catlover Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Sorry about that, I removed old uploads; must have gotton caught in the mix. Here it is again - in Resources Section. Rulers&Protractors.afassets Hilltop 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackamus Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Now I've finally got there they are quite interesting assets. There are fewer moves in using a protractor to measure an angle than the alternative work-arounds. Having a rule with a movable origin is a useful feature but they are not so useful for making accurate measurements i.e. from a technical drawing point of view. I asked a very long time ago if AD would ever have a 'Dimension' tool like DrawPlus had which I used a great deal. Sadly I do not think that it will ever happen in AD. When I want to dimension a drawing I have to draw rectangles from one point measuring point to another and then see what the it shows in the Transform tab. Its a real nuisance having to do that unless someone has better way to do it! Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.3.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 44 minutes ago, jackamus said: I asked a very long time ago if AD would ever have a 'Dimension' tool like DrawPlus had which I used a great deal. Sadly I do not think that it will ever happen in AD. Why so pessimistic, Jack? 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...
jackamus Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Sorry to say but sheer experience of AD! We are encouraged to make suggestions for new features. What we are never told is just how reasonable or practical the suggestions are. It would be good if the AD developers showed a list of new suggested features, as opposed to their own, that have a reasonable chance of becoming a reality. As it stands we just live in hope. Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.3.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 3 minutes ago, jackamus said: Sorry to say but sheer experience of AD! It seems to me that we’re really talking about patience here. A couple of years ago you could be forgiven for thinking that AD would never have arrowhead line ends, but it has them now. 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...
jackamus Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 When I'm told to be patient about something, by whoever, it usually mean it will happen eventually. If there is no chance of it ever happening then asking me to be patient is just fobbing me-off! Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.3.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 20 minutes ago, jackamus said: It would be good if the AD developers showed a list of new suggested features, as opposed to their own, that have a reasonable chance of becoming a reality. As it stands we just live in hope. We would still just live in hope if there were a list of suggested new features that have a reasonable chance of becoming reality. However “reasonable” the chance, it would be nothing more than a chance (and therefore far from being guaranteed). 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...
jackamus Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 I have been told in the past, when asking why some of the DP features (Dimension tool) could not be added to AD that it was because of the two different OS. Stuff that was on DP (Windows) could not be modified to fit AD (Mac). I think that is why I feel the a dimension tool is not going to happen. Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.3.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackamus Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 27 minutes ago, Alfred said: It seems to me that we’re really talking about patience here. A couple of years ago you could be forgiven for thinking that AD would never have arrowhead line ends, but it has them now. Where can I find them? Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.3.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 27 minutes ago, jackamus said: Where can I find them? Options for line ends have been added to the Stroke panel. 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...
jackamus Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Right! Alfred 1 Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.3.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltop Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 6 hours ago, catlover said: Sorry about that, I removed old uploads; must have gotton caught in the mix. Here it is again - in Resources Section. Rulers&Protractors.afassets Thanks, Catlover, very well done and useful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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