Stroke align not working

[wilson66]

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.

[dominik]

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.

[MEB]

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]

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

[wilson66]

Alright, thanks a lot! I would not have thought of that.

[MEB]

You're welcome @Rick G. Thanks for your words.

 

Glad it's working as you'd expect @wilson66.

 

[rubs]

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...

[Alfred]

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?? 

[rubs]

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)