jackamus Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 This may seem like a very dumb question coming from me since I have been using vector graphics for a few years. Is it better to work very small in order to reduce file size? Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.3.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Hi, this doesn't apply to vector illustration because the mathematics that describes your shapes, strokes, curves, fills etc is the same complexity at any size. For raster art, pixels, bitmaps, photos, size makes a difference because larger images means there are more pixels to store, but it's worth working with high quality images where possible just for quality reasons. Are you running low on space? MattP 1 Quote Twitter: @Writer_DaleAffinity apps run on: Ryzen 5 3600, 32GB RAM, GTX1650 Super Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackamus Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 Hi Dale, I did a little experiment where I created a shape containing lines and a gradient. When I scaled down the object the lines stayed the same thickness as I set them but looked thicker with respect to the original size. The gradient scaled down OK and looked OK. The vertical line could be a join between two pipes. In the scaled down version this join is too thick. If the proportional thickness of a line is important then scaling is to be avoided unless converting into a bitmap. Unfortunately I can't attache the file because it too large (1.2MB - Less than A5!). Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.3.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 There is a "Scale with object" checkbox on the Stroke tab to achieve what you want there. Check it while your object is selected. Quote Twitter: @Writer_DaleAffinity apps run on: Ryzen 5 3600, 32GB RAM, GTX1650 Super Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I did a little experiment where I created a shape containing lines and a gradient. Unfortunately I can't attach the file because it too large (1.2MB - Less than A5!). Not sure what you're doing in your design, but I just made a 5 metre x 5 metre print document using CMYK colour model, filled with a complex shape that has conical gradient fill containing 7 key colours with beautiful smooth blends. I used the Mac App Store version of AD and the saved .afdesign file is just 111KB. Vector data is normally very small, are you adding bitmap images that are inflating file sizes? Quote Twitter: @Writer_DaleAffinity apps run on: Ryzen 5 3600, 32GB RAM, GTX1650 Super Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Ben Posted January 20, 2015 Staff Share Posted January 20, 2015 If you rasterise a layer, it will be the same as placing or importing a bitmap. Your file size will grow considerably. Quote SerifLabs team - Affinity Developer Software engineer - Photographer - Guitarist - Philosopher iMac 27" Retina 5K (Late 2015), 4.0GHz i7, AMD Radeon R9 M395 MacBook (Early 2015), 1.3GHz Core M, Intel HD 5300 iPad Pro 10.5", 256GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I hadn't read that bit, d'oh. Yes, what Ben said! Quote Twitter: @Writer_DaleAffinity apps run on: Ryzen 5 3600, 32GB RAM, GTX1650 Super Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackamus Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 This is a link to my original file that I wanted to share with the forum but couldn't because of its size. However reading what Dale said I still don't understand why mine is so large (1.8MB). Perhaps there is something in the file that has increased its size. https://www.dropbox.com/s/3222owrg76lhswu/Grinding%20Jig%20Affinity.afdesign?dl=0 Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.3.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 The devs will know best but I think it's just that you have many hundreds of objects, in particular I think the top Layer 1 will inflate things unnecessarily as it contains many, many lines that you cannot even see. Quote Twitter: @Writer_DaleAffinity apps run on: Ryzen 5 3600, 32GB RAM, GTX1650 Super Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackamus Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 Are you saying then every time you draw an object the 'Scale with object' has to be ticked? This would seem to be a very laborious but important process each time. Is there no way that it can be permanently kept ticked? Is there a good reason reason why this may not be desirable? In the case of my Shared illustration I would have to select every object and tick the Scaled with object box? Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.3.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gear maker Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I agree. Same with the Cap, Join and Align. We need to be able to specify a preference or have it remember what we use. I find I want Scale with object 99% of the time and I want Align inside 90%. I'm always having to go back and clean these up when things don't react the way I think they should. Quote iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) with macOS Sierra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 No you don't have to keep clicking those parameters for object creation, it remembers your settings, click the Synchronise defaults button at the top right to make them stick until changed. MattP 1 Quote Twitter: @Writer_DaleAffinity apps run on: Ryzen 5 3600, 32GB RAM, GTX1650 Super Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackamus Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 Hold fire! I was able to Scale with object by selecting each layer and ticking the box - job done! Dale 1 Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.3.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackamus Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 I understand. The top layer is the perspective grid and could be removed once the drawing is completed. Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.3.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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