Stroke pressure irregular

[abra100pro]

Hi

I have a circle with a simple pressure on its stroke. The result has some unwanted irregularities in it.

[markw]

Actually it happens in all three Affinity apps.
And it gets more noticeable if you start to push things in higher dpi documents!

[Lee D]

@abra100pro Thanks for the feedback, this is logged with the developers to look in to as it relates to another issue.

[loukash]

On 11/24/2023 at 3:44 PM, abra100pro said:

The result has some unwanted irregularities in it.

My impression is that this is simply how the actual math of the pressure profile works.

• To reduce the effect quickly, reverse the presure profile:
  
   
• To soften the sharp edge, add nodes to make the start and end curves smooth:
  

[abra100pro]

@loukash interesting approach – I can see the idea behind it.

[loukash]

And if you need a geometrically regular curve, simply join two circles.
In other words – as you seem to be working on a "geometrically clean" logo – using stroke pressure is apparently not the adequate tool to get the desired results. It serves a different purpose.