Glicky Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Please add to ADesigner something like the amazing Symmetry Tool from CorelDRAW (and Adobe illustrator), that allows to create all kinds of shapes and lines in a symmetrical pattern easley and instantly. (In AD its only for "brushes" in the "pixel persona") Thanks. SusanB, Markcq and earl_grey 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROYGBV Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 (edited) Radial symmetry, & mirror symmetry are 2 of the simplest symmetries. A professional level design program should allow design work in all 17 wall paper groups. Even free java applets (for example 2 versions of "Escher Sketch") on the internet can do this. And long ago plugins for photoshop (Terazzo & Kai's Power Tools) had a filter that allowed this with images, with a live preview. So although it sounds complicated good programmers do such things just for kicks. Later an overpriced, clunky plug in was made for A illustrator, that did this called "Symmetry Works". And now there is a consumer level app on ipad, for play purposes that also works with all the symmetry groups. ( http://science-to-touch.com/en/iOrnament.html ) ( https://eschersket.ch/ and http://levskaya.github.io/eschersketch/ and http://skuld.bmsc.washington.edu/~merritt/bc530/local_copies/escher/ ) To make the program useful for whole other markets: textile designers, etc., this is an essential functionality. To differentiate Affinity designer from the rest of the pack, implementing this well, could easily be another great step. Edited June 24, 2019 by ROYGBV added examples & links Markcq and SusanB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusanB Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 I definitely need this option in vector. I was quite disappointed when I realized it only worked in pixel persona with a brush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROYGBV Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 another app that does this: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/amaziograph/id586076398 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fde101 Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 In other snooze... CorelDRAW is available on the Mac again for the first time in nearly 2 decades. It is only 5 times the price of Affinity Designer + Photo (it also includes PhotoPaint and AfterShot, along with a font manager). 14 hours ago, ROYGBV said: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/amaziograph/id586076398 That appears to be bitmap also, not vector. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aammppaa Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 SusanB - You can use symbols to get interesting symmetry with vector lines and shapes. Not as intuitive as a dedicated tool, but very useful none the less. https://graphicheck.com/Affinity-Designer-MockUp-Template SusanB and Andrew G 2 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...
ROYGBV Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Re: fde101 Symmetry Works for illustrator is vector. https://artlandia.com/products/SymmetryWorks/ https://artlandia.com/products/SymmetryWorks/features.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROYGBV Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 (edited) more here http://xahlee.info/math_software/tilings.html and going back to 1992 http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/software/tilings/TilingSoftware.html so really not that exotic, some were even for kids as well as adults. and Kai's power tools did both some tiling as well as fractals, (without user needing math) & many other very cool effects. https://www.lifewire.com/kai-power-tools-and-kpt-vector-effects-1702842 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kai's_Power_Tools it remains to be seen how imaginative Affinity will be once they have achieved their goal of being a serious contender. meanwhile Kai Krause continues to innovate http://www.fract.al/about Edited June 25, 2019 by ROYGBV added info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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