eiketre Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 Hi I am not very experienced with Affinity but there is one feature that would be very good to have in photo (probably designer too). Add clipping layer to a group. (I know this could be a bit outside the beta issues so I apologize for that) Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 That sounds appropriate for the Feedback forum: https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/forum/52-feedback-suggestions/ eiketre 1 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 (edited) On 9/4/2023 at 7:08 PM, eiketre said: Add clipping layer to a group. Maybe I'm not understanding this correctly, but isn't "clipping layer to a group" this? Or this? Edited September 6, 2023 by Pšenda Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 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 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. 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...
eiketre Posted September 6, 2023 Author Share Posted September 6, 2023 25 minutes ago, Pšenda said: Maybe I'm not understanding this correctly, but isn't "clipping layer to a group" this? Or this? Hi No, that is a mask. I have attached a video in my post where you can see how it should work when implemented. clipping-group.mkv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 1 hour ago, eiketre said: No, that is a mask. https://affinity.help/designer2/English.lproj/pages/Layers/layerClip.html Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 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 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. 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...
eiketre Posted September 6, 2023 Author Share Posted September 6, 2023 12 minutes ago, Pšenda said: https://affinity.help/designer2/English.lproj/pages/Layers/layerClip.html Yes, i know what layer clipping is. My request is to add a clipping layer for a group. I can not find a method to do it now. Could be my lack of knowledge. In your example above you should keep both rectangles in a group and see the blue circle drawn on both but not outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aammppaa Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Your suggestion (feature request) is fine - a group can't be a clipping mask at present, and I can see how that might (on occasion) be useful. If you are looking for a workaround in the mean time, you can use Symbols (in Designer) or Linked Layers (in Photo) to get the effect you are after. It does mean having a copy of the symbol clipped into each object in the group, so may only be practical for fairly simple arrangements, but it works... Quote Win10 Home x64 | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X @ 3.7GHz | 48 GB RAM | 1TB SSD | nVidia GTX 1660 | Wacom Intuos Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aammppaa Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Alternatively it may be simpler to do things the other way around... Make the group into a Symbol / Linked Layer, and use it to mask the object (which could be a group) that you want clipped. This only requires one duplicate of the symbol, rather than one per element in the group, but the clipped objects will lie over any stroke on the clipping group. Quote Win10 Home x64 | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X @ 3.7GHz | 48 GB RAM | 1TB SSD | nVidia GTX 1660 | Wacom Intuos Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eiketre Posted September 6, 2023 Author Share Posted September 6, 2023 Thanks. Can use this method until affinity include support for clipping layer to groups. Aammppaa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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