Objects in Affinity Designer

We have discussed objects and object-related topics throughout this book, in terms of how they relate to other subjects and features. However, there are some particular aspects of working with objects that I thought belonged alongside a discussion regarding layers and layer management.

So far, we've talked about selecting objects, aligning and distributing objects, and the object hierarchy. Here, we will touch on some of these topics while we cover a few more important specific characteristics of working with objects, some related to a layer's workflow and some not.

Finding objects

With all the layers that you will be creating in your work and with all the various layer-related workflows we've been discussing in this chapter, you are going to want to be able to find your selections quickly and efficiently in the Layers panel. Affinity Designer's default solution for this is something called Auto Scroll. When you select an object...