Affinity Designer: Zone filling

[Pyanepsion]

Hello everyone,

By way of illustration, here is a simplified structure comprising a frame and an intersection of two horizontal curves and two vertical curves. They delimit 9 zones (1 to 9). I know it's possible! but I didn't understand how to fill them in individually.

shape-filling.afdesign

 

How do I go about it? Thank you for your explanations.

Edited July 29, 2023 by Pyanepsion
Beta version replaced by version 2.1.

[GarryP]

Fill them in with what? Solid colours, gradients, patterns, images, text?

Have you looked at the Vector Flood Fill Tool ?
See attached video for some examples.

Was your attached document created with a beta version of software?
I only ask as I can’t open it with 2.1.1 because it apparently contains features from a later version.

[walt.farrell]

A naive attempt at using the Vector Flood Fill tool on my iPad, with Designer Beta 2.2.0.1903, almost worked. But I have yet to figure out why 1/2 and 8/9 were not separated like the other zones were.

 

[lepr]

34 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

But I have yet to figure out why 1/2 and 8/9 were not separated like the other zones were.

Tiny gaps where vertical curves fail to reach the curve named "Border".

[Pyanepsion]

@GarryP

I’ve replaced the beta version with version 2.1.

I can’t find the ‘paint can’ for Vector Flood Fill Tool.

@lepr

There appear to be no gaps. Examples between 8 and 9.

@walt. farrell

In fact, I’d like each zone to become an independent shape. In this way, the filling would be carried out on the whole of the resulting shape without taking account of the objects in front of and behind it (for example the numbers in my example).

[lepr]

30 minutes ago, Pyanepsion said:

There appear to be no gaps. Examples between 8 and 9.

There definitely are gaps. Your newest screenshot shows a gap. The relevant gap is between paths (which are drawn in blue), regardless of the strokes overlapping. Your "Border" path is on the edge of the Artboard, making it difficult to see.

[lepr]

40 minutes ago, Pyanepsion said:

In fact, I’d like each zone to become an independent shape. In this way, the filling would be carried out on the whole of the resulting shape without taking account of the objects in front of and behind it (for example the numbers in my example).

In that case, simply do not include the numbers in the set of objects from which shapes are to be built.

[Pyanepsion]

@lepr 😉I've only given the fill as an example to get the idea across. The idea is to create independent zones, in this case 9.

However, I can't find the 'paint pot' for the Vector Flood Fill tool. See my screenshot.

[walt.farrell]

8 minutes ago, Pyanepsion said:

However, I can't find the 'paint pot' for the Vector Flood Fill tool. See my screenshot.

View > Customize Tools ?

[Pyanepsion]

It's great when it finally works. Thank you all so much.

[lepr]

25 minutes ago, Pyanepsion said:

😉I've only given the fill as an example to get the idea across. The idea is to create independent zones, in this case 9.

My messages have been appropriate for creating independent zones, and for excluding objects from the shape building, so there must be some communication breakdown between us. Never mind. You seem to be managing now.

[Pyanepsion]

Hello, @lepr

You say:

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My messages have been appropriate for creating independent zones, and for excluding objects from the shape building, so there must be some communication breakdown between us. Never mind. You seem to be managing now.

Thank you for your explanations. I must admit that I did have some difficulty in trying out and understanding your method, particularly because of the absence of the ‘Vector Flood Fill’ function in the Tools menu. Messages from other users also showed a lack of fill in zones 6, 8 and 9, as well as flooding in two adjacent zones, which raised doubts about the relevance of this approach.

That said, after discussing these doubts and obtaining more precise answers, I was able to overcome these difficulties. Your method is very different from the one I had initially envisaged, and I’m grateful to you for taking the time to help me understand this new approach.

Thank you again for your explanations and assistance.

[lepr]

4 hours ago, Pyanepsion said:

Hello, @lepr

You say:

Thank you for your explanations. I must admit that I did have some difficulty in trying out and understanding your method, particularly because of the absence of the ‘Vector Flood Fill’ function in the Tools menu. Messages from other users also showed a lack of fill in zones 6, 8 and 9, as well as flooding in two adjacent zones, which raised doubts about the relevance of this approach.

That said, after discussing these doubts and obtaining more precise answers, I was able to overcome these difficulties. Your method is very different from the one I had initially envisaged, and I’m grateful to you for taking the time to help me understand this new approach.

Thank you again for your explanations and assistance.

GarryP deserves the credit for suggesting Vector Flood Fill Tool. I only added a little extra information.

Anyway, I'm glad to have helped.