Perspective layer not functioning

[Phil Martin]

Affinity Photo's perspective layer suddenly has stopped functioning. Is there anything I can do to troubleshoot?

[R C-R]

Do you mean the Layer menu > Live Projection > Perspective Projection mapping mode? If so, what exactly do you mean by "stopped functioning"? Is the menu item greyed out so you can't select it, or maybe the perspective plane grid does not appear when you select it, or something else?

[stokerg]

11 hours ago, Phil Martin said:

Affinity Photo's perspective layer suddenly has stopped functioning.

 

Hi Phil,

 

We've got a few Perspective options in Affinity, the one @R C-R has mentioned.  We also have the Perspective tool down the left hand side and also Layer>New Live Filter Layer>Live Perspective.  So we will need to know which one has stopped working and what it's doing differently.  Also, is this Mac or Windows?

 

[Vanessa Bartling]

I too have a perspective tool that is not working,  when I look in the tools panel it is greyed out.  Is there a way to fix this, I have tried resetting to no avail.

 

Vanessa

[R C-R]

On 2/5/2022 at 8:21 PM, Vanessa Bartling said:

I too have a perspective tool that is not working,  when I look in the tools panel it is greyed out.

Are you sure it is greyed out & Preferences > User Interface isn't just set to monochromatic iconography?

Also, what happens if you click on it? In the dark UI it looks sort of greyed out even though it is not.

[NotMyFault]

On 2/6/2022 at 3:21 AM, Vanessa Bartling said:

I too have a perspective tool that is not working,  when I look in the tools panel it is greyed out.  Is there a way to fix this, I have tried resetting to no avail.

 

Vanessa

The tool works only when applied to a pixel layer.

So first select a pixel layer in the layer stack, then activate the perspective tool.

You could use merge visible to convert the visible canvas into a pixel layer.

There is a second version, a live perspective filter. This can be applied anywhere in the layer stack, including atop of image layers or vector shapes.

[NotMyFault]

On 2/6/2022 at 3:21 AM, Vanessa Bartling said:

I too have a perspective tool that is not working,  when I look in the tools panel it is greyed out.  Is there a way to fix this, I have tried resetting to no avail.

 

Vanessa

The tool works only when applied to a pixel layer.

So first select a pixel layer in the layer stack, then activate the perspective tool.

You could use merge visible to convert the visible canvas into a pixel layer.

There is a second version, a live perspective filter. This can be applied anywhere in the layer stack, including atop of image layers or vector shapes.

 

[R C-R]

4 hours ago, NotMyFault said:

The tool works only when applied to a pixel layer.

But I don't think it should be greyed out, even if no layer is selected....