AintSryBoutIt Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Hello, I've been playing with a some lettering and working on a new type. For example, I've taken the cross-dash in the "A" and moved the nodes to the bottom to make it look like an upside down "V". (It also happens on my "E") However, when I go to print, there's a very small line still at the bottom and I'd like very much to get rid of it. Every time I try to mess with the nodes now, the letter ends up out of whack. What's the best way to go about doing this? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Callum Posted September 27, 2017 Staff Share Posted September 27, 2017 Hi AintSryBoutIt, Please could you provide a copy of the file so I can see the lines you are referring to? Thanks Callum Quote Please tag me using @ in your reply so I can be sure to respond ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 23 hours ago, AintSryBoutIt said: I've been playing with a some lettering and working on a new type. For example, I've taken the cross-dash in the "A" and moved the nodes to the bottom to make it look like an upside down "V". Instead of simply moving the nodes down (which will give you a triangle in this example) you need to break the curve at each end of the crossbar to give you a separate object which you can delete. AintSryBoutIt 1 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...
MikeW Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 One should be able to just select the 4 nodes of the A crossbar and delete them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toltec Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 This might sound like a daft question, but could't you just use a V and turn it upside down (flip vertically) ? Quote Windows PCs. Photo and Designer, latest non-beta versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AintSryBoutIt Posted September 27, 2017 Author Share Posted September 27, 2017 @Alfred I believe I got the nodes deleted on the "A." I've been trying to do the same thing on the "E" but haven't had as much luck. Frustrating! What would be the best way to do it on the "E"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toltec Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Type an E Convert it to curves. Draw a shape over the top, select both layers, and go Layer > Geometry > Subtract. You will get this Go Layer > Geometry > Divide to make individual shapes. Drag them to length Group them into one Quote Windows PCs. Photo and Designer, latest non-beta versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 7 hours ago, MikeW said: One should be able to just select the 4 nodes of the A crossbar and delete them. Because the "A" converts to a Curves object (two curves, the smaller one representing the open space above the crossbar) when I delete those four nodes I am left with a filled in shape of the outline of the letter, more or less just a triangle whose base extends to the baseline instead of an inverted V shape. @Alfred's method works, as does @toltec's boolean method if I (for example) add a rectangle over part of the crossbar, subtract it from the A shape & then delete the extra nodes in the crossbar area. 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...
MrsMunderpants Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 (edited) I wanted to do the same thing with the letter A and remove the horizontal bar:Artistic text tool: typed in Letter A Layer> Convert to Curves Select Node Tool and swipe-select the nodes you want to remove Go To Break Curve Deselect then swipe-select the (now broken) nodes again Hit Delete Select the nodes to join Go to Join Curves Select the remaining pair of nodes to join and go to Close Curves Made a quick MP4 - see attached Aremovehorizbar.mp4 Edited July 19, 2020 by MrsMunderpants missed a step Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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