Mr. K Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Is there a way to show all objects that have been pulled off the artboard? I know I can do a select all to highlight them, but what about seeing them to know they are there even when they are not selected? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Hi Mr K, "Display", "Display Mode", uncheck "Attach to Canvas" or simply type \ (anti slash) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hokusai Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 reglico, You were close :) , it is "View/View Mode/ and uncheck "Clip to Canvas". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. K Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 The anti slash works fine. Thanks. Oddly when I add artboards the canvas changes to a light grey and then what ever is placed on the canvas shows no matter what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 The anti slash works fine. Thanks. Oddly when I add artboards the canvas changes to a light grey and then what ever is placed on the canvas shows no matter what. It is tricky for artboards. "Clip to Canvas" is greyed out & cannot be used in artboard mode. Items that are children of an artboard are shown clipped to the artboard if they are partially on & partially off the artboard, but if they are dragged completely off the artboard they are no longer children & are shown unclipped on the canvas, the same as objects created off of any artboard to begin with. Also, Preferences > User Interface has separate settings for canvas Background Gray Level & Artboard Background Gray Level, so when you are in artboard mode it uses the latter setting. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 reglico, You were close :) , it is "View/View Mode/ and uncheck "Clip to Canvas". Hokusai, thanks for the correction. :) I would have done better to attach a screenshot as I usually do to palliate my bad English !!! :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hokusai Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 reglico, No worries! You were close enough to get anyone in the right area and most importantly, you had the right keyboard shortcut! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjdesign Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 My "clip to canvas" option is greyed out so i cannot change it. It's set checked "on" but I am unable to view objects off my artboards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 12 minutes ago, kjdesign said: My "clip to canvas" option is greyed out so i cannot change it. It's set checked "on" but I am unable to view objects off my artboards. Welcome to the Serif Affinity Forums, @kjdesign. As @R C-R said: On 3/16/2017 at 12:14 AM, R C-R said: It is tricky for artboards. "Clip to Canvas" is greyed out & cannot be used in artboard mode. 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...
Staff MEB Posted July 26, 2018 Staff Share Posted July 26, 2018 Hi kjdesign, Welcome to Affinity Forums You can only see then when they are placed completely outside the artboard. Objects crossing its boundaries will only visible inside the artboard area. kjdesign 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjdesign Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Thank you MEB! what a relief ; ) I couldn't imagine working without my piles of discards all around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
im not bob Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Once in "artboard mode" (if you've resized using the artboard tool), you can no longer use "View Mode > Clip to Canvas" (the option is grey / unusable). You'll have to delete all your artboards to see things outside of the canvas. When deleting artboards, you get a dialog that allows you to keep your objects (phew) -- so just the artboard is deleted, and then you can use "View Mode > Clip to Canvas" again to see stuff outside the canvas. Seems like after deleting artboard1 the canvas retains the dimensions of artboard1. ThatMe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted May 12, 2022 Staff Share Posted May 12, 2022 Hi @im not bob, Welcome to affinity Forums 19 hours ago, im not bob said: You'll have to delete all your artboards to see things outside of the canvas. This is not correct. You can still see object outside the artboard area as long as they are fully placed outside the artboard. Only objects that cross the boundaries of the artboard are not visible outside the artboard area (the area laying inside the artboard remains visible). Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArthurClaus Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 (edited) On 3/16/2017 at 1:14 AM, R C-R said: Also, Preferences > User Interface has separate settings for canvas Background Gray Level & Artboard Background Gray Level, so when you are in artboard mode it uses the latter setting. Hello there! Do you know if there’s an Artboard Background Gray Level setting for iPad? Or it is just on desktop? I only see the Background one. Edited June 9, 2022 by ArthurClaus Mistake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 50 minutes ago, ArthurClaus said: Do you know if there’s an Artboard Background Gray Level setting for iPad? AFAIK, there is only one for both. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArthurClaus Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 8 hours ago, R C-R said: AFAIK, there is only one for both. Uh, that’s unfortunate. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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