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Can I overlay a tiled pattern onto a layer?


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It on the Tools Panel on the left. Called the Gradient Tool in Photo or the Fill Tool in Designer. Look it up in the Help if you can't find it.

I'm away from my computer now so can't do a screen grab as Android won't run Affinity ;)

Windows PCs. Photo and Designer, latest non-beta versions.

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20 minutes ago, TomHu said:

I'm just not sure where to find this particular Gradient tool.

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"type" is grayed out for me.

Is this because my pattern is a vector?

I wanted to do this in Designer, but there doesn't seem to be a flood fill with pattern in Designer. Since I can't seem to find a way to copy a layer or group and then paste as new image in designer either, I opened both the image I wanted to fill and the image with the design (both vectors) and then did a file/edit in photo.

but still can't seem to fill an area with a seamless tile.

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On 10/8/2018 at 4:23 PM, toltec said:

@TomHu

You can use the Gradient tool (set Type to bitmap) and tile any image as a Fill'

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tiled.jpg.84eebf9ee52d27d082c495672736d738.jpg

When you select 'Bitmap' it opens the Filer.

 

 

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ok, I saved out the tile as a PNG.

then took my original that was still open in Designer and did an edit in Photo. Got the BMP to work BUT the PNG was light yellow on a transparent background and when it flood filled the layer, it is solid yellow.

We can't use a tile with transparency? 

that would be a pain because then I would have to go back and select all the color I didn't want and delete it. Which never seems to turn out as well (at least in other programs I've used)

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2 hours ago, SigsCreations said:

but still can't seem to fill an area with a seamless tile.

Are you sure you chose Wrap for the Extend option in the Context toolbar?

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5 hours ago, walt.farrell said:

Are you sure you chose Wrap for the Extend option in the Context toolbar?

Is it just me, Walt, or do ‘Wrap’ and ‘Repeat’ seem the wrong way around to you, too? ears.gif

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Hello αℓƒяє∂,

You are right, the two functions are reversed, and also in the French version of AD. It was a trap I also fell into at first, it was only by testing the four possibilities that I had found the correct procedure.

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9 hours ago, SigsCreations said:

Got the BMP to work BUT the PNG was light yellow on a transparent background and when it flood filled the layer, it is solid yellow.

We can't use a tile with transparency? 

Transparency works. The Blue is 40% transparent the outer border is 100% transparent.
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53 minutes ago, >|< said:

The names in Affinity are wrong:

  • Wrap should be named Repeat
  • Repeat should be named Clamp

Thanks. I’m used to seeing ‘Clamp’ used in relation to audio signals, but its use in the present context is a new one on me.

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In the French version the terms "ajustement" ("ajuster" would be better) and "répéter" correspond well to both functions, it would now be necessary to reverse the marking of the buttons in the drop-down list.

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6 hours ago, αℓƒяє∂ said:

Is it just me, Walt, or do ‘Wrap’ and ‘Repeat’ seem the wrong way around to you, too? ears.gif

Yes, that always seems odd to me, too :)

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14 hours ago, walt.farrell said:

Are you sure you chose Wrap for the Extend option in the Context toolbar?

ok that did it. wish I could use a vector though. Seems nuts to have to turn my vector into a bmp first when I'm in Designer. Feels like I should be able to use all vectors in a vector program.

thanks

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