firstdefence Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Hi all, I make crafting stuff for my partner and there are occasions when I need to make an Offset path to emulate things like stitching, is there a way to get an offset path in affinity designer? On an odd shape, scaling just doesn't work because you don't get an even line. Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchshader Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 There is no offset path in designer, but you could use expand stroke. Schwabby 1 Quote intel core i5, 16GB 128Gb ssd win10 Pro Huion new 1060plus. philips 272p 2560x1440px on intel HD2500 onboard graphics Razer Tartarus Chroma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Good evening firstdefence, If you want to have the outer edge as a dashed line, you can draw the shape with a 3.8 pt thick outline (for example). You copy this form for later use. Then you put the contour at a thickness corresponding to the space between the two contour lines (e. g. 28 pt), outside alignment. "Expand the Stroke", put the transparent filling and the thickness of the contour at the same size as the original shape (3.8 pt). Dash the outline. To finish stick the original shape on top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted December 6, 2017 Author Share Posted December 6, 2017 Thanks for the workaround Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kook Kai Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Can I specify the unit for offset in centimeter? Stroke thickness is in pt. Is there any way to work around this ? edit : Figured out. Just type the unit name eg: 1in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted April 17, 2018 Staff Share Posted April 17, 2018 Hi Kook Kai, You can also go to Affinity Preferences, User Interface section and untick Show Lines in points. Then they will use the unit specified in the document. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kook Kai Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Thanks MEB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AffinityBrah Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 (edited) On 12/5/2017 at 5:10 PM, godobe said: Good evening firstdefence, If you want to have the outer edge as a dashed line, you can draw the shape with a 3.8 pt thick outline (for example). You copy this form for later use. Then you put the contour at a thickness corresponding to the space between the two contour lines (e. g. 28 pt), outside alignment. "Expand the Stroke", put the transparent filling and the thickness of the contour at the same size as the original shape (3.8 pt). Dash the outline. To finish stick the original shape on top. I have the same needs as firstdefence, although I don't understand your instructions. Is Offset Tool in development? EDIT: Nevermind found this thread: I am all good! Edited May 10, 2019 by AffinityBrah Solved my own problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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