Scaling line length - Designer as a basic CAD application

[loukash]

8 hours ago, kelobro said:

wasted my money

Hm. To avoid wasting one's money, that's likely why they have invented a download model called trial.
affinity.serif.com/en-gb/90-day-affinity-trial

[Xzenor]

9 hours ago, kelobro said:

I just bought this program on the Apple Mac App store and wasted my money. 

If only there was a way to try it before you buy it...........

[tgreive]

so 2 yrs ago there was a cryptic comment from a moderator.  will the scaling feature ever be added or not?  I like the drawing program, and most of what I use it for doesn't need it, but it would be helpful when I need it.

 

[Marjolein]

There is a CAD addon for illustrator. It would be nice to be able to draw in scale in affinity. One could draw and transform afterwards but.. it is a very needed option that would be very favorable for Affinity Designer and would lure many customers, since it's easy to pattern and make very beautifull 2D presentations

[jmf]

I agree, not everyone wants to go through a full CAD program,
but having "scale" is a very basic thing (see Corell Draw for instance) : you fix the scale factor in the "rulers" options,
and then deal with "real " dimensions all along, including for dimension lines !

[jmf]

slightly off-topic  (or rather generalizing the issues)

I have the same complaint about "dimension lines" , a very basic feature - I am not a professional in architecture (but a professional physicist)
and use for personal projects an old copy of Corel Draw (even the personal edition had most features, like dimension marks and scales)

---it may be felt as unnecessary when CAD exists ...I understand that architects want to use CAD, and may also have much CAD material prepared for them;
it allows for impressive 3-D views to be shown to customers, but not to serious customer input/dialogue.

Having the possibility to sketch a basic floor plan , but realistic enough (exact dimensions and angles) may open the way to a more balanced dialogue.

 

[loukash]

18 minutes ago, jmf said:

but having "scale" is a very basic thing (see Corell Draw for instance) : you fix the scale factor in the "rulers" options,
and then deal with "real " dimensions all along, including for dimension lines !

https://affinity.help/designer2/en-US.lproj/pages/GetStarted/drawingScale.html

[jmf]

Thks,
(I have uninstalled the software after realizing the absence of the very basic dimension lines , so I just responded to Majolein's post , which was related )

just one more small effort !