Staff MEB Posted November 20, 2017 Staff Share Posted November 20, 2017 3 hours ago, tomgreen said: I'm guessing they will save all these requested features for version 2.0 meaning we will have to pay again making my initial investment a complete waste of money. PS. this is also a +1 for offset path, if that makes any difference. Hi tomgreen, Welcome to Affinity Forums That's not fair. We have disclosed all planned features for the 1.x cycle as soon as we released the application three years ago. Some of these features were already implemented in the program, others remain to be added for free (check the roadmap here) before version 2.0 comes out and quite a few others come from users requests despite not being initially planned. We have been as much transparent regarding this as possible. We are aware that there's still a lot to be done/add but we also have limited resources/relatively small dev teams so these things take some time. Aammppaa, Boldlinedesign and RaduNow 3 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 10 minutes ago, MEB said: before version 2.0 comes out (for free) You might want to re-word that, Miguel! R C-R 1 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted November 20, 2017 Staff Share Posted November 20, 2017 Thanks Alfred. Worst place to put that note in parenthesis. Post corrected. Alfred 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dostucki Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Cartographer here. Can't wait to switch from Illustrator to the truly amazing Affinity Designer. But I do really need an Offset Path tool for my work, so I'm forced to stuck with Illustrator for now. Therefore: +1 for the offset path tool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy001 Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiarian Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 +1 I'm scratching my head here thinking it'll be easier to do this in AutoCAD, then export file to AD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirnilein Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 I'm still in trial but already fell in love with AD +1 for an Offset Path tool I need to be able to use negative values for the offset as well, i.e. be able to make objects smaller/thinner and not just bigger/thicker. Boldlinedesign and ivan.dedos 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boldlinedesign Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 I don't think Affinity is holding out those bigger features like offset path for version 2.0 - even if they did, the app is 50 dollars - a minor amount in comparison to what Adobe expects us to pay each year. Affinity provides such hope for those of us sick of Adobe's predatory pricing policies. I think we're all anxious for Affinity to be able to fully handle our wishlist of tasks. On that note, another +1 for offset path functionality - I use that daily in my workflow with Illy. ABD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPG8 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 +1 offset path tool like Inkscape inset, outset, & dynamic offset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StainX Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan.dedos Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jowday Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 +1 Quote "The user interface is supposed to work for me - I am not supposed to work for the user interface." Computer-, operating system- and software agnostic; I am a result oriented professional. Look for a fanboy somewhere else. “When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.” ― Confucius Not an Affinity user og forum user anymore. The software continued to disappoint and not deliver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan.dedos Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 On 10/17/2017 at 11:23 AM, grapher said: 2014 -> 2017 with no change on this simple task? So frustrating... +1 2014 -> 2019 .... We'll keep waiting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boldlinedesign Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Based on tweets released today - it looks like its coming in the next release! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapher Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 you mean On 2/6/2019 at 12:30 PM, Boldlinedesign said: Based on tweets released today - it looks like its coming in the next release! you mean 1.7.xx or 1.8.xx or 2.x.x ? :o) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GS63 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 First post here. I generally like Affinity Designer but I sooo miss Illustrator's Offset tool. I use vector apps to lay out cutlines ( full size working drawings ) for stained glass windows. I'm currently doing layout for an 8 x 3.5 metre west window with 19 individual lights all of which require borders offset from their outer edges. I'm struggling with the Layer ▸ Expand - Layer ▸ Geometry ▸ Divide workaround. It's proving very flakey on a project of this size. Offset please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Yes it can't come too soon in my eyes Quote iMac 27" 2019 Sequoia 15.0 (24A335), 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...
Igull Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 I came back after a long layoff (still using AI ) to AD to see if anything had moved on the offset/contour tool front (something that completely stops me from using AD) - here's the quote from 2014 ... Quote We already have a contour tool in the back-end, and it's interactive - but it's just not finished properly at the moment... expect one to arrive one day soon! Five years is a loooong time to be waiting for a basic major feature to be incorporated. I really thought that AD was going to be pro-active on this front, but it seems that 'bells and whistles' rather than core features seem to be the order of the day. Maybe in another five years when I've fully retired ... /rant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan.dedos Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 20 hours ago, Igull said: Maybe in another five years when I've fully retired ... CLC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 On 4/7/2019 at 2:31 PM, Igull said: Five years is a loooong time to be waiting for a basic major feature to be incorporated. I really thought that AD was going to be pro-active on this front, but it seems that 'bells and whistles' rather than core features seem to be the order of the day. Suggested working definitions for this & similar topics: Core Features: ones I want to use Bells And Whistles Features: ones I don't Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.5.5 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 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...
Igull Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 On 11/7/2017 at 11:26 AM, MEB said: as quickly as possible it may still take a while until we can cover most of the functionality you find in other software. Please bear with us while we work on it. That was in 2017, it's now 2019 + - I've pretty much dropped the notion that AD will ever produce a working offset tool (and I _don't_ mean the mess that is expand-a-stroke). For that reason, I've just had to move on and assume that the money I spent buying AD for both platforms has been wasted - REALLY sad about that, not the money loss, but the fact that nothing has moved on this front :-((( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny243 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 On 11/24/2017 at 11:12 AM, dostucki said: Cartographer here. Can't wait to switch from Illustrator to the truly amazing Affinity Designer. But I do really need an Offset Path tool for my work, so I'm forced to stuck with Illustrator for now. Therefore: +1 for the offset path tool! Here, too. I mainly draw network maps with Illustrator, also here the function "Offset Path" is essential. +1 Susan Zakar and BennyD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igull Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 On 10/12/2014 at 7:22 PM, MattP said: We already have a contour tool in the back-end, and it's interactive - but it's just not finished properly at the moment... expect one to arrive one day soon! LOL, I come back to the Designer forum every few months to see where this wonderful tool is that is to arrive 'one day soon' and here we are in late 2019 - 5 years later - and the 'contour tool' (AKA Offset Tool) is nowhere to be seen. Buying Designer for both platforms has literally been a waste of money for me for this very reason - I should have put the funds to good use and put them to a subscription to Illustrator for yet another year What's even more annoying is that there is no mention of it in any future release either (AFAICS ?) - real shame, I had really wanted to ditch the adobe connection forever, but never to be it seems Susan Zakar, CLC, BennyD and 2 others 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikmh Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 +1 for the offset path tool, also for mapping. Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deebz Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Any progress on this? Seems like it should be in there. Just discovered it isn't Offsetting a path both positively and negatively is a huge time saver and it's gotta be relatively easy to add in as functionality?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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