Greenbeetle Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 This should be very simple, but all the tutorials are telling me to control click on the layer, which just brings up a contextual dropdown. I'm on a Mac, so maybe this is the issue? Thanks for looking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 You need to Ctrl+left-click on the layer’s thumbnail in the Layers Panel to get a pixel selection from the layer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenbeetle Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 Thanks, Garry. Sorry, I typed in haste. Yes, that's what I've been doing. Left click on the thumbnail in the layers panel. I'm going to restart the app, as this seems a bit daft... Will report back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenbeetle Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 Nope. I have the curve selected, control left-click on the thumbnail and I'm just getting the contextual menu. If the shape/curve is filled, I can cmd+left+click and get a selection marquee. if it's just something I've traced, nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 I think this only works in Photo or Designer’s Pixel Persona. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenbeetle Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 I have it in Photo persona... Is there a menu or panel workaround? In Photoshop there's a Paths panel, and you can fill and stroke, and convert backwards and forwards to paths (curves) and marquee selection. The only obvious workaround is to make the shape, fill it, select it and delete the fill. But that's mad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted April 19 Staff Share Posted April 19 Hi @Greenbeetle, Welcome to Affinity Forums Yes, you have to create the shape, fill it and create the selection from the shape through the Layers panel In Designer. If you have Affinity Photo, with the Pen Tool still selected, you can go to the context toolbar and click the Selection button to convert it to a selection marquee. The shape do not need to be filled in this case, the path is enough. There's no similar panel as the Paths panel in Photoshop. Greenbeetle 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenbeetle Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 Aha! Brilliant. Actually that's tidier than Photoshop... good one. Much obliged, MEB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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