johndenison Posted June 5, 2018 Posted June 5, 2018 After using Macs for some 25yrs I though I knew how to use copy and paste! I created a grouped object in Designer. I wanted to place a copy of it a set distance from it. When I use copy & paste Affinity just plonks it on top of the original not where the mouse curser is. Please help. thanks, John Quote
Staff Gabe Posted June 5, 2018 Staff Posted June 5, 2018 Hi @johndenison , Welcome to the forum. When you paste an object, it will be pasted/placed in the exact same place where you copied it from, not where the cursor is. So, pasting it on top of the original image is a correct and expected behaviour. You will have to move it using the move tool. Thanks, Gabe. Quote
Pšenda Posted June 5, 2018 Posted June 5, 2018 Move tool, and move the copy of group. Or set new position in transform panel. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.7.2948 (Retail) Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130.
Alfred Posted June 5, 2018 Posted June 5, 2018 Welcome to the Serif Affinity Forums, John. As @GabrielM and @Pšenda have indicated, what you have described is just how copy and paste is designed to work. There is currently no ‘Paste at Cursor’ option in the Affinity apps, so you have to move the copy (or the original!) as a separate operation. If you duplicate the original and move the duplicate, any further immediate duplicates will adopt the same spacing. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen)
johndenison Posted June 5, 2018 Author Posted June 5, 2018 Thanks Pšenda. So just have to hunt for the Transform Panel. Quote
johndenison Posted June 5, 2018 Author Posted June 5, 2018 After much searching I found the Transform Panel. Just what I was looking for. Thanks Alfred 1 Quote
Pšenda Posted June 5, 2018 Posted June 5, 2018 23 minutes ago, johndenison said: After much searching If I'm wrong, it's defaulted - it's one of the basic panels. So you must have turned it off. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.7.2948 (Retail) Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130.
gdenby Posted June 5, 2018 Posted June 5, 2018 Even easier way to do it. Select the group. Hold down the command key, and drag. A duplicate will automatically be made. Plus, by making the duplicate that way, one can use the power duplicate routine to repeat the duplication and motion and/or resizing. If snapping is on, one can often position the repeats quite accurately, particularly if there is a grid on. Like soL Quote iMac 27" Retina, c. 2015: OS X 10.11.5: 3.3 GHz I c-5: 32 Gb, AMD Radeon R9 M290 2048 Mb iPad 12.9" Retina, iOS 10, 512 Gb, Apple pencil Huion WH1409 tablet
Alfred Posted June 5, 2018 Posted June 5, 2018 1 hour ago, gdenby said: and/or resizing And/or rotation! Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen)
toltec Posted June 5, 2018 Posted June 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, αℓƒяє∂ said: And/or rotation! And/or shear Gabe 1 Quote Windows PCs. Photo and Designer, latest non-beta versions.
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