Request a Live Mirror / Real-Time Symmetry Drawing feature in VectorStyler.
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Hi,
I’d love to request a Live Mirror / Real-Time Symmetry Drawing feature in VectorStyler.The idea is to have a mode or tool that allows you to draw or edit on one side of an axis and see the mirrored strokes appear simultaneously on the other side — similar to what’s available in apps like Affinity Designer (“Mirror Axis”), Krita, or Clip Studio Paint.
While it’s currently possible to simulate this using references or clones, it would be much more intuitive and fluid to have a dedicated Mirror Tool or a Symmetry Mode where you can define:
The number of symmetry axes (1, 2, radial, etc.)
The axis position and angle
Whether strokes, brushes, and shapes are mirrored live while drawing
Optional merging or joining at the symmetry axis
This would make VectorStyler even more powerful for concept art, character design, and mandala creation workflows.
Thanks for considering it
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@Albaris Something like this? https://share.cleanshot.com/2mT6M285
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@VectorStyler Nice! can't wait!!
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I use this a lot for illustrations
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@VectorStyler Now I feel less bad I haven't been able to send much of anything for bugs since you're already working on 1.3. I'm still making adjustments after fully dropping Affinity.
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This will be a great tool for creating repeating patterns and pattern brushes
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@Albaris said in Request a Live Mirror / Real-Time Symmetry Drawing feature in VectorStyler.:
Whether strokes, brushes, and shapes are mirrored live while drawing
This will be on for anything drawn inside the symmetry group.
Optional merging or joining at the symmetry axis
Not clear how this would work. Would it connect paths automatically?
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@VectorStyler Can he add and draw new figures in this graph with real-time mirroring effect
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@monsterfox said in Request a Live Mirror / Real-Time Symmetry Drawing feature in VectorStyler.:
@VectorStyler Can he add and draw new figures in this graph with real-time mirroring effect
Yes, just like in any isolated group
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CorelDRAW has had a Symmetry feature since version 2021 that allows you to fusion
open curves. It also allows for multiple symmetries with different repetitions.Here a Video CorelDraw Symmetry
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.I'm particularly excited about the "Black Ink" fusion feature.
Since it's a bitmap/raster graphics app, such a feature might be easier to implement.Here a Video "Black Ink" fusion in Symmetry
However, it would be great to have a vector graphics app that could do this.
Btw: I can recommend anyone interested in pattern making to take a look at Black Ink.
It connects layers using nodes and thus offers a very flexible way to create your
own symmetries.
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.I have two questions about the Symmetry feature.
Would it be possible to add symmetry per layer?
So that you could have a different repetition for each layer?Can bitmaps also be repeated using this Symmetry feature?
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@Subpath said in Request a Live Mirror / Real-Time Symmetry Drawing feature in VectorStyler.:
Would it be possible to add symmetry per layer?
Yes
Can bitmaps also be repeated using this Symmetry feature?
Yes
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nice
