chill59 3 Posted January 28, 2017 I'm struggling to join two curves. Both end points sat on top of each other, both layers highlighted and both paths going in same direction. Click 'join curves' in node tool but nothing happens (curves don't join). What am I doing wrong? TIA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
obtusity 122 Posted January 28, 2017 Use the node tool. Select both curves (click one, Shift-click the second curve), then join curves button should work fine. (It will use a line to join the two closest end nodes, the points do not have to be directly on top of each other). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alfred 3,965 Posted January 28, 2017 What am I doing wrong? It's hard to say without seeing your file. From your description, it sounds as though it should work OK. Can you attach a sample file that demonstrates the problem? Alfred Affinity Designer 1.7.0.367 • Affinity Photo 1.7.0.367 • Windows 10 Home (4th gen Core i3 CPU)Affinity Photo for iPad 1.7.0.135 • Affinity Designer for iPad 1.7.0.9 • iOS 12.3.1 (iPad Air 2) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chill59 3 Posted January 28, 2017 It seems to be working now. I redrew one of the curves (a straight line actually) and now it joins no problem. Must have been a bit of a bug. Thanks for help. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R C-R 3,068 Posted January 28, 2017 You can only join open curves, so make sure neither of them is a closed shape. This is not always easy to do because there is no indication if a shape is closed or has two open end points on top of each other, so the only way I know to make sure is to try dragging one of the red nodes on each curve & see if a path segment connects it to another node in the original location. Undo each drag & if necessary use the break curve action to open the closed one(s). Affinity Photo 1.7.1, Affinity Designer 1.7.1, Affinity Publisher 1.7.1; macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 iMac (27-inch, Late 2012); 2.9GHz i5 CPU; NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M; 8GB RAMAffinity Photo 1.7.1.143 & Affinity Designer 1.7.1.1 for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iOS 12.3.1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alfred 3,965 Posted January 28, 2017 You can only join open curves, so make sure neither of them is a closed shape. This is not always easy to do because there is no indication if a shape is closed or has two open end points on top of each other.... That would explain it. The OP solved the problem by redrawing a straight line: the original "straight line" was probably a closed curve, such as might be formed by selecting a straight line and clicking on the 'Close curve' button on the Action toolbar. Alfred Affinity Designer 1.7.0.367 • Affinity Photo 1.7.0.367 • Windows 10 Home (4th gen Core i3 CPU)Affinity Photo for iPad 1.7.0.135 • Affinity Designer for iPad 1.7.0.9 • iOS 12.3.1 (iPad Air 2) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R C-R 3,068 Posted January 28, 2017 That would explain it. The OP solved the problem by redrawing a straight line: the original "straight line" was probably a closed curve, such as might be formed by selecting a straight line and clicking on the 'Close curve' button on the Action toolbar. It would be nice if the UI gave some obvious indication of this, like by using a different shape for open end nodes. Affinity Photo 1.7.1, Affinity Designer 1.7.1, Affinity Publisher 1.7.1; macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 iMac (27-inch, Late 2012); 2.9GHz i5 CPU; NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M; 8GB RAMAffinity Photo 1.7.1.143 & Affinity Designer 1.7.1.1 for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iOS 12.3.1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alfred 3,965 Posted January 28, 2017 It would be nice if the UI gave some obvious indication of this, like by using a different shape for open end nodes. Yes, it would. As I mentioned in another thread, the Layers tab in Serif DrawPlus clearly indicates "Curve" or "Closed Curve", as appropriate; in addition to something like this, it would be good to have a visual indicator on the canvas itself. Alfred Affinity Designer 1.7.0.367 • Affinity Photo 1.7.0.367 • Windows 10 Home (4th gen Core i3 CPU)Affinity Photo for iPad 1.7.0.135 • Affinity Designer for iPad 1.7.0.9 • iOS 12.3.1 (iPad Air 2) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uncle808us 39 Posted September 14, 2017 I