adrm Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 (Copied from the Windows Beta forum) Although the current "duplicate object" functionality is quite nice (although it can probably be streamlined), I really hope it will be expanded upon. In particular, I'd like to be able to:1 Select an object2 Activate "Duplicate Matrix" (or whatever it would be called)3 Drag to a different X - Y coordinate and drop4 Select number of copies in the X and Y directions (using the mouse wheel?) These copies will then be placed between the original object and the new dropped one in ghosted form I should still be able to adjust both the position of the dropped "target" and the number of copies while the tool is "live"5 Commit the duplicationBeing able to add random "jitter" to the copies, e.g. rotation, scale, would be nice too. Also, I haven't found a way to do a similar thing (but not as a matrix) along a path (curve) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NURBS Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 This functionality is usually called Array (In CAD software) and is very useful. Both rectangular and polar arrays. Would give my left ear to be able to do this in any drawing software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted July 5, 2016 Staff Share Posted July 5, 2016 Hi NURBS, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) There's already a Replicate/Blend tool planned (check Affinity Designer's roadmap) that i believe will cover those use cases (or at least part of them). Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NURBS Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Thanks MEB, looking forward to new tools, and further improved existing ones. You guys have a great piece of software already.. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akapraf Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Windows beta test : 1: Add duplicate: Alt + rotate ( rotate and duplicate in the same time ) Alt + scale ( scale and duplicate in the same time ) 2: Transform panel: Add Duplicate number of copies that is connected to rotation and scale Ex: Rotate 15 degree and duplicate 10 times ( something similar to Ctrl+ j Method, just that is automatically ) Transform panel bug at rotation? - If you change the rotation center pivot, and you rotate the object from the transform panel, the rotation is calculated still from the middle of the object Missing function : - Add Perspective Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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