Adding/Combining Curves and Pen Lines

[SamOfAllThings]

I'm trying out some basic shape stuff in Designer for Windows and I'm unable to Add a straight Pen line and a rectangle together (I'm trying to create a drip effect). However whenever I select both the rectangle and the line and try to Add them together the line disappears. Same thing happens when I attempt to combine them as well. I've tried shifting the layer order around and still nothing. I've attached an image to show where I am at the moment and what I'm trying to achieve. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!

 

 

[MEB]

Hi SamOfAllThings,

Welcome to Affinity Forums :)

It's not possible to perform geometric operations (boolean operations) between a line and a shape in Affinity. A line doesn't define an enclosed area.

To do want you what want you have to convert the line (its stroke) into a shape first going to menu Layer ▸ Expand Stroke. You can then add or subtract it to/from a shape.