*mark Posted January 31 Posted January 31 I used the shape tool ONCE to create a donut. Now all shapes, all sizes, every time, are donuts. Can't see anything obvious to disable all shapes from being donuts and revert to being shape tool - I've tried severals searches but all I can find is how to create donuts and that seems rather easier than turning them off... Can someone enlighten me? Thx Quote
PaulEC Posted January 31 Posted January 31 How are you trying to select the various shape tools? You need to right click on the Shape Tool with the small arrow on the corner to open the dialogue to choose another tool. ice_video_20250131-163158.mp4 Quote Acer XC-895 : Core i5-10400 Hexa-core 2.90 GHz : 32GB RAM : Intel UHD Graphics 630 : Windows 11 Home Affinity Publisher 2 : Affinity Photo 2 : Affinity Designer 2 : (latest release versions) on desktop and iPad "Beware of false knowledge, it is more dangerous than ignorance." (GBS)
*mark Posted January 31 Author Posted January 31 Exactly as you're doing it. See where you selected the donut tool, then went to another shape, and it reverts to that shape. Well every option I use, I get a triangular donut, a tear shaped donut, a square donut etc... the tool won't go back to the normal shapes - everything is a donut! 😟 I've tried the tool in other documents and its works fine. I saved and reopened the original document and I'm back to 'default donut on all shapes' - so I guess there must a setting somewhere (not obvious) to cancel 'donut' mode... Quote
Old Bruce Posted January 31 Posted January 31 Here is my wild stab in the dark. Do you have a large stroke applied to the shapes? That could result in something that looks like it is a "donut" shape. You could try hitting the Revert Defaults button on the Context toolbar. Select the Shape tool and hit that, it will take you back to the default. When all else fails I fall back on the advice from Roy in The IT Crowd; "Have your tried turning it on and off again?". Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.6 Affinity Designer 2.5.7 | Affinity Photo 2.5.7 | Affinity Publisher 2.5.7 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that.
Old Bruce Posted January 31 Posted January 31 Here is my wild stab in the dark. Do you have a large stroke applied to the shapes? That could result in something that looks like it is a "donut" shape. You could try hitting the Revert Defaults button on the Context toolbar. Select the Shape tool and hit that, it will take you back to the default. When all else fails I fall back on the advice from Roy in The IT Crowd; "Have your tried turning it on and off again?". Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.6 Affinity Designer 2.5.7 | Affinity Photo 2.5.7 | Affinity Publisher 2.5.7 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that.
PaulEC Posted January 31 Posted January 31 2 hours ago, *mark said: every option I use, I get a triangular donut, a tear shaped donut, a square donut etc... Sorry, I misunderstood your original post, I thought you were getting an actual Donut shape, rather than the right shape but with a hole in it! In that case, I think Old Bruce has hit the nail on the head! Quote Acer XC-895 : Core i5-10400 Hexa-core 2.90 GHz : 32GB RAM : Intel UHD Graphics 630 : Windows 11 Home Affinity Publisher 2 : Affinity Photo 2 : Affinity Designer 2 : (latest release versions) on desktop and iPad "Beware of false knowledge, it is more dangerous than ignorance." (GBS)
Pšenda Posted February 1 Posted February 1 6 hours ago, *mark said: Well every option I use, I get a triangular donut, a tear shaped donut, a square donut etc... the tool won't go back to the normal shapes - everything is a donut! 😟 Screenshot? So that we don't have to guess what shape of "donut" you actually mean. PaulEC 1 Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.7.2948 (Retail) Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130.
