Popple Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Hello I always used the grid in Serif DrawPlus V8. When I created a new document it would open with the grid visible keeping the settings I had set in the tools options dialog. However, with Affinity, when I create a new document it doesn't have the grid visible. When I use the option to show the grid it shows the automatic grid with basic selected, and the grid size is set to 1.004". I have to change it by unchecking the automatic grid, changing to advanced and then every time it has lost my subdivisions and has them set at 1 rather than 4. I need the grid to be set to 1" grid with 1/4" subdivisions. Why I am having to set this every time I make a new document? Surely there must be somewhere in the software to set this as my default? How can I get what I need from this new software? I have checked the manual and the help files. Either I am searching for the wrong topic or this software cannot do what I need it to. Please advise. Thank you for any help you can offer me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums, Popple. :) I'm not aware of an Affinity Designer equivalent to the 'Options' settings in DrawPlus, but as a workaround you could set up a document the way you want it and then save it for use as a template. For a new document using the same grid, you would simply load your template document, immediately 'Save As...' to a new name, and then continue from there. Popple 1 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popple Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 Thank you Alfred. I have done that.But I was hoping for something more permanent as there's always the danger of forgetting to do a save as! Surely this must be something that other users would need too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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