wilson66 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 I have a logo with text here, and with some of the curves within the same file, the stroke alignment (align stroke to center/ inside/ outside) just doesn't work. Somebody have an idea what could be going on? I have no idea what this is. I have uploaded a file here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14mpGMwrFaXPRV-XXWjNGotGZq-lTT6N4/view?usp=sharing Try to change the stroke alignment for the letter. Nothing happens, the stroke will always be aligned to center. EDIT: When I combine all letters into a single object (using the 'Add' button), it works. Strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominik Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Hello wilson66, I downloaded your file and can confirm that the stroke align is not working on the letter N (in both versions, release and latest beta of ADe). For comparison I also created a square and a single letter and in both of these stroke alignment was working as expected. It seems the problem is related to your specific curves. Can you try and see if alignment works with other letters? Cheers, d. Affinity Designer 1 & 2 | Affinity Photo 1 & 2 | Affinity Publisher 1 & 2 Affinity Designer 2 for iPad | Affinity Photo 2 for iPad | Affinity Publisher 2 for iPad Windows 11 64-bit - Core i7 - 16GB - Intel HD Graphics 4600 & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M iPad pro 9.7" + Apple Pencil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted February 6, 2018 Staff Share Posted February 6, 2018 Hi wilson66, Welcome to Affinity Forums It's not working because the N is not a closed shape. You have to close it for the alignment to work. The broken point in marked in the screenshot below: Select the Node Tool, move the node down then up again (make sure snapping is enabled) and the shape should close automatically - you should see a yellow "node" rectangle when you drag it up again over the node on the left (this means the snapping overlapped the nodes). Then adjust the stroke alignment as usual. Rick G 1 A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick G Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 23 minutes ago, MEB said: Hi wilson66, Welcome to Affinity Forums It's not working because the N is not a closed shape. You have to close it for the alignment to work. The broken point in marked in the screenshot below: Select the Node Tool, move the node down then up again (make sure snapping is enabled) and the shape should close automatically - you should see a yellow "node" rectangle when you drag it up again over the node on the left (this means the snapping overlapped the nodes). Then adjust the stroke alignment as usual. MEB - you almost always save the day. This is not my issue but thanks for all the times you have come up with and identified a solution Affinity Designer 2.2.2075 & beta 2.3.1.2212 Affinity Photo 2.2.2075 beta 2.3.1.2212Affinity Publisher 2.2.2075 & beta 2.3.1.2212 Windows 11 Pro Version 22H2 OS build 22621.1928 Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700 CPU @ 2.90GHz 2.90 GHz Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.7 GB usable) System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson66 Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 Alright, thanks a lot! I would not have thought of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted February 6, 2018 Staff Share Posted February 6, 2018 You're welcome @Rick G. Thanks for your words. Glad it's working as you'd expect @wilson66. Rick G 1 A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubs Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Ideally, stroke align should also work for open shapes. Would be great for those 1px lines in UI design. This was debatad some time ago in this very forum. Perhaps someday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 10 minutes ago, rubs said: Ideally, stroke align should also work for open shapes. How would that work? What is the 'inside' of, for example, an N shape or an S shape?? 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...
rubs Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 (edited) I believe a logical way to do that would be to position the fill to the right or to the left (starting from the first node) for open shapes. Thus we'd have: Closed shapes: Align stroke to Center, Inside, Outside. Open shapes: Align stroke to Center, Left, Right. Edited February 6, 2018 by rubs (Sorry for the typos) K S Brons and rpsammyuktha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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