tokai Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Hi, just bored and playing around a bit with Designer to get to know the application better (a good way to kill some time :) ). So… I made this little keyboard (2D) and now I want to transform it into a more 3D-ish shape (like the trapezoid below.) How the heck can I do this? :blink: I'm quite sure I saw some perspective transform tool sometime, but I can't find it anymore... but maybe I'm confusing it with another application? When the keyboard group is activated and I go with the mouse to the top middle circular drag thingy I get the option to transform it into a parallelogram, but not into a trapezoid. Help please! :) curtissimo 1 Quote 3D and 2D hobby(art)ist. You can follow me on Twitter: @binaryriot or Instagram: binaryriot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted July 30, 2016 Staff Share Posted July 30, 2016 Hi tokay, There isn't a Perspective Tool or Filter in Affinity Designer. Only Affinity Photo have them, so it's quite difficult/laborious to do what you want in Designer. We already have a Mesh Warp distortion tool in Designer's roadmap. curtissimo 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tokai Posted July 30, 2016 Author Share Posted July 30, 2016 Ah… that's where I remember the function from… too bad Photo makes a pixel layer out of it. :lol: Quote 3D and 2D hobby(art)ist. You can follow me on Twitter: @binaryriot or Instagram: binaryriot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spesh Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Good afternoon. When will the "Perspective" tool be introduced? RobSuper and curtissimo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Inkscape has a LPE (LivePathEffect) called Perspective/Envelope which does what you want now: Cheers P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matisso Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 It's been a year and a half since this was posted and we're still waiting for it… I'm just working on a logo in AD and need this transformation so badly. It's a shame we need to revert to other apps with such a basic feature, guys! regards, Matt Mr. Doodlezz, RobSuper and Jowday 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Doodlezz Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Hey guys, just today again I really could’ve used this function – or at least very a similar function with the same result – as well. Maybe this could at least get added to the mentioned roadmap? At this point I’d rather have this feature instead of the Mesh Warp filter which I personally find pretty imprecise for a simple perspective transform like shown in the attached file. As I create mostly simplistic and »clean« logos or imagery in apps like AD or AI I never really had any use for it as far as I can recall – but that’s very subjective of course. As Matt already stated it’s a bummer we need come up with work arounds for (simple?) missing features like this. Greetings Dennis perspective_transform.mp4 Jowday, RobSuper and curtissimo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jowday Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 On 12/7/2017 at 8:52 PM, MrDoodlezz said: At this point I’d rather have this feature instead of the Mesh Warp filter which I personally find pretty imprecise for a simple perspective transform like shown in the attached file. As I create mostly simplistic and »clean« logos or imagery in apps like AD or AI I never really had any use for it as far as I can recall – but that’s very subjective of course. As Matt already stated it’s a bummer we need come up with work arounds for (simple?) missing features like this. Agreed. curtissimo and McSpidey 2 Quote "The user interface is supposed to work for me - I am not supposed to work for the user interface." Computer-, operating system- and software agnostic; I am a result oriented professional. Look for a fanboy somewhere else. “When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.” ― Confucius Not an Affinity user og forum user anymore. The software continued to disappoint and not deliver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remi McGill Audiokinetic Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 I second this, a simple perspective warp would be very valuable, since we we already have a skew I was quite surprised that this was not there when I needed it. I could live without a mesh warp for a while, but it feels like a broken workflow to not have a perspective warp as it's so common a need (and feels like an extension of the skew feature). When I needed this this was the first time I have had to resort to going back to photoshop to get it (And thereby creating a baked in non editable part of my composition). Thanks for all you do, Designer is a great application. Przemysław and curtissimo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtissimo Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Hello, Affinity friends. I, too, have yearned for this functionality since first purchasing Affinity Designer years ago. I am a proud owner of all of the Affinity Serif products, and use them for business and personal uses nearly every day. They are invaluable in my work as a software developer and educator. Is there any published timeline for adding perspective warp/transform to Affinity Designer? If not, what about trapezoidal shear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtissimo Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 On 7/30/2016 at 3:24 PM, MEB said: Hi tokay, There isn't a Perspective Tool or Filter in Affinity Designer. Only Affinity Photo have them, so it's quite difficult/laborious to do what you want in Designer. We already have a Mesh Warp distortion tool in Designer's roadmap. The link to that roadmap no longer works. Is there a working URL to view the Affinity Designer roadmap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BofG Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 13 minutes ago, curtissimo said: If not, what about trapezoidal shear? That's already possible. You can drag the stem of the central control handle or type a value into the transform panel. Edit: unless you want a non parallelogram. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 26 minutes ago, curtissimo said: If not, what about trapezoidal shear? Like so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtissimo Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 18 minutes ago, BofG said: That's already possible. You can drag the stem of the central control handle or type a value into the transform panel. Edit: unless you want a non parallelogram. I want a non-parallelogram. 🤷♂️ BofG 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtissimo Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 4 minutes ago, PixelPest said: Like so? That is really awesome for a rectangle! Thanks for showing that to me. Unfortunately, I want to be able to apply that kind of transformation to a group or complex path. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 37 minutes ago, curtissimo said: Unfortunately, I want to be able to apply that kind of transformation to a group or complex path. That's what I expected next. 🤭 Nope for AffinityDesigner (yes for Inkscape). Mr. Doodlezz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BofG Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 12 minutes ago, PixelPest said: (yes for Inkscape) It always amazes me how the people behind that can make such amazing functionality feel so painful to use. It does make me appreciate how frictionless Affinity is (in the most). Mr. Doodlezz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Yes this functionality hurts: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtissimo Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 26 minutes ago, PixelPest said: That's what I expected next. 🤭 Nope for AffinityDesigner (yes for Inkscape). I have a love/hate relationship with Inkscape. I have it installed primarily to use for this reason. Maybe Designer can get an "Open in Inkscape" option. LOLZ. Mr. Doodlezz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BofG Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 9 minutes ago, PixelPest said: Yes this functionality hurts: Exactly! Why have a massive panel show up with thousands of input fields when really what the user needs is to select the node tool to live edit?? - and yet that info is nowhere to be seen!! And then if you use the 'envelope distort' you get buttons next to the input fields for "edit on canvas" - no node tool required. Baffling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 nag nag. There are more options; Entry fields for matching values, Checkboxes for horizontally/vertically symmetrical alignments, setting parameters as defaults. History of the development is a totally different one from AD and it´s still used in scientific applications and environments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconoclast Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 For perspective drawing, you could also create a scaffold with pathes first (horizon, vanishing points and perspective construction lines), reduce them to one layer and lock them. Then you can draw along the construction lines or create rectangles and other figures and adapt them to the scaffold by dragging their nodes. Not verry convenient (Inkscape has at least rotatable guidelines for such things), but it would work. Possibly easier than the perspective tools of some programs, that are - in my opinion - sometimes so unwieldy, that it drives you crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BofG Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 51 minutes ago, PixelPest said: nag nag. It took me a while to reply as I've realised the error of my ways and decided to switch to Lynx as my web browser. 😀 On a serious note, do you know of any way/extension for InkScape to get "scrubby" type zoom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 5 minutes ago, BofG said: On a serious note, do you know of any way/extension for InkScape to get "scrubby" type zoom That escapes me due a language barrier I guess. Anny other "formula" available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BofG Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 3 minutes ago, PixelPest said: That escapes me due a language barrier I guess. Anny other "formula" available? Like in Designer, where with the zoom tool you hold the mouse button down and moving the mouse left zooms out and right zooms in progressively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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