RBCK Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Yep, 9-slice scaling is a must. It's the last thing that prevents me from switching completely to AD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Doodlezz Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 I read the word »symbols« far to often the last few minutes skimming this thread, searching information about symbols. Apparently everyone likes the symbols. Very much. I like the symbols, too. Are there any news on the symbols? B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00Ghz Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 YES, Where are my SYMBOLS? :D boudewijndanser 1 Quote 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 November 18, 2015 Staff Share Posted November 18, 2015 The artboards aren't even finished yet and you guys are already asking for symbols!?? :o It's not Christmas yet :rolleyes: 000 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boudewijndanser Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 It's been more then a year since they were first requested... ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIPStephan Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 YES, Where are my SYMBOLS? :D I’ve got a fever, and the only prescription is: more symbols! :D william7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted November 18, 2015 Staff Share Posted November 18, 2015 It's been more then a year since they were first requested... ;) They were on the roadmap since the beginning but we have been working on other listed features. We will get there... Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camloken Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I'm not sure if AD uses SVG as it's default file format, but the <symbol> definition is pretty easy to implement. Here is a quick example:https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Element/symbol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mediafuel Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Just read this thread because it was at the top of the index. What are these "symbols" you are all talking about? Serious question. I am new to graphics design so have little knowledge. Cheers Quote Reality is perception. Perception is reality. You are in charge of both. iMac | 21.5 | Mid 2011 MacBook Air | 13 inch | Early 2015 2.5 GHz | i5 quad 1.6 GHz | Core i5 20 GB Ram | 10.12.6 8 GB Ram | 10.13.6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
000 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 The artboards aren't even finished yet and you guys are already asking for symbols!?? :o It's not Christmas yet :rolleyes: Hi MEB, does that mean symbols are coming on Christmas? *gg* Just kidding … super happy with the artboards, finally being able to create multi page documents (yeah, yeah, I know, artboards are no pages, but that's how I use them) is superb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIPStephan Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Just read this thread because it was at the top of the index. What are these "symbols" you are all talking about? Serious question. I am new to graphics design so have little knowledge. Cheers Symbols are reusable design elements that can consist of multiple shapes. For example, if you are designing a user interface that has multiple similar buttons you could create a button design and save it as symbol, so you can insert that symbol multiple times with just a few clicks. Also, if you decided to change the color of these buttons later on, you would edit the symbol directly and it will change in all instances of that symbol in your design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mediafuel Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Symbols are reusable design elements that can consist of multiple shapes. For example, if you are designing a user interface that has multiple similar buttons you could create a button design and save it as symbol, so you can insert that symbol multiple times with just a few clicks. Also, if you decided to change the color of these buttons later on, you would edit the symbol directly and it will change in all instances of that symbol in your design. Ahh. Thank you, Kind of like Components in Sketchup ( if you know that software). Cheers. Quote Reality is perception. Perception is reality. You are in charge of both. iMac | 21.5 | Mid 2011 MacBook Air | 13 inch | Early 2015 2.5 GHz | i5 quad 1.6 GHz | Core i5 20 GB Ram | 10.12.6 8 GB Ram | 10.13.6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginpost Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Any updates on symbols? I am looking forward to using symbols the way I did in Adobe Illustrator as well as symbols in sketch (so I can keep certain interface elements consistent across changes and artboards). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted March 25, 2016 Staff Share Posted March 25, 2016 Hi enginpost, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) They are coming in beta 1.5. MattP (project lead on Affinity Designer) has posted a sneak peak here: https://www.dropbox....ymbols.mov?dl=0 More info on his post here. shaneparsons 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneparsons Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Probably getting ahead of myself here, but having a way to export the symbols (as svgs) would be amazing. The current workflow for doing this in Illustrator involves scripting and is not a very fun process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellykay Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 So, I've went through a sort of hell this week with Adobe. I do 90% of my work in Illustrator. This week, after their update, all hell broke loose. It lost my actions, my symbols, everything. I've spent a week dealing with chat support, email support, forums support and finally phone support. It's been a week getting things to work right again and, quite frankly, I'm exhausted. I'm trying Affinity now and I've discovered that the export ability of it far exceeds the abilities of Illustrator. Light years ahead. Unfortunately, as much as I want to switch over to Affinity, Symbols are imperative to my design work. They save me hours of work. Any idea when this feature will be ready? I can't switch over until that's available, but man, do I want to. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted May 21, 2016 Staff Share Posted May 21, 2016 Hi kellykay, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) Symbols will be available in the next version (1.5) - there's no ETA sorry - but you should be able to try them before the MAS (Mac App Store) release in Beta 1.5 which will be out in a few weeks (it's a little delayed). Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellykay Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Thanks! I'll keep my eye out! I'm definitely in love with it. So much that I'm trying to find a way to get around the symbols thing in the meantime. It's just so much more comfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon1 Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 you can save a "sort of symbol" by saving the document, then use document > place to place that "sort of symbol" you can duplicate the placed document (the "sort of symbol") and scale, rotate, skew it or even use the live perspective distort filter in AP (not available in AD) you can then open the embedded document and make changes, every instance will update i´ve used this in AP to create a non destructive technicolor simulation https://vimeo.com/155520871 by referencing the base image in three groups and applying channel mixer adjustment layers to each group you can delete the document you saved in first place because the placed document is placed (inside the main document), not linked externally hope that helps Alfred and VIPStephan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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