*mark Posted February 1 Author Posted February 1 @psenda - You really don't have to guess or need a screenshot - all the shapes are donuts Quote
*mark Posted February 1 Author Posted February 1 7 hours ago, Old Bruce said: When all else fails I fall back on the advice from Roy in The IT Crowd; "Have your tried turning it on and off again?". Yes Bruce, as I've already said: I've tried the tool in other documents and its works fine. I saved and reopened the original document and I'm back to 'default donut on all shapes' - so I guess there must a setting somewhere (not obvious) to cancel 'donut' mode... Quote
PaulEC Posted February 1 Posted February 1 22 minutes ago, *mark said: You really don't have to guess or need a screenshot - all the shapes are donuts The confusing thing is that there is a specific shape called a donut. There are other shapes which also have a hole in the centre, so referring to any shape with a hole in it as a donut is not exactly helpful! As they say, "a picture is worth a thousand words!" Oufti, Pšenda, markw and 1 other 4 Quote Acer XC-895 : Core i5-10400 Hexa-core 2.90 GHz : 32GB RAM : Intel UHD Graphics 630 : Windows 11 Home Affinity Publisher 2 : Affinity Photo 2 : Affinity Designer 2 : (latest release versions) on desktop and iPad "Beware of false knowledge, it is more dangerous than ignorance." (GBS)
R C-R Posted February 1 Posted February 1 1 hour ago, *mark said: @psenda - You really don't have to guess or need a screenshot - all the shapes are donuts We do need to see what you are seeing because as @PaulEC explained in Affinity a donut is a specific kind of 'quick shape' -- a toroidal shape made with the Donut Tool. There is no tool for making a "triangular donut" or "square donut," etc. Pšenda 1 Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.5.7 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 All 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7
Pšenda Posted February 1 Posted February 1 7 hours ago, *mark said: are donuts So two concentric circles? Does this mean that no matter what Quick Shape Tool you switch to (changing the tool icon in the Tools Panel), the Donut Tool remains selected internally? Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.7.2948 (Retail) Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130.
*mark Posted February 1 Author Posted February 1 This is the screenshot - the only thing I can do, is alter the stroke width and colour - of my transparent shape, which wasn't happening until I used the donut tool - and from thereon all I get is a transparent shape with an outline - I can't undo to achieve the usual filled shape as it is... normally... Quote
PaulEC Posted February 1 Posted February 1 So, just checking, what you have is shapes similar to those on the left, and what you want is for them to be like those on the right? If so the difference is that the ones on the left have a stroke but no fill, while the ones on the right have a fill with no stroke. I have no idea what using the donut tool has to do with this, unless you set the stroke with no fill on it, in which case you'll get the same defaults with all shapes until you change or remove the default settings. R C-R 1 Quote Acer XC-895 : Core i5-10400 Hexa-core 2.90 GHz : 32GB RAM : Intel UHD Graphics 630 : Windows 11 Home Affinity Publisher 2 : Affinity Photo 2 : Affinity Designer 2 : (latest release versions) on desktop and iPad "Beware of false knowledge, it is more dangerous than ignorance." (GBS)
Old Bruce Posted February 1 Posted February 1 4 hours ago, *mark said: ... the only thing I can do, is alter the stroke width and colour - of my transparent shape, which... Choose the Move tool, the solid black arrow, second from the top. Select one of the "donut shapes". Look at your Context Toolbar. Choose a fill colour. This screenshot is from Designer but it should be the same process for Photo. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.6 Affinity Designer 2.5.7 | Affinity Photo 2.5.7 | Affinity Publisher 2.5.7 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that.
R C-R Posted February 1 Posted February 1 2 hours ago, Old Bruce said: Choose the Move tool, the solid black arrow, second from the top. Select one of the "donut shapes". Look at your Context Toolbar. Choose a fill colour. This screenshot is from Designer but it should be the same process for Photo. Or if you want to set one specific fill color for multiple vector objects (including ones drawn with the Pen Tool & all of the quick shapes) & text objects select all of them & use the Color panel to set the fill color there. Note that the tooltip in AP calls it the "Background color" but as the help topic mentions it is actually the fill color for these object types. @*mark, the fill & stroke settings for quick shapes are 'sticky,' meaning that if for instance you draw a Donut with no fill color or after drawing it set its fill to no color, all the shape tools will continue to draw shapes with no fill until you set one to use a fill color. At that point all the quick shape tools will continue to use that fill color until you change it. The Pen Tool includes its own sticky "Use Fill" setting which can be set in that tool's context toolbar, so if it is disabled the Pen Tool will not fill vector shapes drawn with it. Finally, you may want to consider using the vector content defaults system to control stroke, fill & text attributes. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.5.7 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 All 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7
*mark Posted February 1 Author Posted February 1 Thanks for your patience and help everyone. I was clicking on 'no-fill' thinking it would uncheck and fill white. I associated the problem with the donut tool, as it wasn't doing 'no fill with outline' until I had experimented with the donut tool. I have no excuses 🤦🏻♂️ Appreciate your patience 👍🏻 Quote
PaulEC Posted February 1 Posted February 1 🙂👍 Quote Acer XC-895 : Core i5-10400 Hexa-core 2.90 GHz : 32GB RAM : Intel UHD Graphics 630 : Windows 11 Home Affinity Publisher 2 : Affinity Photo 2 : Affinity Designer 2 : (latest release versions) on desktop and iPad "Beware of false knowledge, it is more dangerous than ignorance." (GBS)
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