How do you alter the line properties of a shape?

[drippy cat]

Hi, I can't find where to alter the line width/style properties of the shapes like the Rectangle/Diamond/Crescent Tool or pen tool in Affinity Photo for the iPad. Where would I find them?

[Alfred]

Good question, Simon! The answer is not at all obvious, IMO: having drawn a shape with one of the Shape Tools, I had to hunt around quite a bit before I discovered that choosing the Pen Tool reveals a width control that you can use. And that doesn't answer your question about altering the line style; it may well be that this isn't currently possible in the iPad version (but I'd be only too pleased to be disabused of that notion, of course).

 

[drippy cat]

Thanks for that Alfred. Actually I may be able to give you something back for it after experimenting. I found that once I altered the width of the line using the pen tool, when I then selected the shape tool again it inherited the properties of the pen tool and I got a line of the same thickness as the one I made with the pen tool. It's a rather clunky workaround but hey! It's a workaround, and one I can put in the tutorial if needs be.

 

Thanks again,

Simon

[drippy cat]

Quick update. The line properties tool lies in the fx studio. You can do what you want with line there.

[Alfred]

15 minutes ago, drippy cat said:

Quick update. The line properties tool lies in the fx studio. You can do what you want with line there.

 

Thanks for the hint, but I can't see how to do it.

 

[drippy cat]

Hi Alfred! Draw out a shape, then with it selected go to the Layer fx studio on the right. Turn Outline on and at the bottom of the screen you get the dials that let you change the Radius (width), Colour, Blend mode etc.

[Alfred]

Thanks for the clarification, Simon. What I actually had in mind was changing the line style from solid to dashed or dotted, which I don’t think is currently possible in the iPad version.

[drippy cat]

Oh, I see. Yes, I think you're right. Hopefully in a future version and to be fair I think Serif are very good at developing and listening to the requests of their users.

[Lark Aakarshan]

I have found the way for this after experimentation and reading over this. Here is the way.

> Select pen tool and set your stroke.

> Now go to any shape tool and create the desired shape. The shape will retain your previous selected thickness.

> Anytime to edit back the stroke, switch to pen tool and alter the stroke thickness.

Hope this helps.