Thanks for this informative video. I am using version 1.2.2. and this is still very useful. I need to use Guide more. I am going to look at your other videos.
Very good video, thanks. I use a similar technique to your last example to sit polygons on a horizontal baseline, as polygons are not always created sitting flat.
'Object to guides' should convert straight segments of a path to guidelines but will ignore all curved segments. With predefined shapes such as circles and (rounded) stars/polygons it will create guides from the bounding box. However, if you convert the predefined shape (circle or rounded star/polygon) to a path using 'Object to path' it becomes a path with all curved segments so when you try to use 'Object to guides' the shape will just disappear as there were no straight segments to convert into guidelines. Hope that helps
this program is so deep
For a free software package, it certainly has a lot to offer
@@CreateForFree True that.
thnks. the 'object to path' function was what I was lokking for.
Thanks. I didn't know creating guides from objects was possible. That saved me from adjusting multiple guide angles to match an existing object
Works well for creating margins too, you can duplicate your shape inset it then convert to guides.
Thanks for this informative video. I am using version 1.2.2. and this is still very useful. I need to use Guide more. I am going to look at your other videos.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you :)
You're welcome
Very good video, thanks. I use a similar technique to your last example to sit polygons on a horizontal baseline, as polygons are not always created sitting flat.
Thanks. I'm not sure but I think holding down ctrl when you drag out a polygon might keep it aligned.
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it
what version of inkscape is this? mine looks different.
Object to guides doesn't work with the circle object.
'Object to guides' should convert straight segments of a path to guidelines but will ignore all curved segments. With predefined shapes such as circles and (rounded) stars/polygons it will create guides from the bounding box. However, if you convert the predefined shape (circle or rounded star/polygon) to a path using 'Object to path' it becomes a path with all curved segments so when you try to use 'Object to guides' the shape will just disappear as there were no straight segments to convert into guidelines. Hope that helps
after about 10 mins its under the new icon of a magnet - for the snap menu, this isnt in the documentation , part of my 10 min was doing that search
They finally put all the snapping options in the snapping menu. Glad you found it