Before sewing with a projector was a thing, many pattern companies would lock their PDF pattern files. They may say the file is locked and ask for a password. Some patterns will not open in Affinity Designer. Choose “Load all pages” and “Replace missing fonts”. When you open a file a dialogue box will open. There is a full tutorial on how to convert multi-page patterns to projector files using PDF Stitcher. If you need to convert a “print-at-home letter-sized pattern file to a single-page pattern for projecting, use PDF stitcher. Pattern files that you will open using Affinity Designer are Projector File PDFs or A0 copy shop size pattern files.ĭo not open multi-page patterns or instructions. Affinity Designer can read many file types including PDF, PNG, JPEG, and SVG. Go to File>Open or press CTRL+O to open a pattern file. You will need to be able to access your pattern files from the cloud or device that you will be using Affinity Designer on. (Remember to back up your files if this is you!) Others may save all their patterns directly on their computer. You can link your Google Drive right to your desktop computer to access it. I prefer to save all my digital pattern files on Google Drive. Opening a pattern in Affinity Designer is one of the first things you will need to know how to do.

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