Affinity Photo modifying line lengths on arrows (not the arrowhead)

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howdy  

does anyone know how to adjust the length of the line on arrows after they have been placed in the document without affecting the arrowhead?

for example,
i created a custom arrow to use in architecture presentations saved it as an asset for reuse, i would like to only change the length of the line, (not the arrowhead) so that arrowhead is not modified but the line can be lengthened preserving it's width

thank you  

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[v_kyr]

14 minutes ago, ^-^ said:

i created a custom arrow to use in architecture presentations saved it as an asset for reuse, i would like to only change the length of the line, (not the arrowhead) so that arrowhead is not modified but the line can be lengthened preserving it's width

What sort of arrow, a vector or bitmap arrow? - For vector based arrows, let's say one created out of Pen stroke lines & an start arrowhead, use the Node & Pen tools and change the tail length with the Node tool, or add lines to the tail end with the Pen tool. For shaped arrows use the Node tool. - For bitmap based arrows things will be different here and will need to add pixel lines.

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@v_kyr thank you for your response

im using the arrow tool in affinity photo persona & saving a custom arrow in assets which gets used regularly in different documents

the created arrow is a ‘marketing’ icon which cannot change in color & proportions except for the length of the line


 

[Old Bruce]

1 hour ago, ^-^ said:

i created a custom arrow to use in architecture presentations saved it as an asset for reuse, i would like to only change the length of the line, (not the arrowhead) so that arrowhead is not modified but the line can be lengthened preserving it's width

If it is a set of Vectors then use the node tool to grab the end of the line and drag it.

[walt.farrell]

57 minutes ago, ^-^ said:

im using the arrow tool in affinity photo persona & saving a custom arrow in assets which gets used regularly in different documents

The Arrow Tool should give you a vector shape, and you can simply drag one of the nodes to make it longer or shorter:

 

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thank you @walt.farrell for your response

yes, that is exactly what i would like to do! 

for some reason,
maybe an error on my part,
but once the custom arrow is made & saved as an asset for reuse the functionality of the Arrow Tool (your demo) goes away so that click dragging the tail of the line modifies the entire arrow

typically there is a modifier key that a user can press which allows only the selected points to move in unison without affecting the rest

im going to remake the an arrow save it as an asset to see if the features you demoed hold

thank you walt!  

[walt.farrell]

You're welcome.

We might be able to say more if you created a new document, dragged your arrow asset onto it, and gave us a screenshot showing the arrow selected, and including the Layers panel.

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thank you for your help  

 

i started from scratch, works as advertised as an asset