tiling

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Guillaume
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tiling

Postby Guillaume » Fri Aug 24, 2018 1:38 am

Hello all! In my version 0.92 in "create tiled clones" I encounter two problems:
1) only rows will work, columns don't do anything.
2) the tiles remain invisible under one another, they stack.
However, when doing a circle rotation (with the rows) , everything comes out fine.
Where do I go to correct?
--Guillaume

Moini
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Re: tiling

Postby Moini » Fri Aug 24, 2018 7:25 am

Please try to:
1. reset all settings in the dialog

2. if that doesn't help, then upload
a) a test file that shows the problem
b) a screenshot that shows the settings in the dialog
Something doesn't work? - Keeping an eye on the status bar can save you a lot of time!

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Guillaume
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Joined: Thu May 17, 2018 6:42 am
Location: Florida

Re: tiling

Postby Guillaume » Sat Aug 25, 2018 3:25 am

After a reset I was able to use rows and columns and the tiles no longer stack but, if I do the columns around a center point, the tiles ignore the crosshairs and do their own thing, i.e. the cercle is incomplete, or misshapen, or lacking tiles, or fails to go around the plus sign. I wonder if the shift thing has something to do with it, but how to set the shift eludes me in that I have no idea whether to use a minus or a plus, have no idea about picking the right shift numbers; I haven''t found anywhere an explanation of the use of this shift feature.

Moini
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Re: tiling

Postby Moini » Sun Aug 26, 2018 12:39 am

Have you looked into the tutorial that comes with Inkscape already?
Some info about this is in the Tips and Tricks tutorial (Help > Tutorials > Tips and Tricks)

and there's also a whole page about it in the user manual at http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL ... Shift.html
Something doesn't work? - Keeping an eye on the status bar can save you a lot of time!

Inkscape FAQ - Learning Resources - Website with tutorials (German and English)


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