Affinity Designer iPad Node tool | Understanding how it works

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4 жыл бұрын

Affinity Designer Node tool, understand how it works. The Node tool inside Affinity Designer is used to edit existing curves and shapes with different Modes, Actions, Transformations, and Snapping Controls. Topics I will cover:
▶ Node Tool Actions
Break Curve, Close Curve, Smooth Curve, Join Curves, Reverse Curve
▶ Node Tool Transform Types
Transform Mode, Enable Transform Origin, Hide Selection while Dragging, Show Alignment Handles, Transform Objects Separately, Selection Box From Curves, Cycle Selection Box.
▶ Node Tool Snapping Controls
Align to nodes of selected curves, Snap to geometry of selected curves, Snap all selected nodes when dragging, Align handle positions using snapping options, Perform construction snapping.
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@Just-a-girl 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. This was a very needed basic set of instructions. Most tutorials race through and forget that many don’t know the very basic how to..

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tiffany, great to hear that and thank you for your feedback! 😀 👋

@KreeTerry Жыл бұрын

I dont know how i am just now finding your channel after watching so many other affinity tutorials but this was so helpful i cant even put it into words. Thank you so much!

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

Oh, that's so wonderful to hear, welcome then and thank you for your kind feedback, much appreciated Kree! 😀 👋

@marksneyd1262 Жыл бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos hi great video but how can I delete a single line between two nodes.

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

@@marksneyd1262 If I understand correctly, you can use the Scissors tool to cut the path and delete nodes from there. Hope this answers your question. 👋 😀

@Neck1T 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I need as a newbie. great examples . this is how the documentation should be, much better than official one

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

I am very happy to hear that, thank you for your constructive feedback! 🙏 😀

@stevieb1432 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative tutorial; I particularly liked the last half concerning snapping, transform and select. Elias you made them so easy to understand. Thank you!

@EliasSarantopoulos 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your wonderful feedback Stevie, much appreciated! 😀 👋

@ejliwanag 3 жыл бұрын

Been using AD recently and this video is so helpful. It helped me understand all the other options while using the pen tool. Great video. Thanks for sharing!

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

I am so happy to hear that Ervin and thank you for your feedback, much appreciated! 😀🙏👋

@trevorwalsh3392 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial video. Thank you!!

@EliasSarantopoulos 2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome Trevor, thank you for your feedback! 😀 👋

@thegraedler 8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much❤ Best Tutorial ever.

@EliasSarantopoulos 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind feedback! 🙏 👋

@cantisanifotografo 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I didn't know what most of those little buttons were for. Great video.

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't know either, I did some digging around and found most of them useful. Thank you for your feedback! 😀👋

@arinavogelbacher7262 3 жыл бұрын

So informative and well explained! Thank you ✨

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

Arina Vogelbacher Much appreciated, thank you! 😀

@centaureacyanus9799 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very very much! This was SO helpful!

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

Great to hear that and thank you for your feedback! 😀 👋

@marcoceron9862 2 жыл бұрын

Omg! This video is very helpful. Thank you so much!!

@EliasSarantopoulos 2 жыл бұрын

So great to hear that Marco, thank you for your feedback! 😀👍

3 жыл бұрын

Wow this software is powerful. Thanks for the detailed explanation!

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I feel the same, in some ways Affinity Designer can do more than Illustrator, still waiting for some much need tools to come to this platform though. Thank you Natália! 😀👋

@poindexter3317 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, this really helped my understanding!

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, much obliged! 🙏😀

@nw5992 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic, thanks for demystifying!

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

Pen tool one of the most challenging tools to use for sure but also one we can not live without. Thank you for your feedback! 😀 👋

@SirSalter 3 жыл бұрын

Let’s go ahead and go ahead

@mogostudio 3 жыл бұрын

This is super helpful. Thank you, Thank you and Thank you🙇🏻‍♀️

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, that is so great to hear and thank you for your feedback! 😀 👋

@renevoyage 3 жыл бұрын

Tanks for your time that you take to teach us 👍

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

And I thank you for watching and feedback! 🙏 😀 👋

@yudhochristin 3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much, it really helps me.

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

I am so happy to hear that, thank you for your feedback! 😀 👋

@arneriber9070 2 жыл бұрын

Exellent - Thank you👍🏼

@EliasSarantopoulos 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Arne, much appreciated! 😀 👋

@idaliakulik Жыл бұрын

This is a brilliant tutorial, thank you. You are a very talented teacher.🎉

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

Thank you Idalia, much appreciated! 😀 👋

@imsinglegamer8065 3 жыл бұрын

Very Detailed Tutorial 😊 Thanks and appreciate Your Work. ❤️🔥

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

And I appreciate your feedback and spending time learning from it! 👋👍

@shlokapoojary5069 Жыл бұрын

Realy U r d best .....thanks for sharing such informational video with us..🙂👍🏻

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

You are most welcome and thank you for your kind feedback Shloka! 😀 👋

@shlokapoojary5069 Жыл бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos sir i would like to know...if i use affinity designer software..how much is the maximum layer limit on ipad 9th gen? i am a pattern designer.

