telemax Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Distribute Vector objects along path. With interactive preview. BatteriesInc, earl_grey, katrinaDTL and 7 others 10 Quote Non-destructive Mask https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/150439-non-destructive-mask/Image layer & Pixel layer https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/146720-image-layer-and-pixel-layer/Brushes | Stars https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/135202-brushes-stars/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 telemax, Jowday and Chul 1 1 1 Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 That video demonstrates the 'Power Duplicate' feature, which transforms copies of the original object. It doesn't distribute objects along an arbitrary path. telemax and BatteriesInc 2 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...
Pšenda Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Alfred: Yes, this is not an arbitrary path, but telemax Fig. 2 and 3 is not only distribution of objects, and transformation (rotation, size) is also required. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 I haven't tried it, Pšenda, but I don't think the size changes in Fig. 2 or the rotations in Fig. 3 can be achieved by simply power duplicating without manual intervention. The last three circles in Fig. 2 look much smaller than the first four, and the rotation of the last three rectangles in Fig. 3 looks greater than the rotation of the first three. 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...
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telemax Posted September 2, 2017 Author Share Posted September 2, 2017 With Random Distribution. 1. add object in list 2. pick path 3. play with settings Falloff Scale: bowen192 1 Quote Non-destructive Mask https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/150439-non-destructive-mask/Image layer & Pixel layer https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/146720-image-layer-and-pixel-layer/Brushes | Stars https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/135202-brushes-stars/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatteriesInc Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 This is where software/scripting would come in handy, I guess. Quote Regards, Binc Warning: dark, twisted sense of humour. Do not feed after midnight. Wheat and BS intolerant. Only use genuine Guinness to lubricate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Reardon Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 While it is not a vector along a path and you can't interact with it, you can create a raster brush image and then have the image brush run along the path. Not great if you want to resize a vector design as the brush is a raster image. But if you initially make your image (say a round ball) to the size you expect to use it, save the object as an image and use that as a brush, you can then have it follow a path, you can then manipulate the path, etc. It is a work around. Albeit not a perfect one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfarooqi Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 any plan in next coming updates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jowday Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 On 3/20/2019 at 4:16 PM, mfarooqi said: any plan in next coming updates? The only thing costumers know is that it is not available and that development of new features takes forever. If you are not already working around this limitation you can get it for free in Inkscape get it for only £40 in Xara Photo and Graphics Designer (reduced price in April, Windows only) From a trial version of Xara - examples took me a minute to create. Export to PDF and import in AD. Envelope distortion (also missing feature in AD) is just a click away too: RGBear and Abra 2 Quote "The user interface is supposed to work for me - I am not supposed to work for the user interface." Computer-, operating system- and software agnostic; I am a result oriented professional. Look for a fanboy somewhere else. “When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.” ― Confucius Not an Affinity user og forum user anymore. The software continued to disappoint and not deliver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 +1 for this feature to be added. I'm a little bit surprised that you can't already do this, as it's not exactly a new thing, pretty sure you could do this in some vector packages in the 90s? For some inspiration, take a look at the way the 3d package 'Modo' by The Foundry does it's replicators - they are superb, allowing not only one item to be duplicated, but a group of items can be used and it picks items to duplicate from that group - very nice for more organic ideas. Would love to see this sort of thing in a 2d version. Megnusin, Abra and ubi_laptop 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jowday Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 On 7/7/2019 at 11:59 AM, Dazzler said: +1 for this feature to be added. I'm a little bit surprised that you can't already do this, as it's not exactly a new thing, pretty sure you could do this in some vector packages in the 90s? Indeed you could - and ever since. Abra 1 Quote "The user interface is supposed to work for me - I am not supposed to work for the user interface." Computer-, operating system- and software agnostic; I am a result oriented professional. Look for a fanboy somewhere else. “When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.” ― Confucius Not an Affinity user og forum user anymore. The software continued to disappoint and not deliver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 It may not solve all the requirements expressed in this topic, but it does seem to be possible to place objects along a path, as mentioned a few weeks ago: Basically, you make a path and convert it to a text path (Layer > Convert to Text Path). You then copy an object, select the Artistic Text Tool and click on the Text Path, and paste. Here's a simple example: objects-on-path.afdesign Abra, Hilltop and Dazzler 1 2 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 That works, although it feels really strange. Nice that you can scale objects and the other objects kind of slide along to absorb the space. Also reordering is possible by dragging the the objects along the line. walt.farrell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angeljs Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 What is the command key? ( I use Windows ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Mac's fourth modifier key; Control, Option/Alt, Shift and Command. 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...
Alfred Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 39 minutes ago, angeljs said: What is the command key? ( I use Windows ) 11 minutes ago, Old Bruce said: Mac's fourth modifier key; Control, Option/Alt, Shift and Command. Command/Cmd on Mac is Control/Ctrl on Windows (and Control+drag on Mac is RMB+LMB+drag on Windows). 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...
angeljs Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Ah, that explains why I couldn't find it! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promao Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 On 7/15/2019 at 2:53 AM, walt.farrell said: It may not solve all the requirements expressed in this topic, but it does seem to be possible to place objects along a path, as mentioned a few weeks ago: Basically, you make a path and convert it to a text path (Layer > Convert to Text Path). You then copy an object, select the Artistic Text Tool and click on the Text Path, and paste. Here's a simple example: objects-on-path.afdesign Hello Walt or anyone else, this is exactly what I was looking for but why can't I do this on AD for iPad? If I copy the object as drawn anywhere on the screen I can't paste in as artistic text. but if I create this on the desktop version (windows), where the procedure mentioned above does work, and import it into the iPad and copy (or cut for that matter) the symbol from the artistic text itself then I can paste it back, no problem. am I missing something? thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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