PSD, TIFF, SVG export error

[roysyb]

Hi everyone,

My Affinity Designer suddenly stopped exporting PSD, TIFF, SVG, files if there are layers in the artwork.

Exporting to PNG, JPG, or flat TIFF works fine. 

Massage: "Error while exporting"

Please help!

All the best

Roy

 

[roysyb]

For precision, if I want to have layers in the exported file then I get the export error

Example: exporting from layered artwork to flat TIFF works fine, but if I specify "Save Affinity layers" then I get an export error, and the process is interrupted (same for SVG, PSD)

Thank you for your help

All the best 

Roy

 

[Callum]

Hi Roy,

Welcome to the forums :)

If you create a new document and add some quick shapes are you able to export it? If possible could you provide one of the .afdesign files in question?

Thanks

Callum

[roysyb]

Hey Callum,

Thanks a lot for your reply and welcome greetings

I have made a test with new documents, and I could export them with no problem. Layers are present! So far so good.  That intrigued me, and I have "investigated" the problematic file. I have found the problem by eliminating shapes from the composition until I got a successful export with no errors. 

The faulty shape is a kind of "fake" 3D effect, as seen in the Youtube tutorial 3D Affinity Designer Text Effect which I have used as a source of technical inspiration. I am attaching the file with the shape that Affinity Designer could not export correctly. 

The converted to curves font made a shape with an abnormal(?) amount of anchor points. I suppose that translating so many points into PSD layers caused the error. 

Having the source of trouble, how to avoid so many anchor points when multiple objects are flattened/joined together with "ADD" function? 

Eventually, how to make a 3D text in Affinity Designer with no tech problems that follow? 

Thanks!

Roy

 

 

 

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