I knew there would be an incredibly simple workaround for this! Thank you very much. Converting the object to a path worked perfectly. This really confused me because I had already converted the object to a path before I applied the bend effect. I assume inkscape views a path object with an effect a...

Hello. I have created a simple rectangular object in inkscape and have attempted to bend it using the path effect editor. This works fine until I attempt to rotate the object. When I rotate the object the object distorts terribly. What am I missing here? Is there a way to apply a path effect that I ...