photo16 Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Hello, is it possible to scale an object by percent for example 100% to 150 % / Designer and Photo? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted May 12, 2017 Staff Share Posted May 12, 2017 Hi photo16, Yes, just add *150% after the existing value in the corresponding input field. Alternatively you can also use the following notation replacing the existing value *=150%. For more info about expressions for field input check Affinity Designer/Photo Help ▸ Workspace ▸ More ▸ Expressions for field input. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photo16 Posted May 12, 2017 Author Share Posted May 12, 2017 Thanks for the fast reply. Sorry but selecting an objeckt I can't see the input field? Can you make a screenshot? Thanks Ralf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted May 12, 2017 Staff Share Posted May 12, 2017 Hi Ralf, You have to use the Transform panel on the bottom tight of the interface. See attached screenshot. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photo16 Posted May 12, 2017 Author Share Posted May 12, 2017 Hello, I have seen the panel but I don't know how to enter a value by percent. I can enter rotate, change the pixel (dimension), sidewards. Where is the field for percent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 There isn't a separate field for it: you just type into the W or H box, as appropriate. For example, in MEB's screenshot the height is set to 5 px, so typing *=150% into the H box would change the height to 7.5 px. 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...
photo16 Posted May 12, 2017 Author Share Posted May 12, 2017 Now I understand it. Alfred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixx Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 You can just replace the current value with percentage, it works just fine. That is, replace "300 mm" with "50%", press enter and you get 150 mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Rostron Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Do you mean "+50%"? I have never used this facility, but this is what other have suggested in other threads. Quote Windows 10, Affinity Photo 1.10.5 Designer 1.10.5 and Publisher 1.10.5 (mainly Photo), now ex-Adobe CC CPU: AMD A6-3670. RAM: 16 GB DDR3 @ 666MHz, Graphics: 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Do you mean "+50%"? I have never used this facility, but this is what other have suggested in other threads. No, that will not work as expected because it is interpreted the same as "50%" so you would get ½ the initial value instead of 1.5 times it. What you could do is make it explicit, like "w+50%" to set the value to 1.5 times the current width. 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...
John Rostron Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 No, that will not work as expected because it is interpreted the same as "50%" so you would get ½ the initial value instead of 1.5 times it. What you could do is make it explicit, like "w+50%" to set the value to 1.5 times the current width. Yes, you are right. Thanks for correcting me. Quote Windows 10, Affinity Photo 1.10.5 Designer 1.10.5 and Publisher 1.10.5 (mainly Photo), now ex-Adobe CC CPU: AMD A6-3670. RAM: 16 GB DDR3 @ 666MHz, Graphics: 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 What you could do is make it explicit, like "w+50%" to set the value to 1.5 times the current width. As an alternative to typing w+50% into the W box or h+50% into the H box, you could type +=50% into either one. However, as Fixx has pointed out, simply typing 150% on its own works just as well. 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...
Eagle Works Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Hello all ... This is an old post and maybe I can't post on it. My question is relevant, but would start a new thread if told to. I understand how the % thing works. Like *90% would make it 90% smaller. Is there a way to use repeat or duplicate to make each iteration say 90% smaller than the last instead of having to enter the % each time? By setting it up and the power duplicate or whatever it is called? And by positioning the origin point, I could create this arc of duplicate and smaller objects. Of course, I can do this manually, but curious. Thanks for listening! Quote Bob Windows 10 Affinity Designer: 1.8.5.703 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G13RL Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Hi @Eagle Works, Move "Enable Transform Origin", "Ctrl/Cmd + J", move the copy to the desired location, apply rotation and enter "90%" in the "Width" window of the "Transform" tab of the studio and repeat "Ctrl/Cmd + J" as many times as necessary. loukash and user_0815 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 27 minutes ago, Eagle Works said: I understand how the % thing works. Like *90% would make it 90% smaller. Actually multiply something by 90% will make that thing 10% smaller. GuyMiklos 1 Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Works Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Thanks G13RL ... I was on the right track. Just needed to go a little further. The trick is where to put the origin so it creates the right curve. Undo is your friend! G13RL 1 Quote Bob Windows 10 Affinity Designer: 1.8.5.703 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Works Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Hello again. I'm getting it figured out. Like I said, trying to find the right origin place takes a number of tries, Another question about this project; As my feathers rotate up. the bottom end of the feather needs to shrink in size. If you look at the attachment, I'd like to squeeze the end together where the red line is. Bring other corners toward the middle about half way. And not affect the other end. The percentage this is not changing it enough, so I think I need to do it manually. I can't seem to figure out how to manipulate the handles to do that. Is there a way to do this? Any thoughts on this? Thanks for listening. Quote Bob Windows 10 Affinity Designer: 1.8.5.703 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
concretebox Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 On 5/13/2017 at 8:44 AM, Fixx said: You can just replace the current value with percentage, it works just fine. That is, replace "300 mm" with "50%", press enter and you get 150 mm. This works nicely. I also tried typing "*150%" after the width/height value and that worked too, but just entering "150%" is much slicker. Fixx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 It's a bit unintuitive and hidden for new users. Why not add a percentage option? Even if it's under a right click or something? Quote http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 2 minutes ago, retrograde said: It's a bit unintuitive and hidden for new users. Why not add a percentage option? Even if it's under a right click or something? Probably not added because there are well over a dozen expressions for field inputs that will work in various places in the Affinity apps, so percentage wasn't considered worth adding as an explicit option. 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...
retrograde Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 4 hours ago, R C-R said: Probably not added because there are well over a dozen expressions for field inputs that will work in various places in the Affinity apps, so percentage wasn't considered worth adding as an explicit option. Good god that's a lot of info. Quote http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 2 hours ago, retrograde said: Good god that's a lot of info. And all of it is useful to some users in some workflows ... once they realize they can use it. 😉 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...
Cindy Moore Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 So there is no way to grab a handle on an object and scale it visually? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.E. Main Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 On 9/6/2023 at 6:05 PM, retrograde said: Good god that's a lot of info. My problem is that this does not work for dynamic or recursive application - as the move/duplicate does allow for some functions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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