Document Scale

[Subpath]

@Igull

I have already made some experiments with floor plan drawing in VS.

Here is a method that works via Live Boolean Union
and allow some live editing.

Here a video about it:

[Igull]

@Subpath said in Document Scale:

these Panels may be helpful

Yes, I use these ALL the time when creating stuff and you can certainly dimension large objects and grids (I tried a 100m square), but having a document scale means that it will fit on a bit of paper to print on - TBH, that's probably the only benefit I guess you could simply scale at the end before printing, but it just saves all the effort.

Neil

[Igull]

@Subpath

Yes, that's a useful method - probably better than drawing with double wall-width lines on a grid .

[Subpath]

@Igull

I see, since I don't print anything from VectorStyler, I'm not that familiar with it in VectorStyler.

I thought VectorStyler automatically scales that to the selected sheet size.

[b77]

@Igull Canvas scaling goes hand in hand with dimension labels for objects — one without the other would be useless.

[Igull]

@Subpath said in Document Scale:

Better vector graphics features than affinity designer, in some cases.

There are certainly some interface features that could be taken from Graphic, it definitely has a 'crisper' feel to it and some of the rounded end editfields with a bit of LCD green colour in there definitely sets it off and makes it easier to read. I hate to say this, but I prefer the Graphic Transform panel to VS - it's all in a single line and takes up less real estate.
I do like the VS option of being able to scale the GUI, mine now seems to tie in better with the retina display.
Now, if we could just design our own sets of tool icons ... LOL LOL

Neil

[Igull]

@b77 said in Document Scale:

Canvas scaling goes hand in hand with dimension labels for objects — one without the other would be useless.

I just took that as read ?

[b77]

@Igull I guess I misunderstood one of your posts that seemed to say that canvas scaling would be enough.

[b77]

@Igull In 'Customize Toolboxes' you have an 'Edit Icon' button that allows you to change the icons.

[Igull]

@b77 said in Document Scale:

@Igull In 'Customize Toolboxes' you have an 'Edit Icon' button that allows you to change the icons.

LOL, back to RTFM
I literally find something new that I like in VS every day
I can see myself wasting hours on this, thanks.
Neil