can't get these curves to become one tree. Close curves.afphoto Mac MacBook Pro 15 in. OS X 10.9.5, Mid 2012 456.77 GB Affinity Design and Photo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MEB 7,192 Posted September 14, 2017 Hi uncle808us, Here's the file fixed: Close curves_MEB.afphoto With all nodes selected, drag the nodes of one side over the other so the tree three becomes complete (you can deselect the tree now). Then draw a small rectangle (of other shape) inside the tree three area. Add (boolean operation) the tree three and the shape you just created a you will get a clean result (without the line in the middle). Affinity Quick Reference | Call for Camera Images Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uncle808us 39 Posted September 14, 2017 How'd you do that? Teach a man to fish. 1 adamo000 reacted to this Mac MacBook Pro 15 in. OS X 10.9.5, Mid 2012 456.77 GB Affinity Design and Photo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MEB 7,192 Posted September 14, 2017 I explained in the previous post already while you were replying. Affinity Quick Reference | Call for Camera Images Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uncle808us 39 Posted September 14, 2017 25 minutes ago, MEB said: Hi uncle808us, Here's the file fixed: Close curves_MEB.afphoto With all nodes selected, drag the nodes of one side over the other so the three becomes complete (you can deselect the three now). Then draw a small rectangle (of other shape) inside the three area. Add (boolean operation) the three and the shape you just created a you will get a clean result (without the line in the middle). Is it three or tree? I'm confused. (nothing new me being confused.) Mac MacBook Pro 15 in. OS X 10.9.5, Mid 2012 456.77 GB Affinity Design and Photo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MEB 7,192 Posted September 14, 2017 Oh sorry! It's tree of course The same typo "tree" times!!! 1 Alfred reacted to this Affinity Quick Reference | Call for Camera Images Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uncle808us 39 Posted September 14, 2017 Just now, MEB said: Oh sorry! It's tree of course I thought so I can't find the boolean operator in photo . Mac MacBook Pro 15 in. OS X 10.9.5, Mid 2012 456.77 GB Affinity Design and Photo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MEB 7,192 Posted September 14, 2017 Go to menu Layer ▸ Geometry ▸ Add. You can also add the boolean operators to the main toolbar right clicking on it and selecting Customise Toolbar... (you may need to scroll the buttons down a little to see them). There's a group there called Operations similar to what you find in Designer. Just drag them to the main toolbar on top. This is only needed when you are editing a single shape composed by two (or more paths) rather than two separate shapes. You can also break it in two shapes using Divide then perform an Add operation as usual. Affinity Quick Reference | Call for Camera Images Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R C-R 3,068 Posted September 14, 2017 26 minutes ago, uncle808us said: I can't get these curves to become one tree. It isn't obvious but each of the two curves in your Curves (note the plural) layer is a closed shape. (You can see this by temporarily changing the stroke setting from none to any width.) So since the "Join curves" action will not join closed curves, it won't have any effect, even if you use the Divide operation to split the Curves layer into two Curve layers. One simple way to join the two pieces is to use the Divide operation to get two layers & with snapping enabled drag one of them until its straight side aligns with the straight side of the other one. Now select both & use the "Add" operation to combine them into one curve. Note that because of the somewhat buggy nature of the boolean operations, this may produce extra nodes, but for your file it does not. 1 carl123 reacted to this Affinity Photo 1.7.1, Affinity Designer 1.7.1, Affinity Publisher 1.7.1; macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 iMac (27-inch, Late 2012); 2.9GHz i5 CPU; NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M; 8GB RAMAffinity Photo 1.7.1.143 & Affinity Designer 1.7.1.1 for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iOS 12.3.1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uncle808us 39 Posted September 14, 2017 Thanks guys. Solved! Mac MacBook Pro 15 in. OS X 10.9.5, Mid 2012 456.77 GB Affinity Design and Photo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
