Tupaia Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Hello! Let's say there's a vector shape consisting of multiple disconnected curves (subcurves, component curves, ... whatever they are called here), like in the letter O. Is it possible to select one of these curves with one click? Looks like it's not possible with the Move Tool, tried all combinations of modifier keys. So, with the Node Tool, I could of course select all nodes of the one curve I want to edit, but that is sometimes not easily possible. Is there a trick to select ALL nodes of a curve at once, except with lasso/rectangle/ etc.? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdenby Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 If the curves are grouped, option clicking drills down thru the layers. Sometimes it helps to marqee select a bunch, and hide those to thin the forest out. Once the curve9s0 is chosen, switch to node tool. Then, command click a for all. 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...
Old Bruce Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 25 minutes ago, gdenby said: Sometimes it helps to marqee select a bunch, and hide those to thin the forest out. Very good advice. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tupaia Posted June 22, 2019 Author Share Posted June 22, 2019 Thanks! That's not what I mean, though. I'm not talking about grouped curves, but 'merged curves', to use the correct term. As a quick example, create the letter O, then convert it to curves. Or, create two or more curves > select all of them > context menu Geometry > Merge Curves. Now those curves are part of one and the same object=layer (which is important if you want the inner curves to produce holes in the fill - groups cannot do this). How would you select one of those 'component' curves then? In a simple way, since the curves can be close together or overlap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdenby Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 For the O, do a self divide. Grab whichever set 7 manipulate. Then subtract the inner from the outer. 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...
Tupaia Posted June 25, 2019 Author Share Posted June 25, 2019 Hi! Thanks, but my question ist: how do I select one of the component curves in the simplest possible way, without messing with the object? So, not a workaround - which there are several - but a direct selection. See screenshot - how would you select those inner curves? I used lasso selection, carefully. There could be a simpler way, like double clicking on a node, or CTRL-clicking the componet curve etc. Not possible, right? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdenby Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 I suppose there has to be a listing of all the nodes on a distinct vector shape. At this point, there isn't a routine/tool that allows all nodes in that contiguous series by just touching one of the series. Maybe add a request to the feature list. 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...
Aammppaa Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 There is currently no short convenient way to do what you are asking. The workarounds in earlier posts are useful to know, but dragging a freehand lasso (or clicking a polygon lasso) is the tool that is available for now. Wrong wrong wrong - ignore all that! Select a node on the inner circle of the O and hit Ctrl+A to select all the inner nodes. A second press of Ctrl+A will select all the nodes of the entire shape. R C-R, gdenby and Alfred 3 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...
Tupaia Posted June 25, 2019 Author Share Posted June 25, 2019 Fantastic! Fair enough for me! Case closed... thanks a lot! Aammppaa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tupaia Posted June 25, 2019 Author Share Posted June 25, 2019 Btw., the first CTRL-A selects ALL component curves of every node that is selected. As expected. Nice! Alfred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 @Aammppaa, I am only posting a reply to let you know that if I could have given your post a higher 'reaction' than a "Like" I happily would have done so! Great find, one that I am sure will save me lots of time. Well done! 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...
gdenby Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 8 minutes ago, R C-R said: @Aammppaa, I am only posting a reply to let you know that if I could have given your post a higher 'reaction' than a "Like" I happily would have done so! Great find, one that I am sure will save me lots of time. Well done! Likewise. I would have sworn I had control clicked on nodes of similar paths and just got all, not the portion. Just spent about an hour playing w. grabbing parts of Curves objects. 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...
PixelPest Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Just for the record on Mac: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 25 minutes ago, R C-R said: Great find, one that I am sure will save me lots of time. Well done! A great find indeed, and @Tupaia’s observation 13 hours ago, Tupaia said: the first CTRL-A selects ALL component curves of every node that is selected means that we can, for example, easily select all of the inner nodes in a figure ‘8’. 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...
R C-R Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 5 minutes ago, Alfred said: A great find indeed, and @Tupaia’s observation means that we can, for example, easily select all of the inner nodes in a figure ‘8’. Combine that with Transform mode & the possibilities seem endless. 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...
Alfred Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 40 minutes ago, R C-R said: Combine that with Transform mode & the possibilities seem endless. Combine that with Transform mode & the possibilities seem are endless. FIFY. 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...
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