Kiarian Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 I have a simple shape (collection of lines drawn with the smart pen tool) and a line drawn vertically down this shape. I simply want to just trim off the surplus part of the shape. When I select both the shape (curves) and the line (again, all drawn using the pen tool), press ALT, and then select 'Add' on the geometry option something strange happens. The long way around this is to simply draw the end segment I want, but I want the shape to be nice and clean without worrying about snapping to all the anchor points around it. What's the simple way of trimming off surplus curves to a shape? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted August 8, 2017 Staff Share Posted August 8, 2017 Instead of using a line, use a closed shape to remove the part you don't want from the original shape (or to perform any other boolean operation). You have more control if you work with closed shapes. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiarian Posted August 8, 2017 Author Share Posted August 8, 2017 Thanks for the reply. Ahh, starting to understand now. I'm from an AutoCAD background, so had my CAD 'polyline trim' head on. I'll leave this pic for any beginners like me, who might get stuck understanding the basic Affinity Designer geometry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted August 8, 2017 Staff Share Posted August 8, 2017 Hopefully the Knife Tool (already on Designer's roadmap) will allow more flexibility here. I don't know much about it yet but it should become available before we reach version 2.0. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiarian Posted August 8, 2017 Author Share Posted August 8, 2017 Good to know. I'll look forward to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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