Gitterdude Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Hello, new here as a poster but I read this forum a lot! My problem: I downloaded a vector (Ugly Christmas Sweater). The preview did not have the lines in the pattern but whenever I open the file they are there. Can I get rid of these? When I zoom in some dimensions show up until I take my finger off the command key. not sure what that's about but likely related? any help is appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 I am not sure what you mean by lines in the pattern. Are you talking about strokes on individual shapes or something else? Also, what was the format of the downloaded file? 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...
Alfred Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 I presume the OP is referring to the pale grey lines which are clearly visible in the bottom section of the pattern (and less clearly visible in the top section). 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...
Staff MEB Posted November 6, 2017 Staff Share Posted November 6, 2017 Hi Gitterdude, Welcome to Affinity Forums That's probably due to the X,Y coordinates not being integer values (check the Transform panel). Can you please post the link to the file so we can check this here? Thanks. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 3 minutes ago, Alfred said: I presume the OP is referring to the pale grey lines which are clearly visible in the bottom section of the pattern (and less clearly visible in the top section). Oh, those lines! For the combination of a 27" display, the reduced screen brightness I was using earlier, my old eyes, & insufficient coffee they were not clearly visible, but I see them now. Alfred 1 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...
Gitterdude Posted November 6, 2017 Author Share Posted November 6, 2017 (edited) 8 hours ago, MEB said: Hi Gitterdude, Welcome to Affinity Forums That's probably due to the X,Y coordinates not being integer values (check the Transform panel). Can you please post the link to the file so we can check this here? Thanks. 6796796796789689.ai Edited November 6, 2017 by Gitterdude adding file Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitterdude Posted November 8, 2017 Author Share Posted November 8, 2017 Did that work? Here it is again if not... 6796796796789689.ai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aammppaa Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 @Glitterdude The Illustrator file that you attach is built in chunks (there are 9 small squares of knitting making up the overall big square). It is the joins between these sections that are showing up as grey lines in Affinity. Rather than being grey lines they are infact tiny gaps through which the background page colour is leaking. To solve the problem is straight forward… Easiest / laziest method: Draw a big red square the same size as the entire knitted pattern, put it to the back, and group. A slightly tidier method: Ungroup the Illustrator file and delete 8 of the 9 small red squares, then resize the 9th to cover the whole shape of the knitted pattern. Gitterdude 1 Quote Win10 Home x64 | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X @ 3.7GHz | 48 GB RAM | 1TB SSD | nVidia GTX 1660 | Wacom Intuos Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitterdude Posted November 12, 2017 Author Share Posted November 12, 2017 Thank you Aammppa, worked like a charm. i chose the lazy method Aammppaa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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