![]() Affinity's new tool speeds up the operation extensively without the need to ensure what shape is on top of another and the constant need to clone cutting shapes. Of course, AffDes doesn't have scripting yet, but it does have all the basic operations. Re: Affinity Designer Shape Builder Tool I think the new Shape Builder tool is a terrific step forward from Xara's Boolean operations (which I use extensively). From the example given in the initial post in this thread, it appears to be something that could be scripted in CorelDRAW and added to the hotkey assignment and/or the toolbars. There's not anything which combines areas between paths like the shape builder. Bring up the Pen tool using the icon on the left-hand toolbar, or use the shortcut P. ADD: I'm quite sure this is not repeatable in Affinity designer. I will have to go read up on what shape builder does. Then combine the areas with the shape builder: The final shape is moved aside and filled with a gradient: The blue remnants are useless, they can be deleted. I heavily use boolean operations (they have different names in CorelDRAW, but they are the same basic operations) together with raw path editing operations (add vertex at apparent intersection, split curve at vertex, join curves at vertex, drag verticies and Bezier handles around). (Pretend oblivious naive cynicism mode off) You should be able to start using it fairly easily although there are some added features that set it apart. The Pen tool on Affinity Designer is incredibly similar to other Pen tools you may have used elsewhere. Yet, somehow, being ignorant of such a thing, I have never felt the lack, nor have ever felt hampered in constructing complex shapes from simpler ones. Bring up the Pen tool using the icon on the left-hand toolbar, or use the shortcut P. Affinity Designer has a vast array of Shape tools availabletap the shape tool shown on the left of the workspace, then tap it again for a full menu of shapes, including the Tear (shown), Double Star, Cog, Cloud, Heart and Donut Tools to name a few. As a long-time Corel user with essentially no time in Adobe tools, I had never even heard of a shape builder tool before reading, in these forums, how essential one is. This stuff can be pretty much done in a couple of clicks via shape builder allowing me to keep the creative side going and finding new solutions to the problem. It has been still quite useful, if the filled area is zoomed in to big size at first. As a logo designer, The workflow is wonky.adding and joining regions is just too much.i cant intuitively say to join certain regions into a whole shape. Inkscape has one too, but it works in screen resolution. Illustrator has it ( the shape builder) and it's precise. Posted about my SAB listing a few weeks ago about not showing up in search only when you entered the exact name. There's even a way to stitch multiple documents into a single book, although that's only available in desktop versions for now.With the (several) requests for a shape builder tool, it apparently is something useful. A fast way to draw is to use open curves and fill the areas with a paint bucket. You can also create automatically repeating layouts and use a style picker. Watch the demo: Learn how to non-destructively warp your vector designs in real time, with no loss in layer structure. Affinity Publisher 2 now helps you add academia-friendly footnotes, endnotes and sidenotes. ![]() Affinity Designer 2, meanwhile, adds non-destructive vector warping, a "knife" cutting tool, a shape builder and even tools for measuring lengths and areas. Designer’s Boolean operations provide a quality alternative to the Shape Builder, but mostly for relatively simple combinations of shapes. Affinity Photo 2 now includes non-destructive RAW development, saved layer states, compound masks (that is, joining multiple masks together), live warping and live masks for elements like hue and luminosity ranges. The Shape Builder Tool adds separate shapes together to make more complex shape designs. Regardless of platform, you should see some meaningful upgrades. You now have all of the Affinity bundle on your tablet, and won't have to split your attention between your computer and iPad when it's time to design a page layout. The developer has released Affinity Version 2 apps that not only include major new features (more on those shortly), but the first edition of Publisher for the iPad. ![]() Serif is determined to make its Affinity suite a more practical alternative for creatives who'd rather not pay for an Adobe subscription - or use a conventional PC, for that matter.
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