Glicky Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 (edited) Is there a tool in AD that fills closed areas to create a new shape, something like the "smart fill" tool in CorelDRAW? (if not, will it be added in the future? and what's the work-around for it?) Sorry... i'm new to Affinity. Edited June 15, 2019 by Glicky Florin C., Andika Ferdy and Zekez 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 11 hours ago, Glicky said: will it be added in the future? Look to roadmap Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 11 hours ago, Glicky said: what's the work-around for it? Insert rectangle manually. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glicky Posted June 16, 2019 Author Share Posted June 16, 2019 Can this be added as a "feature request"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SureWeb Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 +1 for smart fill tool! hokic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 16 hours ago, Glicky said: what's the work-around for it? Like @Pšenda said, you can add a new rectangle to the document. Move it behind the other layers in the Layers panel like in this add rectangle.afdesign example so only the unfilled area is visible. Alternately, you can use the Pen Tool & snapping to create a new shape snapped to the empty area but it is usually quicker & easier to just make the shape larger than that area & move it behind the others. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glicky Posted June 17, 2019 Author Share Posted June 17, 2019 Thanks for the idea, but when it comes to filling a lot of "holes" with colors, it will get difficult to end it up correctly. (see attached file) I think that a "smart filler" is an important tool for A Designer. Great application should have "automated tools". photoadele and Pandorino 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aammppaa Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 This is related to the Path Finder type of tool, which is requested every other day! Quote Win10 Home x64 | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X @ 3.7GHz | 48 GB RAM | 1TB SSD | nVidia GTX 1660 | Wacom Intuos Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glicky Posted June 18, 2019 Author Share Posted June 18, 2019 No, the "Path Finder tool" request is something completely different. here we ask for something like the "smart fill" tool in Corel DRAW. (I'm not sure if there is such a tool in AI, perhaps the "Live Paint Bucket Tool" is the most similar tool to that, but it's really a simple and very useful tool) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 28 minutes ago, Glicky said: No, the "Path Finder tool" request is something completely different. here we ask for something like the "smart fill" tool in Corel DRAW. @Aammppaa didn’t say that it’s the same as the Pathfinder Tool, but rather that it’s related to that type of tool. A Pathfinder Tool would construct new shapes from existing ones, whereas a Smart Fill Tool would create new shapes from the space enclosed by existing shapes. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glicky Posted June 18, 2019 Author Share Posted June 18, 2019 Can this topic be moved to "feature request"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc4d Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 DrawPlus had this feature as well. Cheers, Juan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bri-Toon Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Glicky, it's been forever since I used CorelDraw, and I am interested in a fill tool that works on shape intersections as well. So I ask, how would the flood fill affect intersections with strokes? Like in your third example, if you moved that middle object away after it was filled in, would the stroke then be part of that new fill? photoadele 1 Quote The website is still a work in progress. The "Comics" and "Shop" sections are not yet ready. Feel free to connect with me and let me know what you like or what can be improved. You can contact me here, on my contact page, YouTube channel, or Twitter account. Thanks and have a great day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glicky Posted June 18, 2019 Author Share Posted June 18, 2019 The Smart Fill in CorelDRAW creates a new separate object, it's not linked to any other object or stroke. Aammppaa, Mithferion, photoadele and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdenby Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Considering that people, some of whom have been hopping up and down about it, have been asking for a mesh warp tool for a few years, I suspect the dev team might be more likely to devote time to that. Or maybe a blend tool. Both the infill on the ring design, and the form from the intersecting lines can be done already w. a bit of effort. In the case of the simple quadrangle, almost w/o effort. Its not my decision, but I'd have to put something like that well down on the list of really good to have. Attached, a sloppy figure, but the sections were colored in just about 1 min, 15 sec. Most of that time was just opening the swatch group, and assigning a color for each shape. 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...
Raymondo Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Looks like the “shape builder tool” in illustrator is similar to “smart tool” you are referring to which has been requested many times. Maybe something similar will be added in a future update. Affinity are, or should be well aware of this feature request so hopefully it won’t be to long coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bri-Toon Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 2 hours ago, Raymondo said: Affinity are, or should be well aware of this feature request so hopefully it won’t be to long coming. Oh they are definitely aware of it, though I think it has more to do with the approach to bring in a new feature. They have mentioned how the Flood Tool in DrawPlus did not work the way they wanted it to because of the gap space it created. So I guess it has to do with implementing a tool right before they release it. Quote The website is still a work in progress. The "Comics" and "Shop" sections are not yet ready. Feel free to connect with me and let me know what you like or what can be improved. You can contact me here, on my contact page, YouTube channel, or Twitter account. Thanks and have a great day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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