Dream Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Hi! In the included bonus macro pack there is a macro called "Lake Surface" which makes a nice effect of water ripples/waves. How can I see each step of the macro in order to try and reproduce it manually? I'd like to know how this effect is achieved because I want to play with it manually and maybe get some different results with custom distortions. I guess the Equations filter was used but I'm not that good at it. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Right click on the Macro and choose Edit Macro 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...
Dream Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 Hey! Thanks for replying.Edit Macro shows the steps and, as I thought, the Equations was used. However, I'm not able to find out what calculations were typed in. Is there a way to know it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Dan C Posted July 9, 2018 Staff Share Posted July 9, 2018 Hi Dream, Welcome to the forums Clicking the cog icon next to each step will show you the settings used for each step. Hope this helps! firstdefence 1 Quote Please Note: I am now out of the office until Tuesday 2nd April on annual leave. If you require urgent assistance, please create a new thread and a member of our team will be sure to assist asap. Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dream Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 Hi Dan, Thanks for replying. I see those Wave Distortion and Wave Length sliders, but how do I reproduce them manually? That's what I'm interested in. As I understand, those are custom parameters assigned to "a" and "b" sliders in the Equations filter. My question is what parameters or calculations were used in the Equations filter's fields to achieve the "wave" effect as a destortion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Dan C Posted July 9, 2018 Staff Share Posted July 9, 2018 Apologies, I was not aware this is what you were looking for! In all honesty, I don't mind admitting it's somewhat over my head. I know that trigonometry is used here, but the exact calculations I'm not sure of. I've found the below post from @carl123, I used the equations provided and changed the final multiplier until the effect matched that of the macro. I'm sure that Carl will be happy to weigh in on this subject, as he certainly seems better versed in it than myself ! Quote Please Note: I am now out of the office until Tuesday 2nd April on annual leave. If you require urgent assistance, please create a new thread and a member of our team will be sure to assist asap. Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dream Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 Thanks! In the meantime, I'll play around with the settings from the post that you provided. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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