Mr. K Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 How do I mirror objects?: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bri-Toon Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 It couldn't be simpler. These icons on the main toolbar. pplaut 1 Quote The website is still a work in progress. The "Comics" and "Shop" sections are not yet ready. Feel free to connect with me and let me know what you like or what can be improved. You can contact me here, on my contact page, YouTube channel, or Twitter account. Thanks and have a great day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. K Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 I should have said I want to mirror across a certain point, and I would like to duplicate the mirrored object(s) at the same time. That's what I mean by mirror. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Perhaps a solution:1- Copy and paste the shape on itself.2- Flip one of the shapes as bleduc suggested.3- Adjust the alignment and the desired distance between the two shapes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bri-Toon Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 If you mean to have a divider to act as a mirror and mirror the objects in some form of symmetry, then I don't think there is a way to do that. But there is an alternative for when working with multiple shapes. Select all the objects you want mirrored, and flip them vertically. Then click on the Rotation Center icon. Align the center point at the very middle "side" of your selection. Now rotate the selection while holding Shift to constrain it in 15 degree increments. Quote The website is still a work in progress. The "Comics" and "Shop" sections are not yet ready. Feel free to connect with me and let me know what you like or what can be improved. You can contact me here, on my contact page, YouTube channel, or Twitter account. Thanks and have a great day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. K Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 This is something I can do with my CAD program. It is a very powerful tool. There are obvious workarounds. I will add this a a wish list request. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aammppaa Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Perhaps I am not fully understanding the question... but if you want to create a mirrored, duplicate of an object, that remains editable (so that changing the original also updates the mirrored copy) then you can do so with Symbols. Make the original object into a Symbol Drag a new instance of the Symbol onto the page Flip it (horizontally / vertically) and align so that the axis of reflection lies between the two Symbols Now you have a live mirror, where changes are reflected across to the other side. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdT6IgtAgBE Bri-Toon 1 Quote Win10 Home x64 | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X @ 3.7GHz | 48 GB RAM | 1TB SSD | nVidia GTX 1660 | Wacom Intuos Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. K Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share Posted March 18, 2017 Nope... Something like the way it works with Vectorworks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2XUPAvkVcc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aammppaa Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Ah - OK. That is clear now. Quote Win10 Home x64 | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X @ 3.7GHz | 48 GB RAM | 1TB SSD | nVidia GTX 1660 | Wacom Intuos Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. K Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share Posted March 18, 2017 Can you see how powerful a tool that is? I use it all the time in Vectorworks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bri-Toon Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 That does look very useful indeed, and that would be an excellent addition to Designer. It wouldn't hurt making that as a feature request. Quote The website is still a work in progress. The "Comics" and "Shop" sections are not yet ready. Feel free to connect with me and let me know what you like or what can be improved. You can contact me here, on my contact page, YouTube channel, or Twitter account. Thanks and have a great day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mischugo Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 How long should user wait for this feature? It's one of the MUST HAVE features. I'm so sorry, but i can't understand that it is not (like a lot of other ...) Cheers Now, 1 hour later – pain in the a** It is so incredibly difficult to work quickly and 100% exactly. Especially when mirroring I need to trace an anchor. In Illustrator 17 minutes, in Photoshop 21 minutes ... In Affinity designer - I've been working on it for an hour ... You can all say I'm too stupid. Ok, but why is it so fast with the other programs? I really think to go back to the s**t club of adobe :-( And btw. the text on path tool is the same adventure. I get all, but nothing like expected. Over all to complicated Have a break for today, my brain gets nervous Quote Die Now Live Later - KMFDM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted May 10, 2017 Staff Share Posted May 10, 2017 Hi Mr K, Currently there's no Mirror Tool in Designer. The only way to get a similar result is using Symbols as @Aammppaa described. You can use them to create a "live mirror" (with one or more mirror faces) which may help in certain situations. For CAD use it may not be flexible enough for quick edits/creating objects. I'm moving this thread to the Feature Requests section. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie F. Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 This is one of the reasons why I'm still using AI. So yes, please introduce this function to AD. This is a must and a basic tool for vector editing, Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nezumi Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Fun fact: live symmetry tool (with one or many number of angles) is present in... 1995 Deluxe Paint for Amiga computer. I was kind of shocked to find it lately on Amiga emulator. And it works pretty damn well. In modern software its available in free Krita, in Paintstorm Studio, in Autodesk Sketchbook on my tablet an in variety of different types of software. Where its NOT available is Photoshop and Affinity Photo... Industry standard and industry standard wannabe (I hope it will be). Illustrator has it implemented in extra awkward way - instead of one click solution it needs setup like I am freaking trying to land a rocket on a flying comet. Frustrates the hell out of me. When I am working on quick concepts I am starting in Krita to block symmetric shapes. Then I go through another free software - Inkscape - to trace that concept there because... Well you know exactly why. And then I can finalize things in Affinity Designer. I know you guys cant work on everything. But understanding doesn't take my pain away ;) Life symmetry, knife tool, transforming selected groups of nodes, warping options for vectors - those are absolute must have to work comfortably without jumping between 3+ different programs. Rant mode off. Good luck devs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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