Help: How to create macros

[Shifts]

Hello!

New member to the forums  here and a few weeks old user of Affinity Photo for iPad. Still trying to get the hang of it and the official tutorials and searching the forum for answers as been a big help so far. Something I have not found how to do yet though, is how to create your own macros from within Affinity Photo for iPad. Have found several forum threads on how to import macros, but find no posts on how to create them.

It would be great to have a simple macro to run, to create certain layers right from the start before going into retouching and editing, instead of having to do it manually each time.

Best

Edited August 1, 2019 by Shifts
Clarifying purpose of thread

[DM1]

The iPad version does not have the capability to make macros but can import and use macros made on th the desktop version.

[Shifts]

Thanks, no need to try to bend it to do this then. Unfortunately I don't have the desktop version, but will survive.

[DM1]

Some members have both. Perhaps a request for someone to make a macro for you and upload it here? The members here are very helpful. 

[Alfred]

It should be noted that there are two types of macro file. A *.macro file contains only a single macro and is imported via the Macros panel in the desktop apps, whereas a *.macros file contains one or more macros and is imported via the Library panel. Although the Macro Studio in Affinity Photo for iPad sounds as though it will import *.macro files, it will actually only import *.macros files (i.e. files exported from the Library panel in the desktop apps) which means that if a single macro is to be usable in the iPad app it needs to be copied from the Macros panel to the Library panel and exported from there so that it ends up in the appropriate format.

[Shifts]

An happily let you know that one helpful member contacted me, helping me in creating the macro I was after. Fantastic to receive that kind of help here!

[DM1]

If you think the macros file would be useful to others, you can upload it on the Resources thread. Just post a description of what it does and add the file to the post.