Raskolnikov Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 1 minute ago, Alfred said: Those look like thick curved strokes with little lines across them. Am I missing something? You're right, strokes. but I would need them to be not strokes of a line, but 2 parallel lines. Anyway i can still live without it (at the moment... haha) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 15 minutes ago, Raskolnikov said: I would need them to be not strokes of a line, but 2 parallel lines If you expand the stroke, you can apply a stroke to the new shape. 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...
R C-R Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 37 minutes ago, Raskolnikov said: You're right, strokes. but I would need them to be not strokes of a line, but 2 parallel lines. Do you really need pairs of parallel lines? Unless they are joined into shapes, they can't be filled with color, like in the pipes example. 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...
Raskolnikov Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 I will continue experimenting with what you have explain me. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 To continue in the same direction as @ Alfred, if you want to keep the lines parallel with (or without) filling but without closing at the ends, you can draw a line and duplicate it (on itself). Put a color (if desired) on the bottom line. Select the top stroke, "Expand Stroke", do not fill it and set a stroke color, adjust the thickness of the stroke. If you want to keep the original thickness of the stroke, "Align Stroke to Outside". Keep the top line selected, take "Node Tool", select one of the nodes at one end of the line and "Break Curve". Repeat for all other end nodes. You can then delete the terminal parts of the line and you will have just two parallel lines lef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairyDalek Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 One option that occurred to me today is to use Symbols. Try this: 1 - Create a line in Affinity Designer. Assign a stroke 2 - Select the line and make it a Symbol in the Symbols palette 3 - Drag a new instance onto the page 4 - Switch off Synchronising, and change the colour and width of the line. Switch synchronising back on (important) 5 - Drag one symbol over the other 6 - Now, using the line editing tool, you can change the shape of one of the paths and BOTH will change. 7 - You can add points t one path, and the other will inherit them. This does not address the real issue, bit it’s another method that may work for people here. toth, Michail and gdenby 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepr Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 . Michail 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michail Posted September 9, 2017 Author Share Posted September 9, 2017 2 hours ago, HairyDalek said: One option that occurred to me today is to use Symbols. Try this: 1 - Create a line in Affinity Designer. Assign a stroke 2 - Select the line and make it a Symbol in the Symbols palette 3 - Drag a new instance onto the page 4 - Switch off Synchronising, and change the colour and width of the line. Switch synchronising back on (important) 5 - Drag one symbol over the other 6 - Now, using the line editing tool, you can change the shape of one of the paths and BOTH will change. 7 - You can add points t one path, and the other will inherit them. Great idea!! A real Dalek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairyDalek Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 So, using a couple of symbols for roads, here’s a simple map. There are three lines for each road - they provide the outline, the road colour, and dotted line down the middle. Here’s an Affinity Designer for others to have a play. Map.afdesign toth and Raskolnikov 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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