chrisoffner3d Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Hey everyone, I'm quite new to Affinity Designer and have come across the following issue:I'm trying to fill different shapes with patterns. Since I haven't been able to find any preset geometric fill patterns that ship with Affinity, nor a pattern fill feature, I've resorted to: 1. Select the shape 2. Activate the Fill Tool 3. Change Fill Type to Bitmap 4. Use an image texture to fill the shape However, when I CTRL + C on one shape and then CTRL + SHIFT + V on another shape in order to copy that fill, with the same orientation and scale, it seems like the bitmap/texture then gets transformed to the orientation/size of the target shape. I attached a screenshot to demonstrate what happens when I copy the fill from the left shape to the right.How can I get the behaviour that I want, i.e. have the fill get transferred from shape A to shape B without changing the orientation/scale/shear of the fill texture?Also, is there a vector pattern fill in Affinity Designer that I may simply have overlooked?Thanks a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchshader Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 the only way i can find is to paste the texture inside the other shape ctrl alt v. Quote intel core i5, 16GB 128Gb ssd win10 Pro Huion new 1060plus. philips 272p 2560x1440px on intel HD2500 onboard graphics Razer Tartarus Chroma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisoffner3d Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 Do you know by what logic/rules the texture gets distorted/sheared when using CTRL + SHIFT + V? I don't quite understand what Designer is doing here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Do you know by what logic/rules the texture gets distorted/sheared when using CTRL + SHIFT + V? I don't quite understand what Designer is doing here. I think you answered that in your OP! it seems like the bitmap/texture then gets transformed to the orientation/size of the target shape The solution is to cover the resized/rotated/sheared shape with a rectangle, select both shapes and press the 'Intersect' button in the Geometry section of the main toolbar. Affinity Designer doesn't have vector pattern fills yet, sadly. 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...
Guest Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 The solution is to cover the resized/rotated/sheared shape with a rectangle, select both shapes and press the 'Intersect' button in the Geometry section of the main toolbar. Hi Alfred, Very good solution if the target objects are smaller than the source object. If these target objects (or the rectangle created to make the mask) are larger than the source object, the filling will change scale relative to the filling of the object. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Hi Alfred, Very good solution if the target objects are smaller than the source object. If these target objects (or the rectangle created to make the mask) are larger than the source object, the filling will change scale relative to the filling of the object. You're correct about the scaling, Régis, but at least the rotation and/or skewing will be removed. It's relatively easy to change the scale to whatever you want. 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...
Guest Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 You're right Alfred, I had tried after reading your first post and it took me a lot of patience to adjust the size, AD is not very flexible in moving the adjustment handles, The movement is jerky. With a strong zoom factor I helped the FastStone Capture rule to get the same measurements on both forms. Your method is still very useful while awaiting an improvement of Serif, thank you to share it :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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