![]() ![]() Thank you for your efforts though, if it was something as "easy" as Psenda seems to think then I have no doubt I would have worked it out and not needed to post here. Also the software does not recognise nested or masked layers and simply imports all paths seen in outline mode, so again this is not an option. When there are hundred of lines this is a real problem. Outlined strokes mean that the laser will burn around the outer edge of every single line, this not only doubles the time it takes but means it cuts deeper instead of just making a light score. If you go to outline mode you will see why as this is exactly what the laser software see when it imports. My problem is that masking paths and outlining strokes will not work. How easy is is easy? If you have the answer please you guys for taking the time and effort to reproduce my dilemma. If anyone could enlighten me as to how this most basic of functions can be achieved I would be very grateful. I have been using graphics software for over 20 years, in all that time I have never found anything as unintuitive as AD. I have been patient and tried and tried but in 4 years of ownership I have not been able to complete a single project with this software. There is no shape builder tool, no knife tool and no vector eraser, so many basic things are missing, many of which have been requested since 2014. The boolean operations in AD do not work in any way that I would expect. Alternatively the diagonal lines could be converted to a compound shape and the circle used to delete unwanted areas using boolean operations. In illustrator this would have taken seconds, select all, divide, and then delete unwanted nodes. It is not good enough to simply hide or mask the lines, (which is how I created the green shapes), as the file is to be sent to a laser engraver, this also means shapes cannot be expanded.Īs I mentioned this is a simplified version of what I want to achieve and so it is not suitable to select individual nodes on the diagonal lines and drag them to the curves as there will be hundreds of them, it is also not suitable to add nodes where the lines overlap the curves and then delete the unwanted nodes. The shape on the right is the result of the divide option, this is not what I expected at all. My aim is simple, to keep the diagonal lines between the 2 curves and delete the excess, the result would be the lines in green. Even a scaled down budget version with ground floor commercial then apartments above on a podium would work.The attached image shows a simplified version of what I am trying to achieve. I believe this should be a very simple thing to do but after spending over 2 hours with affinity designer I am now at a complete loss. I just hope we don't get blank walls and gated entrances. Unfortunately most developers want to make as much money as possible and squeeze every inch of usable space to make profits. ![]() Add as many flats as you want above, just think how well this area could be incorporated if done right. Some sort of market or a public square similar to Cutting Room would be ideal for this location. ![]() It's a domino effect and it should be mandatory that whatever is proposed here has retail/hospitality/commercial frontage along all sides. On sunny weekends crowds of people are eating, drinking, shopping and exploring along Port Street, Tarrif Street, Hilton Street, Stevenson Sqaure, Thomas Street, Oldham Street, Edge Street etc. Attracting day and night trippers from across the North West and beyond. Piccadilly Basin, Northern Quarter and Ancoats have thrived the past 10 years, now becoming one of the busiest areas in Greater Manchester. The ground level is just as important if not even more for this location. ![]()
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