thomasbricker Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 I cant seem to figure out how to turn a Pen Tool shape into a pixel selection. Im following all the steps and it just wont do it. I have created a Curve shape with the Pen tool on a layer above the image I want to make the selection on. In the Selection menu, I am picking "Selection from Layer". It does nothing. Neither does trying a contextual menu by right clicking on said layer. What am I missing here? In Photoshop I would just Control/Command click the layer's icon and I'd get it right away. What is the deal in Affinity Photo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnobelix Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Click on Selection in the upper left corner and you will get the running ants. cheers Quote Affinity Photo 2.4: Affinity Photo 1.10.6: Affinity Designer 2.4: Affinity Designer 1.10.6: Affinity Publisher 2.4: Affinity Publisher 1.10.6: Windows 11 Pro (Version 23H2 Build (22631.3447) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h_d Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Hi, Have you tried clicking the Selection button in the context menu bar: -> Quote Affinity Photo 2.0.3, Affinity Designer 2.0.3, Affinity Publisher 2.0.3, Mac OSX 13, 2018 MacBook Pro 15" Intel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasbricker Posted August 14, 2018 Author Share Posted August 14, 2018 Thanks I will give it a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasbricker Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 Got it! Thanks. Weirdly I wasnt seeing that Selection button before. So is this how Affinity handles the equivalent of Photoshop's Paths? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasbricker Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 Now I do NOT see it. What makes that Selection button show up? Really odd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AffinityJules Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 I always thought the SELECT button becomes active when a path has been created - how ever big, how ever small. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong. Quote Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe. These are not my own words but I sure like this quote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasbricker Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 Found it again. Its just in a slightly different part of the UI on my workstation here than it is in the screen grabs shown above. AffinityJules 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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