jaxfh Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 Hello fellow Affinity users and developers, I hope everyone is doing well. Today, I'd like to share a feature wish that I believe will significantly boost the productivity and versatility of our beloved Affinity Suite: The ability to create a 'Path from Selection'. For those who might not be familiar with this concept, the 'Path from Selection' tool allows a designer to convert a selection (either raster or vector) into a manipulatable path. It is a cornerstone in many graphic design and image editing software, but is currently missing from the Affinity Suite. The ability to create a 'Path from Selection' would be a major boon for a variety of tasks: 1. Precision Editing: Converting selections into paths would allow us to fine-tune our selections with greater control and precision. It's an easier way to make intricate, delicate selections, especially for complex shapes or objects. 2. Vector Manipulation: This feature would make it simple to turn pixel-based selections into vector paths, which can be easily scaled, rotated, or transformed without any loss in image quality. 3. Workflow Efficiency: The 'Path from Selection' tool would streamline the process of creating complex shapes and paths, saving us valuable time and reducing the steps necessary to achieve the desired result. 4. Design Flexibility: It would offer more creative flexibility by allowing designers to easily reuse, adapt, and transform existing selections into new design elements. Given these advantages, I am hoping to see the 'Path from Selection' feature in the next update of the Affinity Suite. I believe that this addition would greatly enhance the software's functionality and allow us to create even more amazing and intricate designs with less effort. I urge both the users and the developers in our community to consider the potential benefits of this feature. I'm sure many of you would find it as useful as I would, and I'd love to hear your thoughts on this. Keep creating amazing things, Affinity Community. Best Regards, [Your Name] danlb46 and vjmassny 2 Quote Brand Evangelist & Media Designer for Print, Digital and 3D/CGI | Always up to date with the latest Affinity software | Still using Adobe MacBook Pro – M1 Pro 10/16, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, macOS Sequoia Life is like Multimedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vjmassny Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 I'm printing with Versaworks on a Roland, and in order to have a Print and Kiss Cut, I need a CutContour Path of 0.2pt., and when working with raster images this is definitely needed. My workflow has been to make all my raster images OVERLAY BLACK then rasterized and import it to Inkscape to do the TRACING, once done, bringing the Path back to Designer and place it on top of my raster image to save it to PDF. Attached a screenshot of Versaworks (ROLAND) with my Raster images / vectors, with the red marching ants (showing that the CutContour path is present and working). Quote Desktop: Windows 11 Home, ver. 23H2, 16GB RAM, 1GB SDD, AMD Ryzen 7 5700G with Radeon Graphics 3.80 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Desktop Windows Apps Affinity Photo 2.5.5 / Affinity Designer 2.5.5 / Affinity Publisher 2.5.4 Laptop: MacOS Monterey 12.6.3, Macbook Pro 13" 2017, 8GB RAM, 2.3 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 1536MB Laptop Apps on MacOS Affinity Photo 1.10.6 and 2.5.5 / Affinity Designer 1.10.6 and 2.5.5 / Affinity Publisher 1.10.6 and 2.5.4 iPad 9th Gen. 10.2", iPadOS 16.5, 256GB, Apple Pencil 1 iPad Apps on iOS Affinity Photo 1.10.7 and 2.5.5 / Affinity Designer 1.10.7 and 2.5.5 / Affinity Publisher 2.5.4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 https://www.google.com/search?q=Path+from+Selection+site:forum.affinity.serif.com Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.5.2636 (Retail) Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.4317. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.4317. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxfh Posted July 9, 2023 Author Share Posted July 9, 2023 (edited) Spoiler On 7/8/2023 at 9:36 AM, Pšenda said: https://www.google.com/search?q=Path+from+Selection+site:forum.affinity.serif.com That's the use Case. Bildschirmaufnahme 2023-07-09 um 23.17.05.mov Edited July 9, 2023 by jaxfh Video not showing Quote Brand Evangelist & Media Designer for Print, Digital and 3D/CGI | Always up to date with the latest Affinity software | Still using Adobe MacBook Pro – M1 Pro 10/16, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, macOS Sequoia Life is like Multimedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danlb46 Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 I've used 'path from selection' (or just 'make work path') in Photoshop for a long time. I've been a Photoshop user for over 25 years, and creating a path, which is vector-based, allows you to save it (and name it for future reference), then click on its name in the paths listing (which then activates it as a selection). You can then modify that selection, feather it, etc. Plus you can add other paths to it to create larger selections. It's an essential way to work for retouching and compositing. This would be a necessity in Affinity Photo for it to attain stature alongside Photoshop. I can't believe Affinity Photo does not yet have this capability. Torstein, vjmassny and jaxfh 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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