Following the big 1.1 release this is a more modest update focusing mostly on a number of smaller new features as well as UX improvements to make working with Paragraphic smoother, as well as the usual batch of bug fixes.
To illustrate it in action, here’s a slightly longer step by step video showing how you can construct and work with Truchet-tile style patterns in Paragraphic. The file is also available for download as a sample project here: Truchet tile pattern sample project
Changes and improvements
– Improved selection retention: When clicking and dragging to move a selected layer that layer should now keep being selected event if there’s another layer in front of it where you click, and for selected stroke-only layers it will also let you click and drag to move inside shapes.
– The color picker now has a list of recent colors you can use to quickly reuse colors in a document.
– Improved Expression 2D input node with new single expression option and hiding of base x,y input parameter if unused.
– Added option in Grid and Area repeaters to base spacing on a margin between elements, using the size of the first element in the grid as a reference.
– You can now use ctrl/command modifier to select multiple layers in the layer list without selecting layer in between.
– Made some repeater handle reference lines (like Area and Line repeater spacing) dashed to make them more visually distinct from the area handles.
– Circle shapes can now use the equal radius setting to define the size with just a single radius value.
– Improved rendering quality in the node previews.
– Improved rendering performance for layers extending outside artboard.
Bug fixes
– Fixed Value Round optional decimal count parameter not being applied correctly.
– Fixed Polygon tool applying the equal radius setting to drawn shapes when holding shift regardless of user settings for shift modifier.
– Fixed non-linear functions not being applied as expected in the Function repeater node.
– Fixed Area repeater not updating hex spacing automatically in fixed count mode for hex-grid patterns.
– Fixed some inconsistencies with adding new points to existing paths using the freeform path pen tool.
You can check for updates and download the latest version from within Paragraphic if you have it installed, or you download it from paragraphic.design