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Is there away of creating a repeating pattern using an offset?


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Affinity doesn't have an offset path feature yet but there is a clumsy workaround using expand strokes.

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Just now, firstdefence said:

Affinity doesn't have an offset path feature yet but there is a clumsy workaround using expand strokes.

I don’t think we’re talking about that kind of offset! Unless I’ve misunderstood, the OP simply wants to offset copies of a pattern by the width or height of (the repeating part of) that pattern to get a seamless result, which should be easily achievable by transforming a copy and then using the ‘power duplicate’ feature.

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5 minutes ago, Alfred said:

I don’t think we’re talking about that kind of offset! Unless I’ve misunderstood, the OP simply wants to offset copies of a pattern by the width or height of (the repeating part of) that pattern to get a seamless result, which should be easily achievable by transforming a copy and then using the ‘power duplicate’ feature.

ah, penny dropped lol! just noticed the link to the video... I need more coffee 

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Thanks Alfred,

That's what I'm doing now, duplicating with the handy power duplicate I found when searching for the offset thing, but what I believe the offset does that the power duplicate doesn't is split the selected in to pieces so there isn't loads of mess left hiding on the side. I also think it's more mathematically accurate somehow?

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You should be able to get around the “loads of mess” problem by clipping the design to a rectangle. As for accuracy, I don’t see why power duplicating would be any less accurate than laboriously typing in the same offset values.

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Clipping is using a shape ie. a rectangle to hide part of an image, object, pattern you do that by placing it as a child layer to the rectangle, so on the layers panel the pattern looks indented.
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7 minutes ago, istring said:

Sorry, I'm self taught so not too hot on terminology and often miss the most basic ideas! What do you mean by clipping the design to a rectangle? How do I do that?

Here’s a link to a quick visual for you. (Thanks, Alex!)

 

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Hi,

If you're using Designer there is a lady on Youtube  East Coast Charm who does great tutorials for creating repeat patterns in Affinity Designer using Symbols: Create A Pattern Template In Affinity Designer

The suggestion for this kind of tool has been added to feature requests for the ipad (Designer) so not sure about desktop or Photo :Embroidering Tiny Shapes Inside a Big Shape

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If you are in Affinity Photo You could use the Distort filter: Affine this behaves in a similar manner to offset in Photoshop, in PS that is what the offset filter is actually doing.

I duplicated the pattern, and used the affine filter twice, once to move it 50% right and once to move it -50% to the left. the method for overlap is the same as in the tutorial

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This is a rudimentary macro that can be used on a pattern, its very basic, consisting of duplicating the layer with the central pattern and then applying the distort filter: Affine and then merging the visible layers.

if you want to fill the gaps as per the video this will be a manual job post macro.

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3 hours ago, firstdefence said:

I need more coffee

You are not the only one:(

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On 3/10/2019 at 9:14 AM, firstdefence said:

This is a rudimentary macro that can be used on a pattern, its very basic, consisting of duplicating the layer with the central pattern and then applying the distort filter: Affine and then merging the visible layers.

if you want to fill the gaps as per the video this will be a manual job post macro.

Seamless Pattern Maker.afmacro (Affinity Photo only)

The video is no longer available. Is there another place I can view it? I am wanting to learn this method as well (total newbie here)

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1 hour ago, ARTGIRLJENNL said:

The video is no longer available. Is there another place I can view it? I am wanting to learn this method as well (total newbie here)

Hi,

What you quoted is a Macro not a video, (aka an Action in Photoshop) and needs installing into Affinity Photo to utilise.

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