Cutting out custom shapes in Affinity Designer behaves oddly

1. How do you cut out shapes in affinity designer?
2. How do you break an affinity designer curve?
3. Is there a cut tool in affinity designer?
4. How do you manipulate shapes in affinity designer?

How do you cut out shapes in affinity designer?

In Affinity, position the shape you wish to subtract on top of the shape you wish it to be subtracted from. When you click the subtract button (to the right) this will essentially cut the top shape out of the bottom one.

How do you break an affinity designer curve?

To break (split) curves: Select the node at the point at which you want the curve to break and click Break Curve on the context toolbar.

Is there a cut tool in affinity designer?

The Slice Tool allows you to create and edit drawn export areas, called slices, so you can select portions of your design to be exported as individual graphics. Rather than drawn slices using the tool, selected object and layers can also be made into automatically sized slices too.

How do you manipulate shapes in affinity designer?

To edit an existing shape:

1. Click the Node Tool.
2. Select the shape, either by clicking the shape or by clicking the layer entry in the Layers panel.
3. Edit the shape as required by either by directly dragging the red handle(s), or by changing the values on the context toolbar.