@skillaspolosstudio6284 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a lot of golds on this video!

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

I am glad you enjoyed it, thank you for your feedback! 😀 👋

@pedrogorilla483 4 жыл бұрын

Great video Elias 👍

@EliasSarantopoulos 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Pedro, much obliged! 🙏😃

@bryanhillesheim8883 3 жыл бұрын

many thanks, this is very helpful! subscribed,

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear that and thank you for your feedback!! 😀👋

@CoolGuy-or1zo 3 жыл бұрын

Very good Useful content !! And the Transform tools @ 10:30ish!! Powerful Tools tohave on an iPad. Major Props to this App.

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

I am glad you enjoyed it, thank you! 😀👋

@Gringo74. 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻

@EliasSarantopoulos 4 жыл бұрын

Cris Thank you so very much for your feedback! 🙏 😀

@SamuelJDavis 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Good explanation

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your feedback! 👋😀

@taghappytv 3 жыл бұрын

Great Video. Exactly what I was after. Thanks

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear that, thank you for your feedback! 😀 👋

@WarlockOfAsshai 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome tutorial! Thank you so much for clear explanations!

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

I am so glad you enjoyed it and thank you for your feedback! 😀 👍

@WarlockOfAsshai 3 жыл бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos is there a way to move simultaneously two not adjacent anchor points once they are selected?

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

@@WarlockOfAsshai Either marquee select with the Node tool or use the Add Selection option at the bottom of the Node tool. Try that and see how it works on your end. 😀

@BashirGogolu 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for great videos :-)

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind comment, much appreciated! 🙏😀

@nuttawutsukson5908 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

I am glad you enjoyed it, thank you! 👋😀

@jhernandez125 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

You are most welcome! 😀 👋

@Nomo_Popo 2 жыл бұрын

This really needed its own video so thank you for making it. I still forget what some of these do. Only thing Serif needs to do is keep these selected settings (including grid) persistent after closing the app. I don't know why they think it's a good idea to reset them every time, unless I'm missing a setting.

@EliasSarantopoulos 2 жыл бұрын

I agree with that but the app overall rocks. Thank you for your feedback! 😀 👋

@Homero_Simpson 3 жыл бұрын

Gracias muy útil el video

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

¡De nada Homero! 😀👋

@davidseixas Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much! 🙏👋😊

@slartibartfast7921 3 жыл бұрын

This was exceptionally useful, thank you!

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

So great to hear that, thank you for your feedback!! 👋😀

@slartibartfast7921 3 жыл бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos You’re welcome man. Do you know if there is any app on iPad other than AI that has vector free transform/warp? Thank you sir!

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

@@slartibartfast7921 The most advanced app to my knowledge is AD. Illustrator on iPad is getting better and they do have some useful functions such as Repeat Grid, that be something that can help you develop your design idea. 😀

@slartibartfast7921 3 жыл бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos Thanks so much man!

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

@@slartibartfast7921 I thank you for watching! AD is endless, I keep digging into it, just imagine after that. Are you new to AD? Did you get the other apps as well, the trilogy?

@GiuseppeBertini 3 жыл бұрын

How is this NOT Affinity's official channel??

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your feedback, much appreciated! 😀 👋

@zachofalltrades6116 3 жыл бұрын

do you have a video showing how to edit simple images like a icon? coloring and changing the shape?

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

Not in that exact order but you need to look at the titles and thumbnails to see what I provide. 😀👋

@goilo888 3 жыл бұрын

Just could not figure out how to rotate SOME of the selected nodes of an object.... now I know.

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

Third Dimension Jewellery It's all the tips & tricks. Thank you 🙏😀

@davidtolosa4567 3 жыл бұрын

Can you make a video on how to edit individual letters, like cutting off a part of a letter? Im trying to erase the back of the B to make it look like a 3 if that makes sense. Please and thank you

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

David, on my latest Affinity Designer video I touch on that subject. These kinds of holes are done with Boolean Operation. Also you can try Isometric lettering which I cover as well. Just look at the video thumbnails and see what I am talking about. I hope I understood your question. 😀👋

@caratalbot8250 Жыл бұрын

Hey Eliaz, great video! A query re selecting multiple nodes. Is there a shortcut (on iPad preferably - if not desktop would work) to select all nodes on an object? I understand that I can draw a box around all nodes to select them. However, if I'm zoomed in and can only see part of the object and then need to move the whole object I need to be able to select all nodes. The reason I move an object whilst nodes are selected is so that I can place it node to node with another object. Unfortunatly I can't do this with the move tool - unless you konw how. I'm trying to find a solution to improve the work flow in order to easily line up objects node to node. (Imagine drawing a jigsaw puzzle with non-symetrical pieces, pulling it apart, and then trying to put it back together again aligned perfectly - this final alignment is where I'm having issues).

