Affinity Photo | Preserving Curves when creating a Mask or Selection

[JulianVen]

I don't know if this has already been commented in another post (I searched and found nothing directly related with this).

Currently (in Affinity Photo V2.5.5) when you create a curve with the pen tool and click on the [Selection] button the curve is lost. I think it would be interesting to have an option to preserve the curve. Most of the time it's necessary to re-use the curves to make new or alternative selections or to generate another type of effects.

An easy way to preserve a curve would be by Alt + clicking the [Selection] button.

Every time I need to make a selection from a curve, I have to go through the extra steps of duplicating the curve first, but I often forget, lose the curve and then have to recreate it.

[NotMyFault]

You may Use selection from layer, but this requires the shape to be filled.

[JulianVen]

23 minutes ago, NotMyFault said:

You may Use selection from layer, but this requires the shape to be filled.

Nice!

"Select Menu > Selection from Layer (CTRL + Shift + O)" or "CTRL+click the Curve"

Thank you @NotMyFault