2.6.2 Crashing when exporting PDF files

[nmuzekari]

I read through previous threads, I did a factory reset didn't work

tried playing around with the language, didn't work

I converted my text to curves, didn't work

Crashes as soon as I export to PDF

[nmuzekari]

TEST is not crashing when exporting to PDF

TEST 3 is crashing

TEST.afdesign~lock~ TEST 3.afdesign

[Old Bruce]

For what it is worth I am on Mac OS.

First I did a save as and then took a look at the new file. I had a crash as soon as I tried to export to PDF (for print) here is the crash report.

Affinity Designer 2 Affinity Store-2025-04-30-104258.ips

I reopened the file and deleted everything that was hidden plus I deleted the PNG file that was off of the artboard and tried exporting again. Success.

TEST 3 bruce.pdf

[nmuzekari]

Thank you Old Bruce, I'll keep that in mind!

[NathanC]

Can confirm I can replicate this crash on Windows. It appears to be the 'Paragon Crown' curve that was triggering the crash for me. The curve's Stroke has a pressure graph applied to remove the stroke, if the curve's pressure is reset or the stroke is removed by changing the line style, this prevents the crash. I have encountered this issue once before on a separate user's file, so I'll get this logged and linked to that issue internally.

To workaround this issue moving forward, I'd recommend using the 'No Line' Style for the stroke instead of adjusting the pressure.