Handles become invisible

[JeffKontur]

Disclaimer: This may or may not be an actual bug. i.e. I may have inadvertently set some view preference that I did not know about and don't know how to reverse.

I have the full Affinity Suite v2.2 for MacOS. In Designer, when I draw a curve using the pen tool and then do something else (rename the layer, switch to a different layer, etc.) the handles around all my curves become invisible. That is to say, when I select a layer with a curve on it and choose either the Move Tool or Node Tool, the handles are invisible.

They still exist because if I hover over one, for example with the Node Tool, it changes appearance. I can grab the handle and manipulate it just like normal but I cannot see it. This happens for both newly drawn and preexisting curves.

If I exit from the program and then reopen my file, everything works like normal until I follow the procedure outlined above. Then all handles once again become invisible.

This is new behavior that just started today, even though I've been using Affinity Suite since early July.I have attached the file I've been working on where this consistently happens. 

Assignment3-drawings.afdesign

[loukash]

Is "Hide Selection while Dragging" possibly enabled?
affinity.help/designer2/pages/Tools/tools_move.html

[Hangman]

Hi @JeffKontur and welcome to the forums,

I've not been able to replicate this using your file... a screen recording would perhaps be helpful showing your complete UI so we can see the steps you're taking to get a better understanding of what may be going on...

[Dan C]

Welcome to the Affinity Forums @JeffKontur & thanks for your file provided!

I can see that the majority of your Curve layers are using 'Sharp' nodes, which are expected not to use Bezier handles for the nodes. The 'Tank Top' layer is using Smooth nodes however, and therefore Bezier Handles are shown when selecting these with the Node Tool -

 

You can select and convert your nodes to Smooth/Smart if you require these Bezier handle controls. When using the Pen Tool, please ensure you are in Pen Mode or Smart Mode to draw Curves using Smooth/Smart nodes. If your Pen Tool is set to Polygon mode, you will only see Sharp Nodes in your created curves.

If I've misunderstood your report then please do provide a screen recording, as requested above, as this should help us to better understand and assist with this issue.

If you're unsure how to take a screen recording, please check out our FAQ linked below - 

Many thanks in advance