00Ghz Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Hi, I got this issue here. I have an icon in stroke and if the stroke is aligned to the inside there is this distortion going on. See pics for before and after. Thanks, Vlad predick 1 UI Designer, CG Artist Macbook Pro 15" 2014 2.5 Ghz, 750M https://www.behance.net/VladMafteiuScai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted April 10, 2015 Staff Share Posted April 10, 2015 Hi 00Ghz, We are aware of the Expand Stroke issues. I believe Matt will take a look at this soon. A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelio Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 I guess i've got a similar issue, but when I export to a pdf. I created some forms that have an outline stroke "inside". When i export the document the form is saved with the stroke outside. I've just tried the last beta, and the same error happens. I previous versions it worked fine! I've tried to convert the forms to paths... Is there a way to get rid of the outline altogether and convert everything to forms like in Illustrator? I think its called "convert" or expand appearance or similar. Here an image, that explains the behavior better: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MattP Posted April 14, 2015 Staff Share Posted April 14, 2015 Hi Aurelio, You can manually select your items and choose 'Layer'->'Expand Stroke' which produces solid geometry from the lines, but the PDF exporter should have been doing this for you in this case so you could keep the lines editable in your original document... That's not working for you for some reason... Are your lines quite thin by any chance? Thanks, Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelio Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Hello Matt, thanks for your help. No, the lines are not too thin imo. 2pt to be exact. I guess its a pretty normal value. When i expand the stroke, i get the same error 00Ghz is mentioning. I'll try to reconstruct the rounded hexagons with the new "round corner" option that has been integrated into affinity (which is absolutely great btw!). I'll see if the same error remains. I did them in illustrator and imported them into affinity before this functionality was available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelio Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Hm, something is really strange there... i've reconstructed the hexagons, this time so they look good when the outline is applied to the outside of the shape. But when I export as a pdf, this time the outline is being drawn to the INSIDE of the shape :D. The same remains if i change to outside, inside or middle position of the stroke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MattP Posted April 15, 2015 Staff Share Posted April 15, 2015 Aha! *Maybe* there is a problem something along the lines of - start with a shape at one size, put the line on, resize to the size you wanted, then output and it's different versus just making the shape at the size you wanted... I'll look into it... :) Aurelio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Larsen Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Any updates on the expand stroke issues? Still many bugs and even when it gets it right it still uses way too many points rendering the function useless. Expand stroke is a basic function that should just work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Larsen Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 If you have scale with object on stroke expands wrong thickness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00Ghz Posted May 10, 2015 Author Share Posted May 10, 2015 FIX PLEASE...... :huh: :blink: predick 1 UI Designer, CG Artist Macbook Pro 15" 2014 2.5 Ghz, 750M https://www.behance.net/VladMafteiuScai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted May 10, 2015 Staff Share Posted May 10, 2015 @Andreas Larsen, @00Ghz No, there's no news yet. Some things, like this one, may require a complete rewrite or a different approach to get solved properly. Rushing things just to show something sooner won't help anyone. You guys will still not be pleased - because it will not work as well as it could - and certainly neither us... There's no point in providing a sub-par product. Tekikou 1 A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meils Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Hi, any updates yet? It's been several months… I agree with Andreas that this IS a basic feature which should just work and I think fixing/rewriting it should get a higher priority. predick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratejabez Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 I encountered a similar bug that does not seem to be affected by whether the stroke is inside/outside/center, but rather rounded corners. When I expand a rounded rectangle, the straight edges "bulge" ever so slightly from the corners (the corners are fine). Please see attached screenshot—the blue stroke is before expansion and yellow is after (green is overlap). Thanks for looking into this :) predick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raglet Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Same issue here. I hate to be that guy and I'm really looking to move away from illustrator, but Affinity Designer, as it stands today, is sadly almost unusable for UI design. Too many rudimentary bugs. Also nearly 8 months since this issue was posted and still no info or ETA on this bug. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evtonic3 Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Same issue here. I hate to be that guy and I'm really looking to move away from illustrator, but Affinity Designer, as it stands today, is sadly almost unusable for UI design. Too many rudimentary bugs. Also nearly 8 months since this issue was posted and still no info or ETA on this bug. :( Screen Shot 2016-12-21 at 12.05.54 PM.png Hopefully these things get sorted out. Its the one thing that makes Serif so unpredictable with what we think is the smallest things to fix get put on the back burner. You would think this is as important as any PSD or HDR improvement. raglet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busenitz Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Still waiting for offset / contour, so the Expand Stroke is an unhappy work around, when it's ok. Still a great fan of the software - just wish this feature was higher on the list!!! Hofnaar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MattP Posted December 22, 2016 Staff Share Posted December 22, 2016 It *is* high on the list - but I've also had SO many things on my list!!! I'm aiming to get this sorted properly for 1.6... Hofnaar, evtonic3 and Aammppaa 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busenitz Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Of course, we all think the feature we miss the most should be at the top. :-) Thanks again for great software, but mostly for listening to your customers!!!! MattP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Squeaky wheel here... Busenitz, I don't see this as a feature, I see this as a one of the basic cornerstones of a vector app's toolset... especially one that is as cutting edge, innovative and industry leading as Designer is. ...would really love to see some of these core and fundamental aspects nailed before adding "x" features and/or export/compatibility functions/workflow/you name it, etc... It's these "little" things that you do hundreds of times over the course of a piece that need to be solid. They're not sexy, they're not buzz worthy, they don't make for compelling video teasers but they are absolutely essential! :-) If some of the core structure needs addressing or rewriting as suggested above, in order to make some of this possible, I would think sooner rather than later is the easier course to follow. No? Gear maker, Hofnaar, piratejabez and 2 others 5 http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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