quarki69 Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Dear all, I have a curve / line, created using the pen tool, representing a church tower. I now need to add two nodes, to make the tower look slightly different. Unfortunately i do not know how to add nodes to the existing "curve". Any hint would be highly appreciated. Thank you! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Choose the Node Tool, move towards the edge of the object on the canvas until the white arrow cursor acquires a little squiggle, and then click once to add a node below the cursor. quarki69 1 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...
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firstdefence Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Also be careful when adding nodes as a slight movement during a click will add a smooth node instead of a sharp node, you can change it to a sharp node if you do this but just thought you should be aware of this in case you want a straight line. Sharp nodes have a square shape, a smooth node is a solid round shape and a smart node is a round shape with a dot in the middle. quarki69 1 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...
quarki69 Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 Dear all, thank you very much for the quick and kind responses! :-D Unfortunately, the line only bends in a curve, when doing so, but I need a sharp angel, thus another sharp bend on the two roof lines. Edit: It worked! Thank you very very much!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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quarki69 Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 Yes, I clicked, but it adds a node with these adjustment handles directly. Only when I move these handles to the node completely, I receive a sharp angle, instead of a curve. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alfred Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 5 minutes ago, quarki69 said: Yes, I clicked, but it adds a node with these adjustment handles directly. Only when I move these handles to the node completely, I receive a sharp angle, instead of a curve. :-) Ah, OK. Lightbulb moment! If you click on a straight line segment the new node will be a sharp node, but if you click on a curved line segment the new node will be a smooth node. 3 minutes ago, owenr said: When you have a smooth node producing curvature, opt/alt-click it with Node Tool to convert it to a sharp corner node. Alternatively, click on the 'Convert to Sharp' icon in the Convert section of the Context toolbar. quarki69 1 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...
quarki69 Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 Perfect! You guy are awesome! Thank you!!! firstdefence and Alfred 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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