R C-R Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 2 hours ago, firstdefence said: ... you can get offset paths, but this requires the dividing of the shape which seems an unnecessary step. For me, this requires an extra step: after setting the contour I need to click the "Bake Appearance" button in the context toolbar before using divide. Otherwise, without the bake step I just have a "(Curve)" object instead of the "(Curves)" object that divide can separate into individual "(Curve)" ones. 2 hours ago, firstdefence said: There is an option to press the Alt key to clone the object and apply the contour but it doesn’t appear to work and doesn’t do anything when you press the alt key and adjust the radius... That does not work for me either -- with or without alt/option pressed, I can change the radius but no cloning happens with the key depressed. firstdefence 1 Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan.dedos Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 8 hours ago, firstdefence said: In the Mac version of Affinity Designer beta 1.9.0.2 there is a contour tool, it’s a bit odd to use but you can get offset paths, but this requires the dividing of the shape which seems an unnecessary step. There is an option to press the Alt key to clone the object and apply the contour but it doesn’t appear to work and doesn’t do anything when you press the alt key and adjust the radius, maybe I’m not doing it correctly but with no information about this tool just guesswork as to how it functions/should function it a play with it and see what happens affair. Maybe a brief explanation about how the tool works from the dev would help? Contour tool Fill: Auto closed (Left Icon) Radius controls distance. After using Fill: Force Open (Middle Icon) and then Geometry: Divide great news!!! I'm excited. can I try the beta version? ra.skill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 51 minutes ago, ivan.dedos said: great news!!! I'm excited. can I try the beta version? If you own Designer (you need to have the retail to run the beta, it is a separate application so you can use both) go to the beta page to download it. This is the Mac version: This is the Windows version: ivan.dedos 1 Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan.dedos Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 36 minutes ago, Old Bruce said: If you own Designer (you need to have the retail to run the beta, it is a separate application so you can use both) go to the beta page to download it. Thank You!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amphioxus Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 This is great! I just downloaded the beta version (thanks for the link!) and tried it out. Works well in my quick tests. This will be really nice to have... ra.skill and ivan.dedos 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ra.skill Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 I don’t quite understand the “need to divide object” part but I’m here for this. Now I’m just waiting for a pattern brush feature before I jump the Adobe boat. ivan.dedos 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan.dedos Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 First contact, "contour tool" 😵 MEB, amphioxus and ra.skill 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poziomka Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 +1 ra.skill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 🤣 "First contact," that’s funny. 😆 ra.skill 1 Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ra.skill Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Looking good 👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amphioxus Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 I like how one can change the contour radius, and apply it, using the Touch Bar on my MacBook Pro. I rarely use the Touch Bar, but having the slider right there under the screen is actually very useful for this purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedee Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Are there the instructions on how to use the Contour tool (beta)? ra.skill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 ivan.dedos and ra.skill 2 Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraphicDesigner3 Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 +1 Would love to be able to offset a path please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Works here. Not for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraphicDesigner3 Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, PixelPest said: Works here. Not for you? Ah sorry I didn't fully read everything! Yes working for me. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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