Affinity Designer Flashcards
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Which tool in Affinity Designer is used to create and edit bezier curves by placing nodes?
Answer: Pen Tool
The Pen Tool places anchor nodes and control handles to construct precise bezier curves.
What does the 'Expand Stroke' operation do in Affinity Designer?
Answer: Converts a stroked path into a filled shape
Expand Stroke converts the outline of a path into a closed, filled vector shape you can edit independently.
In Affinity Designer's pixel persona, what does the 'Erase Brush Tool' affect?
Answer: Pixels on the selected pixel layer
The Erase Brush Tool removes pixels from the active pixel layer, making areas transparent.
What is the keyboard shortcut to toggle between the Move Tool and the Node Tool in Affinity Designer on macOS?
Answer: V / A
Pressing V activates the Move Tool and pressing A activates the Node Tool, mirroring Illustrator conventions.
Which panel in Affinity Designer lets you save and reuse sets of appearance attributes such as fills and effects?
Answer: Styles Panel
The Styles Panel stores named appearance presets that can be applied to any object with a single click.
What happens when you Alt-click a node with the Node Tool in Affinity Designer?
Answer: Breaks the curve handles to create a cusp/corner point
Alt-clicking a smooth node breaks its handles so each side can be adjusted independently, creating a sharp corner.
Which file format does Affinity Designer use for its native project file?
Answer: .afdesign
Affinity Designer saves its native projects as .afdesign files, which preserve all layers and non-destructive effects.