Circle with border in AF Designer Beta ?

[deepblue]

Hello,
I'm currently there and trying out the current beta
version of Affinity Designer.

I would like to create a circle with a
Greek border. See also my screenshot graphic.

How do you get something like this created with Affinity Designer?
I've already made various attempts, but like in the example graphic
I can't get the circle. What is the best way to proceed?

Maybe someone has an idea how to create something like this with AF Designer.

Thanks for your help!

[Andreas Scherer]

Create your own brush and use it as outline of a circle. Here's a video tutorial:

 

[deepblue]

@Andreas Scherer

Thank you for this great link to the video.

Actually exactly what I'm looking for. If I do this
If you create a brush with the pattern, it is a pixel graphic
and no more vector graphics.

I'm looking for the circle with the Greek pattern as a vector file.

Can you also create this with Affinity Designer?

[KarinC]

I think I would first make three circles for that middle design. Expand the strokes, then make the "spokes" by duplicating them at a given degree in a circle, expand the strokes then use the shape builder tool to cut out what you don't need. 

[Andreas Scherer]

1 hour ago, deepblue said:

I'm looking for the circle with the Greek pattern as a vector file.
Can you also create this with Affinity Designer?

Sure, just not with a brush. As a geometric object, it can be created usong the Pen Tool.

 

[KarinC]

The shape builder tool failed in trying this.

 

[GarryP]

I’ve just posted a technique here if you are interested:

[deepblue]

@GarryP

That looks damn good. I would never have come up with this solution.
The Affinity Designer is a super powerful program.

Thank you for your great help.

[GarryP]

You're welcome.

[KarinC]

Thanks for that GarryP. That was an easy solution. 

[GarryP]

You’re welcome.
(I’m pretty sure it should also work with other designs where 'the sides line up’ but I haven’t tried it myself yet.)