How do you give each line segment on an object a different appearance

[HDoowop]

If I use the shape tool to make a triangle for instance. How would I then make on line segment of the triangle black dashed lines with a stroke weight of 2, the second line segment blue solid line with a stroke weight of 2, and the third line segment a solid yellow line with a stroke weight of 10.  

 

thanks 

[Pšenda]

You must draw separate segments with specific parameters (color, thickness). Affinity can only work with the entire object.

Draw triangle, Layer\Convert to Curves, Break Curve for each triangle peak, and set specific parameters.

Edited August 5, 2019 by Pšenda

[firstdefence]

1. Draw a triangle using the shape tool
2. Convert it to curves
3. Select the node tool and select the three nodes
4. Use the Break icon on the node context menu
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5. You can now apply different different strokes and colours to the separate lines
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[HDoowop]

9 hours ago, firstdefence said:

1. Draw a triangle using the shape tool
2. Convert it to curves
3. Select the node tool and select the three nodes
4. Use the Break icon on the node context menu
   • 
5. You can now apply different different strokes and colours to the separate lines
   • 

I was able to reproduce your steps, thanks. However, I would still like to be able to fill the triangle in with a colour after making the changes to the line segments. Is that possible? 

 

 

[Alfred]

4 minutes ago, HDoowop said:

I was able to reproduce your steps, thanks. However, I would still like to be able to fill the triangle in with a colour after making the changes to the line segments. Is that possible?

Duplicate the triangle before breaking it up. Then you can simply format the original, unbroken triangle to have a fill but no stroke.

[HDoowop]

19 minutes ago, Alfred said:

Duplicate the triangle before breaking it up. Then you can simply format the original, unbroken triangle to have a fill but no stroke.

Ok, so I lied lol. I followed firstdefences's steps and I was able to apply different stroke properties for each line segment however for some reason I can't get the line segments to turn into dashed lines, not sure what I'm doing wrong; I have tried it twice now. 

I can try duplicating the triangle and putting it underneath however with the dashed lines, Im guessing the colour underneath is not going to follow the dashes. So when theres a gap with the line segment the colour underneath is not going to gap as well. Is there a way to get both to line up?

 

thanks

[Alfred]

16 minutes ago, HDoowop said:

I can't get the line segments to turn into dashed lines

Reset the pressure profile. You can apply a pressure profile or make the line dashed, but not both at the same time.

[HDoowop]

 

On 8/5/2019 at 12:22 PM, Alfred said:

Reset the pressure profile. You can apply a pressure profile or make the line dashed, but not both at the same time.

that helped fixed the issue, thanks. 

 

Ok, so I was able to apply the 3 different stroke settings like I was looking for. I was also able to fill in the shape by duplicating the triangle before applying the stroke settings. Is there a way to now get the coloured triangle to follow the dashed stroke? So where ever there is no dash I'd like the colour to stop as well so it doesn't show through the gaps. Would I have to redraw that side of the triangle with the pen tool to follow the dashes?

 

thanks 

[Pšenda]

Base/fill triangle set stroke (fill color or white) width same as dashed line. 

[HDoowop]

On 8/7/2019 at 2:22 AM, Pšenda said:

Base/fill triangle set stroke (fill color or white) width same as dashed line. 

Genius!! That worked, thanks!