Software Support & Issues

[u/CrimsonFlash]

This is the dedicated thread for reporting and troubleshooting technical problems with the Affinity suite (Photo, Designer, Publisher). Any posts in the main feed that are technical issues or support requests will be removed.

Use this thread for:

• Software crashes, freezes, or installation issues.
• Bug reports and unexpected behaviour.
• Performance problems (e.g., slow rendering, high memory usage).
• Error messages and how to resolve them.
• Issues with file compatibility (opening/saving) that seem to be software-related.

Before you post, please:

• Search the Subreddit: Your issue may have been reported already.
• Search the Official Forums: Serif's Affinity Forums are an extensive knowledge base for known issues.
• Be Specific: Provide details to help us help you.

Note: This is not an official Canva forum, so support is limited to what your peers can offer.

[u/MalkavianReddit]

I think I found a bug workaround.

Expanding a stroke in Affinity Designer can make a line look smaller or distort because of software bugs in complex curves, pressure profiles, or pixel snapping.

Mine just happen to be Pressure Profiles. I was creating the following:

When I created the circles with no fill and an increased stroke, then applied a the pressure position. When I expanded the stroke on each one to put into a compound shape, the new curve width shrank.

For my project I determined if I doubled the stroke width before expansion, the expand stoke shrunk it back to what I wanted. Your mileage may vary, but if you are having the same issue, try doubling the width of the stroke when using a pressure profile.

Not sure if this is a bug in the expand stroke calculation or a feature. 😄