Loss of brush transparency when exporting + vector gradients

[pxin]

Hello,

Have created an image in afdesign which has a vector gradient.

The image looks as needed on screen but when I export it, the transparency is lost, unless I rasterize the whole image, but I need the whole image to be vectorised for free resizing up and down.

The strokes were created with an Affinity Designer brush in Designer persona. The brush was set to vary size and opacity based on pressure via a simple stylus and graphics tablet.

The strokes were then grouped and a gradient added to the whole group via the Fill tool.

All the strokes are set to 100% Opacity in the layers panel, the transparency is only in the brush variations. 

I've looked online and on the forum but haven't findany clue as to what the problem is and/or how to fix it!

Attached are a screenshot showing the transparency in the .adfesign file and another showing the exported file that shows how the transparency has vanished.The file was originally created in an earlier version of Designer, pre-1.7, on a Mac.

Hopefully just missing something obvious, can anyone help?!

Thanks for any clues.

[MEB]

Hi pxin,
Welcome to Affinity Forums
To what format are you trying to export?

[pxin]

Hi MEB, thanks 

Trying to export to eps svg or pdf, any format that doesn't rasterize!

 

[pxin]

Just to add, exporting to eps svg or pdf produces the same result.

Exporting to jpeg png tiff maintains the transparency, but the image is rasterized.

Thanks again.