John Rostron Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 I wrote this message in reply to a similar post from @SpongeBob thinking that I was replying to this thread. I have been trying to rise to this challenge, albeit in a half-hour chunks of php programming here and there when I had a moment. I have written a PHP script embedded in a web page that looks at a SVG file and extracts paths, and calculates the length of each segment in the path (a segment is a stretch between two nodes.The units are the units defined within the SVG file. I'm not sure how they would map into actual units in a Designer file. To measure the length along a curve, it is broken up into a series of arcs each of which is approximated by a line. By default it uses 20 such arcs, which seems to give adequate accuracy. I would welcome any feedback on this script, as well as the user interface. On my PC, Kaspersky seems to inject its own components which seem to clobber my careful styling of the interface. John Quote Windows 10, Affinity Photo 1.10.5 Designer 1.10.5 and Publisher 1.10.5 (mainly Photo), now ex-Adobe CC CPU: AMD A6-3670. RAM: 16 GB DDR3 @ 666MHz, Graphics: 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Lion Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 How is it possible that in a program that is supposed to be professional I cant even find out how long my line is while I draw it consistently. I am not a professional at all. All I am trying to do is use it to make floor plans for a renovation project. Not being able to easily see the length of a line is absurd. I am a NOOB and immediately this missing feature makes my job a lot more difficult. Surely the program has this information already. Just give me a tiny little window in the toolbar that shows the length. People have been asking for this for five years. This seems to be to be a tool as necessary as the pen tool itself. Baffled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 2 hours ago, Sugar Lion said: Just give me a tiny little window in the toolbar that shows the length. In version 1.9 the Transform panel shows the length when you select a straight line with the Move Tool. Affinity Designer Help: Transform panel Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dailey Sews Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 I agree this is a needed feature for patterns! Measuring the length of a curved line is so important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthamilk Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 i want to add my voice to those requesting a measurement feature for curves / Lines, i cant measure a curved path? i am currently designing patterns for millinery, i used to be able to do this in illustrator and this function was easily accessed but i am stumped as to how this is not possible in a drawing program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debmanks Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 I really also really need a measure curve function for making patterns. Please let me know when it is available. Sadly Affinity Designer is of no use to me with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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