shepo Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Hi I am confused to how pen stroke weight/ fill colour are set by default. I draw a line set the stroke to 1 point black then start a new stroke and it reverts to 0pt no colour. Thanks Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted May 27, 2016 Staff Share Posted May 27, 2016 Hi Jake, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) Select the line with the fill/stroke properties you want to become default then click Synchronise defaults from selection in the main toolbar (the blue cloud icon with an up white arrow). Affinity Designer will use the attributes of that selection from now on to create new lines/objects. You can reset the attributes back to their defaults (grey fill/no stroke), clicking on the Revert defaults icon (on the right of the Synchronise defaults from selection icon). Magic Mark not Mike, Leigh and mehenninger 3 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepo Posted May 27, 2016 Author Share Posted May 27, 2016 :) thanks - simple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 You can reset the attributes back to their defaults (grey fill/no stroke), clicking on the Revert defaults icon (on the right of the Synchronise defaults from selection icon). Is there any way (even with a hack) to change these defaults? The default grey fill is so light on my iMac that if I am working with a document with a transparent background new shapes often blend into the checkerboard background display that I have a hard time seeing them. At least for me, 50% grey would be a much more desirable default fill color. 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...
Tekl Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Is there a way to set defaults not only for the current document but also for new documents? At least it should be possible to select a style before drawing a rectangle etc. (in Affinity Photo). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toltec Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 If you go Edit > Defaults > Save it will remember Line and Fill settings for new documents but for more complex stuff you need to save styles. mehenninger 1 Quote Windows PCs. Photo and Designer, latest non-beta versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rael Harris Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 (edited) On 5/27/2016 at 5:23 AM, MEB said: Select the line with the fill/stroke properties you want to become default then click Synchronise defaults from selection in the main toolbar (the blue cloud icon with an up white arrow). Affinity Designer will use the attributes of that selection from now on to create new lines/objects. You can reset the attributes back to their defaults (grey fill/no stroke), clicking on the Revert defaults icon (on the right of the Synchronise defaults from selection icon). Hi MEB, I'm finding that this feature doesn't work for me. I want my pen tool to match the setting I have in the image attached. But after synching, it still reverts to a 0.3px solid line every time I try. What am I doing wrong? Edited November 25, 2019 by Rael Harris Duplicate picture removed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rael Harris Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_Tim Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Did this ever get resolved? I'm having the exact same issue - it doesn't synchronise the defaults from selection for me either 😞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbhumphrey Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 (edited) Same issue exactly. THis program is quite disappointing if they cant the basics right. on version 1.8.6, Mac Big Sur, 11.0.1 Edited November 14, 2020 by gbhumphrey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziplock9000 Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 I'm having this issue now. I select a pen/size etc, click sync and when I make a new shape it ignores them aforetaste 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_Tim Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Ye, I still get the issue. Unfortunately I just have to work around it by just drawing shapes then using the 'paste style' option from something that I've already created. It's a bit annoying/frustrating that it doesn't work. Actually!... What I've notice is that it synchronises the defaults for the stroke setting but not the fill setting depending on what tool you are using... When using the picture frame tool - I selected the square on the left, hit 'synchronise defaults from selection' and it kept the colour and weight of the stroke, but not the fill. This is the same with the pen tool. Picture Frame Example: However, when using the rectangle tool, the 'synchronise defaults from selection' button will apply all of the settings to new geometry created - see below. Rectangle Tool: ziplock9000 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirpy Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Yes, this synchronize defaults feature does not work for me for the Pen tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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