ELinder Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Is there a way to hide sections of strokes with layers? For example, this is a bunch of shapes and curves. With a white fill the strokes are hidden behind the fill. I want that same view, but with no fill color, only the stroke lines, but still have the stroke lines hidden as in the first view. Is that possible? Thanks, Erich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdenby Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Yes, but it more or less doubles the shape creation. See attached. HiddenLines.afdesign ELinder 1 Quote iMac 27" Retina, c. 2015: OS X 10.11.5: 3.3 GHz I c-5: 32 Gb, AMD Radeon R9 M290 2048 Mb iPad 12.9" Retina, iOS 10, 512 Gb, Apple pencil Huion WH1409 tablet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELinder Posted June 5, 2019 Author Share Posted June 5, 2019 Very cool technique, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdenby Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 You are welcome. Quote iMac 27" Retina, c. 2015: OS X 10.11.5: 3.3 GHz I c-5: 32 Gb, AMD Radeon R9 M290 2048 Mb iPad 12.9" Retina, iOS 10, 512 Gb, Apple pencil Huion WH1409 tablet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELinder Posted June 5, 2019 Author Share Posted June 5, 2019 Unfortunately it means I have to reorganize my comp, as layers and groups don't transfer the mix of normal and erase types even with the groups and layers set to passthrough. Edit: Figured it out, if you group the normals and erases into their own groups under the main group or layer it does still work properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyJack Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 If you're already willing to use the erase blend mode (which causes rasterization on export (icydk)) then you might as well just use the Outline FX instead of a stroke.... and only have one set of objects . gdenby 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELinder Posted June 5, 2019 Author Share Posted June 5, 2019 Well rats. No, I didn't know erase blend mode would rasterize on export. I'm working with a printer who specifically asked for an all vector EPS file. Are there any options that would remain vector on export? I'd really rather not have to completely redraw a large composition. What I need is a "transparent fill" where it renders anything underneath transparent. Erich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyJack Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 2 hours ago, ELinder said: Well rats. No, I didn't know erase blend mode would rasterize on export. I'm working with a printer who specifically asked for an all vector EPS file. Are there any options that would remain vector on export? I'd really rather not have to completely redraw a large composition. What I need is a "transparent fill" where it renders anything underneath transparent. Erich Yeah it can be done, but it's gonna be a hassle. It'll require a lot of masking using inversions of the illustration's shapes. I've attached a simple example. Shapes overlapping multiple shapes will need more than one mask. (You can combine/consolidate multiple masks if you like.... just extra work if you ask me.) Maybe there's an easier way... HiddenLines vector.afdesign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELinder Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 Wow, I hope there's an easier way. It'd be faster to restart from scratch than doing all that with every one of my multiple overlapping shapes.. Erich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Lesson learned line draw neatly and add fill's as needed, then you get the best of both worlds. Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELinder Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 8 hours ago, firstdefence said: Lesson learned line draw neatly and add fill's as needed, then you get the best of both worlds. The point was to have only lines visible without using fills, otherwise all transparent. A hidden line wireframe like view common in 3D modeling applications. Erich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 4 hours ago, ELinder said: The point was to have only lines visible without using fills, otherwise all transparent. A hidden line wireframe like view common in 3D modeling applications. Erich Got ya Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdenby Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Here's where using a cheap or free vectorizer is usefull. The original illu run thru ImageVectorizer for Mac, cost $5. Untitled.eps Quote iMac 27" Retina, c. 2015: OS X 10.11.5: 3.3 GHz I c-5: 32 Gb, AMD Radeon R9 M290 2048 Mb iPad 12.9" Retina, iOS 10, 512 Gb, Apple pencil Huion WH1409 tablet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELinder Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 Yes, I tried that with both Pixelmator Pro and Super Vectorizer 2. It works to a fashion, but it's never going to be as crisp as finding a native vector solution. Come to think of it, not just a "transparent fill" would be useful, but a "transparent stroke" that is as controllable as a colored stroke. Erich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 On 6/7/2019 at 10:28 AM, ELinder said: Yes, I tried that with both Pixelmator Pro and Super Vectorizer 2. It works to a fashion, but it's never going to be as crisp as finding a native vector solution. Come to think of it, not just a "transparent fill" would be useful, but a "transparent stroke" that is as controllable as a colored stroke. Erich Interestingly, I've been looking for the very same thing in Affinity Designer. I'd like to add my voice to the request for an option that effectively creates a "transparent" controllable stroke — perhaps an optional checkbox that makes such a transparent stroke behave as if it is a color by hiding what is behind the stroke. The way I envision it, this would make certain projects much simpler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikdog Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 On 6/5/2019 at 6:30 PM, gdenby said: Yes, but it more or less doubles the shape creation. See attached. HiddenLines.afdesign 12.7 kB · 10 downloads THANK YOU! I learned something new here fo' sho'! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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