2023 10 hours ago, R C-R said: It doesn't matter how many items are in the Warp Group. If you try to select any of them by clicking on the group with the Move Tool, you will select that warp group, not any item in it. Not always true. Depends on Auto-select mode. R C-R 1 Quote
Tobi wan Posted July 11, 2024 Posted July 11, 2024 Has anyone had the experience with 'warp group' that some object within the group does not warp? It is the only portion that is not an actual vector. Could that be a problem while using 'warp group tool'? Quote
walt.farrell Posted July 11, 2024 Posted July 11, 2024 7 minutes ago, Tobi wan said: Has anyone had the experience with 'warp group' that some object within the group does not warp? It is the only portion that is not an actual vector. Could that be a problem while using 'warp group tool'? Warping in Designer is for vector objects only. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.2.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1
Komatös Posted July 11, 2024 Posted July 11, 2024 Hi @Tobi wan Yes, pixel layer are not taken into account by the warp group. I have vectorized the logo for you. Feel free to download the .afdesign file. Logo.afdesign Tobi wan 1 Quote MAC mini M4 | MacOS Sequoia 15.2 | 16 GB RAM | 256 GB SSD AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | INTEL Arc A770 LE 16 GB | 32 GB DDR4 3200MHz | Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (26100.2605) Affinity Suite V 2.5.7 & Beta 2.6 (latest) Interested in a free (selfhosted) PDF Solution? Have a look at Stirling PDF Ferengi Acquisition Rule No. 49: “A deal is a deal is a deal.”
Tobi wan Posted July 11, 2024 Posted July 11, 2024 51 minutes ago, walt.farrell said: Warping in Designer is for vector objects only. I get it now thanks, Walt. Quote
Tobi wan Posted July 11, 2024 Posted July 11, 2024 37 minutes ago, Komatös said: Hi @Tobi wan Yes, pixel layer are not taken into account by the warp group. I have vectorized the logo for you. Feel free to download the .afdesign file. Logo.afdesign Kamatös, you are too kind! thanks a bunch! Quote
Tobi wan Posted July 11, 2024 Posted July 11, 2024 45 minutes ago, Komatös said: Hi @Tobi wan Yes, pixel layer are not taken into account by the warp group. I have vectorized the logo for you. Feel free to download the .afdesign file. Logo.afdesign Perfection! Thanks again. Self-Reminder: Warp Group is for vector files! Quote
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