Convert to Pie? - iPad Designer

[Spookyzoo]

Hi Guys,

 

Loving the iPad version.

 

Struggling to find the Convert to Pie option though.

 

Thanks in advance

[Alfred]

If you select an ellipse on the canvas, a ‘Pie’ button appears on the Context toolbar when a shape tool is active.

[Spookyzoo]

D’oh! Thanks Alfred.

I was selecting the ellipse via layers menu and expecting to see pie option on context bar, but had move tool selected.

 

thanks

[Spookyzoo]

I'm struggling a bit with this convert to pie. The end angle doesn't update when moved like the desktop version. I'm trying to get a perfect third, similar to how they do in this tutorial. Maybe there's a setting somewhere? (PDF manual would help  ) I've checked all the snapping options to see if this will help, but not yet.

 

[Spookyzoo]

Trying to recreate this tutorial on iPad is painful at the moment. Gestures move the rotation symbol. Dialing in the values doesn't equate with the vid either.

Guess I just need to spend more time experimenting with the ipad before trying to do anything exact.

Loving the app despite these small frustrations though.

[Alfred]

7 minutes ago, Spookyzoo said:

The end angle doesn't update when moved like the desktop version. I'm trying to get a perfect third, similar to how they do in this tutorial. Maybe there's a setting somewhere?

The desktop version has separate controls for Start Angle, End Angle, and Total Angle, with any change to one triggering a recalculation of the others where appropriate. The iPad app seems to have only the first two of those, so you have to do the calculation yourself.

3 minutes ago, Spookyzoo said:

Trying to recreate this tutorial on iPad is painful at the moment. Gestures move the rotation symbol. Dialing in the values doesn't equate with the vid either.

I’m afraid I don’t understand what you’re describing.

[Spookyzoo]

Thanks Alfred.

 

In the video after placing the rotation point at top of circle, they rotate the 2nd circle with the mouse. However rotating with gesture on ipad just moves the rotation point.

No worries. I'm giving up for today.

Will experiment more with the iPad version and give this another go in a week.

 

Cheers

[Spookyzoo]

Another go at trying rotate the selection from corner of selection bounds via the focal point. As in screenshot below. 

I've positioned the focal point at 12'O'clock, but any gesture near the corner of selection bounds is warping the selection shape rather than rotating.

 

 

[Alfred]

1 hour ago, Spookyzoo said:

Another go at trying rotate the selection from corner of selection bounds via the focal point. As in screenshot below. 

I've positioned the focal point at 12'O'clock, but any gesture near the corner of selection bounds is warping the selection shape rather than rotating.

Instead of using the corner handles, use the rotation paddle. After you’ve started dragging, hold down a finger anywhere on the canvas to constrain the rotation to a multiple of 15°.

[Spookyzoo]

Thanks for this. However if the focus point is place at 12 o'clock, the rotate paddle at the top cannot be used as the focus point jumps to new position. Affinity on twitter recommended using the Transform studio, but then I can't use the 15*degree gesture you mentioned.

 

Even when I use transform window to guestimate the position, moving to the next part of the above tutorial, constraining the knot layer circle to the BorderPie layer is just as cumbersome. 3 days spent on the first 2 minutes of that tutorial with another 6 mins left. Think I better just give up.

Serif replied on Twitter 

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They are mainly designed for the Desktop app, and cannot be followed 100% on the iPad

Which has been disappointing to hit these limitations, but I'm still super impressed with the app.

Already watched and matched the new 64 video tutorials for iPad Designer, so I'm aware of how much there is still to be done on iPad.

 

Cheers for the help anyway.

[Alfred]

Try this:

[Spookyzoo]

Thanks Alfred.

I'll keep persevering