[solved] Making an object duplicate over a path?

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mrbogle
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[solved] Making an object duplicate over a path?

Postby mrbogle » Sat Jun 07, 2008 6:14 am

Is there a way to have an object duplicate over a path? Lets say I had an ellipse (or other irregularly shaped object) and I wanted to put gear teeth around it. Is there a way to create the tooth, point some function at the tooth and the path and make this happen?

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Re: Making an object duplicate over a path?

Postby prkos » Sat Jun 07, 2008 6:40 am

If I understood you correctly you need Pattern on Path effect, you can apply it using Live Path Effects

http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL ... nAlongPath

draw a tooth (the basic element to be repeated), copy it
draw ellipse, apply Pattern along path LPE to it
click the paste button
choose Repeated, single
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