@macos The vertical text issue is identified, and the fix will be in the next build. The issue is with the new text engine. If you set the "Text Shaper" option in Paragraph Styles to "OpenType" and then in Character Options enable the "Automatic Vertical Roman" then it should work. BTW: you need to set the "Enable East-Asian Options" in Settings

@Boldline Great, I'm glad it helped you. You're right, there are so many features already that sometimes situations like this can arise.

@Raaskot Can you send me the workspace and settings files to my email address. Something is different here.

@Subpath said in How to quickly copy halftone appearance to new shape?: i think the methode vectorstyler mentioned "save as preset works" best I agree that is currently the best option for getting what I was requesting. I think it's also a great solution long term if you know you're going to use it frequently or in other projects down the road. However, I also think @vectorstyler is right to add the basic copy/paste option for quick and easy one-time editing. Both options will have their due place in VS

@macos Are you on Windows or Mac? If Windows, he means the scaling options in Settings/System > Display, not inside the application.

The Cavalry App came with a lot of Demo files which can be found here. [image: 1779106655972-demo-files-1.png] [image: 1779106661314-demo-files-2.png]

@debraspicher said in Adding More Practical Editable Parametric Shapes to VectorStyler: CSP handles this by putting them behind basically giant palettes that can be tabbed This looks like "Preset" palettes

This would actually speed up a lot of repetitive layout work. Even just a simple “paste width only / paste height only” option would be super useful when trying to keep spacing and proportions consistent across multiple objects.

@macos Indicator styles are customizable in Settings -> Indicator Styles In the Snapping panel menu -> Snapping Options, enable the "Show Distances" (second column, top) to show distances when the Snap to Object is enabled.

How can I make clones of only the original object not the created object? Duplicate the clone

Thanks it's work fine

@Boldline The modifier for angle constraint can be added. But the center point has to stay at the center of the object for this effect

@macos I opened a bug on this and will try to fix it. Is the object in Affinity selected?

@VectorStyler Sorry for the long delay - I will get the files to you when I can with a reference to this. Thank you for your patience.

expounding on my earlier answer - you replied, " @VectorStyler said in option for vector halftones to generate dots beyond the object boundary, then clip them to the object shape.: The halftone approximates the object color / intensity. But what intensity is is beyond the object boundary? This is hard to know, especially for images. I was thinking of it similarly to how gradients work. With a gradient, the control line and color stops can extend outside the visible object boundary. The user can define color/intensity behavior in an unseen area, and the object simply displays the clipped result inside its shape. Could halftones have a comparable “source area” or “generation area”? The object shape would remain the visible clipping boundary, but the halftone grid/intensity field could be generated from a larger editable area, similar to how a gradient line extends beyond the object. So instead of asking VectorStyler to guess intensity outside the object, the user would explicitly define it through the halftone source/generation area. Possible model: Object shape = visible clipping boundary Halftone source area = where the dot field/intensity is generated Dots are generated across that source area Final result is clipped to the object shape This would allow partial edge dots without requiring VectorStyler to infer unknown image data outside the object. For flat fills or uniform halftones, the outside intensity could simply continue the same value. For gradients, the existing gradient behavior could define the intensity beyond the visible object. For images, this could either be disabled or require a larger image/source area. Essentially, adding a halftone generation area separate from the visible clipping shape, similar to how gradient controls can extend outside an object while the final color remains clipped to the object. [image: 1778787437691-ef25cc6e-0311-4502-b3d9-dbf90fd5a9cf-cleanshot-2026-05-14-at-15.33.06.png]