Staff Patrick Connor Posted April 20, 2022 Staff Share Posted April 20, 2022 That article does say that, but it is not completely accurate, so don't believe it 100% please Old Bruce 1 Quote Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Patrick Connor said: That article does say that, but it is not completely accurate, so don't believe it 100% please Aww, but it says stuff that I want to be true. [disappointed sad face emoticon] Intuos5, walt.farrell and Mithferion 3 Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7 Affinity Designer 2.2.0 | Affinity Photo 2.2.0 | Affinity Publisher 2.2.0 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithferion Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 4 hours ago, Patrick Connor said: That article does say that, but it is not completely accurate, so don't believe it 100% please I’m confident that this means that you will jump right away to Version 5 of the whole suite. Best regards! Arte and Old Bruce 2 Quote AMD FX 8350 :: Radeon HD 5670 :: Windows 10 :: http://mithferion.deviantart.com/ Oxygen Icons :: GCP Icons :: iOS 11 Design Resources :: iOS App Icon Template :: Free Quality Fonts (Commercial Use) :: Public Domain Images How to do High Quality Art :: Mesh Warp / Distort Tool Considerations :: Select Same / Object - Suggestions :: Live Glassmorphism Effect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arte Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 On 4/20/2022 at 8:02 PM, Patrick Connor said: That article does say that, but it is not completely accurate, so don't believe it 100% please Can we believe it for at least 99.99% ? 😉 I do realise that articles may not provide the full details and are often a condensed/summarized version of the actual interview but usually the interviewed person/company gets an opportunity to check and correct things that are flat out incorrect or shouldn't be mentioned at all. That it is in the article is at least an indication that Serif may be seriously looking at/considering implementing dwg/dxf import/export . That is by itself already an improvement. The one disadvantage with Designer for me was/is that it is too much oriented at creative arts and too little attention for those in e.g. "technical" illustrations in the sense that some useful features (including dwg/dxf import) for the latter group are missing. Hopefully there will be more of a balance in future versions. As it is now I still have to keep other software for one feature or the other that Designer does not (yet) have. PaoloT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Arte said: That it is in the article is at least an indication that Serif may be seriously looking at/considering implementing dwg/dxf import/export . That article, if my memory of it is accurate, is interviewing someone who does not work at Serif. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7 Affinity Designer 2.2.0 | Affinity Photo 2.2.0 | Affinity Publisher 2.2.0 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arte Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 46 minutes ago, Old Bruce said: That article, if my memory of it is accurate, is interviewing someone who does not work at Serif. This is the part that implies the information of inclusion of support for dwg/dxf import and it being tested is coming from Serif or at least someone working with Serif on this: "Serif acknowledges that it has done well in AEC over the last few years, gaining traction in many well-known practices and this has been achieved with no focussed marketing. Realising this trend in AEC adoption has led to the development team holding sessions with practices to get their feedback on features and enhancements to their core capabilities. The inclusion of support for DWG / DXF has come from that engagement and import / export is currently under test." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tupaia Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 On 4/20/2022 at 8:02 PM, Patrick Connor said: That article does say that, but it is not completely accurate, so don't believe it 100% please Hi! Could you please be a little more vague? Is this feature on your radar? Any plans at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelJC Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 I haven't read through this thread so please forgive me for duplicating but I just wanted to add my voice to those asking for this. I'd like to use this software to add presentation to drawings from CAD but the lack of DXF support is a barrier. Although I can work around this to a degree using PDF exports it would be much better to have DXF. I'd also like to use DXF export for some purposes, again there are work arounds using other software but it remains a barrier. This is a significant snag in my plan to ditch the cursed Adobe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archaeologist Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 (edited) Another +1 for dxf import. We'll be needing new software soon to replace an old version of Corel Draw and AD was a likely possibility until I discovered that it has no support for dwg/dxf.. Question - is it possible to copy objects in Autocad and use paste or paste special to get them into AD? This is how I currently get them into CD and into Word. I found that if I draw a box around the area at a known size, make sure that all linetypes are continuous and all polylines have zero width, select the box and everything inside it, I can paste (into Word) or paste special (into CorelDraw) and the objects come through in editable condition. I then just have to explode, select the boundary box and contents (and delete a transparent canvas), size the boundary box, and align it and I have everything to scale and correctly positioned. Sounds more complicated than it is. Might that be possible in AD? Sadly, I can't install AD on my work PC(where I have CAD) and I don't have CAD on my home laptop, so I can't test it out. Edited May 23, 2022 by Archaeologist Giving a little more information. VirginiaL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnabas Thomas Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 I'm pretty sure it's never going to happen, but just for the record, I've been waiting for DXF support too. VirginiaL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pendragyn Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Another small voice asking for DXF support, plaintively battling the 7-ish years of requests :) VirginiaL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Mitty Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Buongiorno a tutti, chiedo anche io a gran voce l'importazione/esportazione di files .dwg/.dxf. Grazie VirginiaL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Neufeld Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Might DXF export be a feature possible to include? Holding my breath. VirginiaL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisia Digital Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Opening of DWG files would make the Affinity suite even more awesome than it already is... Fingers crossed! VirginiaL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seroude Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 YES please DXF import please. VirginiaL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMullerDesign Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 Any of these options, even just one. For the love of all that's Holy. Please. Even as a paid plugin. VirginiaL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David.P Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 The level of ignorance and disregard on the part of Affinity on this and other topics is baffling. It must be years since anyone from them last commented on this. Does the company even still exist, or is this already abandonware? Anyway, not that I'd care much anymore, since I stopped using Affinity a long time ago, in favor of Inkscape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithferion Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 3 hours ago, David.P said: It must be years since anyone from them last commented on this. 137 days since the last comment from them, if my maths are correct. Best regards! VirginiaL 1 Quote AMD FX 8350 :: Radeon HD 5670 :: Windows 10 :: http://mithferion.deviantart.com/ Oxygen Icons :: GCP Icons :: iOS 11 Design Resources :: iOS App Icon Template :: Free Quality Fonts (Commercial Use) :: Public Domain Images How to do High Quality Art :: Mesh Warp / Distort Tool Considerations :: Select Same / Object - Suggestions :: Live Glassmorphism Effect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokosmolch Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Today is a good day! Honestly, thanks to everybody in affinity. Now work on the export function please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomic101 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 YES YES YES It is Here at last Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BennyD Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Seriously? We asked for DXF-import AND -export. You're kidding me! 🤦♂️ Quote ___♥___ | | | | | | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredyeah Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 I was also hoping for DXF export. I even would be able to live with only export and no import 😆 Is it possible to know if this will be on the roadmap and near future for V2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnabas Thomas Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 I'm SO happy that we have proof that they're at least trying to help us out. Though admittedly a little baffled as to why there's only import and no export but my faith has been renewed. I'm sure DXF export is coming soon, and on that day I'm running back to Designer with open arms. They also added smooth canvas rotation, which is something I've wanted for a long time. Today is awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katho3d Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Thank you for adding a DXF import feature in v2, I really appreciate it. Still an export feature would be very handy too 😉 T-O 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hds Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Has anyone done any extensive testing with Rhino3D layers back and forth with the V2 using either SVG, PDF, or DXF? I am doing some testing today, and I don't see a DXF export in the V2, though import seems work with one layer anyway. If you've already done the legwork, please report the optimal workflow between Affinity Designer V2 and Rhino3D. I need to get 2D geometry from Rhino into V2 and native V2 vectors into Rhino while perserving scale and layers. Please share your workflow if you've got this sorted. Also, McNeel is totally open to sharing and helping with .3DM support for Affinity. T-O 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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