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

Cara, yes you can do that with the new version. Do you see the new Command Controler? Tap on the Up Arrow, the Shift and then select multiple nodes. Makes sense?

@_deadwait 2 жыл бұрын

I'm having trouble smoothing one single node like in illustrator. Example: Rounded corner rectangle, you pull one of the corners out. you want to keep the straight part straight and only smooth the curve. then it turns the whole thing into a rounded blob.

@EliasSarantopoulos 2 жыл бұрын

Add a finger modifier onto the canvas at the same time. See how that works for you Corey. 😀👋

@Moneybags8989 6 ай бұрын

Please help, i cant find why i am having this trouble. I purchased a sewing pattern with multiple sizes in layers. Unfortunately most are dashed and i need them joined lines. Unfortunately changing to complete line only works for some of the sections others stay dashed. I can not for the life of me join the nodes, the join node is greyed out even though its just curved lines and i am selecting the two with the 2 nodes i want to join but there is no option but if i select more than one dashed line join comes up but it does not work it joins them completely distorted. I mean these are just lines not weird shapes i can see if each dash is locked or something as im not experienced enough and the creators will not change it for you, way too much work. Please help???

@EliasSarantopoulos 6 ай бұрын

Hi there, thank you for reaching out. Do you think you can email me a portion of these lines or layers so I can take a look at? Also, are you working inside the tablet or desktop? 😀

@marcduchamp5512 3 жыл бұрын

Adding node by tapping tab key?

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

This on the iPad Marc, not sure the keyboard shortcut on the desktop. 😀👋

@rehillmedia1317 3 жыл бұрын

Why pencil has blue round circle while in use?

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

These are the Touch Gestures indicators, you can turn them off inside the Settings panel (look for the Gear icon inside the gallery). Hope this helps. Thank you. 😀

@VectorizewithJun Жыл бұрын

Hi, how to get the same modification at 3.06 using desktop Affinity Designer?

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

June, select the anchor point with the Node tool and up in the Control bar look for the Convert option. Convert to Sharp, Convert to Smooth, Convert to Smart. Hope this helps. 😊

@VectorizewithJun Жыл бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos Owh, my point is when you moved the nodes with 4 finger modifier, both anchor handle stay still. I could figure it how it can be done in desktop

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

@@VectorizewithJun Not unless you are using a Microsoft type of PC/Tablet.

@VectorizewithJun Жыл бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos Yes, I'm using microsoft PC

@EliasSarantopoulos Жыл бұрын

@@VectorizewithJun Is it tablet or desktop?

@evoshindi 3 жыл бұрын

my affinity designer node tool does not have a delete icon ans I am stuck

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

Yusof, what happens when you select a Node? Nothing appears at the bottom left corner? 😀

@evoshindi 3 жыл бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos i got that but I cannot move out of the node tool at all... you too have not shown it.. how to deactivate this tool when I do not need it?

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

@@evoshindi Just tap away by switching to another tool, usually the Selection tool. 😀

@Techrival 3 жыл бұрын

Elias, dude this video is absolutely fantastic. Thank you for this. Your instructions are brilliantly easy to follow and very succinct. I do have a question about managing overlapping/interweaving shapes though. Can you tell me if this (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qKiTfZx0yti3aJs.html) is really the best way to go about handling overlapping vectors? I know the video shows the desktop app but I'm using an iPAD just like you are. Thanks in advance!

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

Techrival, inside the iPad, select the shapes you wish to cut or subtract, go the Edit menu, Geometry and choose one of the Boolean operations, there you will find both Add or Subtract. Let me know if this what you were looking for. 😀

@Techrival 3 жыл бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos Not exactly. Thank you though. Imagine if you were drawing a coiled snake that you wanted to be able to modify the stroke or fill later.. Imagine the problems that come into play with a snake where some parts, of the snake, will go over or under other parts.

@EliasSarantopoulos 3 жыл бұрын

@@Techrival Then you need to separate those two so the Stroke and the Fill are on different layers. If that's what you need then watch the latest Affinity Designer tutorial up on my channel. 😀

@MakuLegume 2 жыл бұрын

These options no longer appear to be available.

@EliasSarantopoulos 2 жыл бұрын

Which ones? AD hasn't changed since then, can you be more specific? Thank you 😀 👋

@MakuLegume 2 жыл бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos After doing some poking around, I found them. You have to convert the shape to curves before they appear.

@EliasSarantopoulos 2 жыл бұрын

@@MakuLegume Sounds great! 😀👋

@emsevol2712 2 жыл бұрын

The snap to methods as demonstrated don’t show practical usage. You do things that no one would do. Is there a practical usage for these features that somebody would actually do?

@EliasSarantopoulos 2 жыл бұрын

Well maybe not but it is part of the Node Tool and the tutorial covers all possible aspects. Some features are indeed useful and I find myself using some. 😀👋