Outline "S" not showing at specific thicknesses

[Freddie Poser]

I have some outline lettering in a project. The "S" (font Lato Black) shows up correctly if exported as a PNG, but if exported as PDF it is missing. This is also the case if I convert to curves, and for a whole range of stroke widths. For very thin or thick line widths it shows up, but for the reasonable range I want, it is missing in pdf exports.

 

This behaviour is exhibited in both Designer and Publisher

[Pšenda]

19 minutes ago, Freddie Poser said:

font Lato Black

Is it specific to this font only?

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[walt.farrell]

34 minutes ago, Return said:

No problem here on win11

Note that the OP's version has a Fill that matches the background, and a White Stroke that disappears, which is quite different from your example.

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[Hangman]

Hi @Freddie Poser and welcome to the forums,

I've likewise not had any issues using Lato Black mirroring your file. Would you be able to upload your Affinity File so we can see if we see the same issue on export and work out what might be causing the issue for you...

[Freddie Poser]

Hi - here is a minimal example of the "S" failing to render in the pdf

Example.afdesign

[Hangman]

Hi @Freddie Poser,

I'm slightly stumped as your file exports without issue for me...

Are there any specific PDF export settings you're using that we should be aware of?

[Freddie Poser]

Here it is as curves - perhaps that replicates.

No changes to pdf settings - just the standard "for print"

Example.afdesign Example.pdf

[Dan C]

Welcome to the Affinity Forums @Freddie Poser 

Thanks for providing a copy of your file once the object has been converted to curves - with the above document I'm able to replicate this issue.

Interestingly, it appears very similar to a report we've had recently:

As shown in the above thread, the users curve object was not exporting/printing until the Node Handle had been moved for the Curve, or the object had been Flip Transformed.

I'm seeing the same behaviour in your file, therefore in order to resolve this I'd recommend simply moving the Node Handle for the end node of the object slightly, and it should then export -

In the meantime I will be updating the development log I submitted against the above thread to include your file, as this should help our developers identify the cause of this and stop it from happening in the future.

I hope this helps

[Affinity Info Bot]

The issue "[User File] Curve objects do not export to PDF / print until node has been edited or object Flipped" (REF: AF-640) has been fixed by the developers in internal build "2.3.0.2106".
This fix should soon be available as a customer beta and is planned for inclusion in the next customer release.
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