janislav Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Hi, is it possible to connect the marked Knots at the top right, of the two rectangles permanently? Regards Janislav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Hi @janislav, Welcome to the Affinity Forums You could use Layer > Geometry > Merge Curves to combine these 2 objects into 1, though do note they will then share the same Stroke properties, ie Colour. I hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janislav Posted July 13, 2023 Author Share Posted July 13, 2023 9 minutes ago, Dan C said: Hi @janislav, Welcome to the Affinity Forums You could use Layer > Geometry > Merge Curves to combine these 2 objects into 1, though do note they will then share the same Stroke properties, ie Colour. I hope this helps! Hi, thanks for your quick response. That´s the problem! The objects must remain green and red. Just connecting the nodes isn´t possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 3 minutes ago, janislav said: Just connecting the nodes isn´t possible? A node can only be part of one curve. v_kyr 1 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 18.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 No problem at all, thanks for letting me know! If the objects must be separate, then the nodes will remain as separately editable objects and cannot be 'connected' or 'joined' together. You can use Snapping options to ensure the Nodes are in the same location, and transform all 8 nodes at once by selecting them with the Node Tool, then enabling the Transform Mode on the Context Toolbar. janislav 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v_kyr Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 You can also group them in order to keep them together. R C-R and janislav 2 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...
janislav Posted July 13, 2023 Author Share Posted July 13, 2023 5 minutes ago, Dan C said: No problem at all, thanks for letting me know! If the objects must be separate, then the nodes will remain as separately editable objects and cannot be 'connected' or 'joined' together. You can use Snapping options to ensure the Nodes are in the same location, and transform all 8 nodes at once by selecting them with the Node Tool, then enabling the Transform Mode on the Context Toolbar. Thank you very much! Dan C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 5 hours ago, janislav said: Hi, is it possible to connect the marked Knots at the top right, of the two rectangles permanently? Just in case it still isn't clear, in Affinity (as in most other vector apps) a node can connect no more than 2 curve segments, so this is never possible. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.5.5 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 22 hours ago, R C-R said: Just in case it still isn't clear, in Affinity (as in most other vector apps) a node can connect no more than 2 curve segments, so this is never possible. I think the OP didn't need the real "connect" of the two different curves, but only the "binding/joining" of them, so that when one node is moved, the other moves as well. 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...
R C-R Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Pšenda said: I think the OP didn't need the real "connect" of the two different curves, but only the "binding/joining" of them, so that when one node is moved, the other moves as well. I don't understand. How could the nodes of 2 different curves be bound or joined such that they both be moved if just one of them was? Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.5.5 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 If I've understood OP correctly, I think this could be best described as 'gluing' 2 nodes together, such that they remain as separate curve objects with their own stroke properties, but would follow one another when transformed. Unfortunately as such a tool isn't supported at this time, I believe the multi-node selection and Transform Mode as I've described above is the best workaround Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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