I can not snap an object to a grid.

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I can not snap an object to a grid.

Postby 1885 » Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:59 am

Noobie here again.

I'd like to snap a circle to the top of a bezier curve. :tool_pen:
I went to Document Properties and clicked "Always Snap" on "Snap to Object" , "Snap to Grid", and "Snap to Guide"

No luck.

Any ideas.Image

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Re: I can not snap an object to a grid.

Postby prkos » Thu Dec 16, 2010 10:33 am

What Inkscape version are you using? The latest (0.48) has a special snapping toolbar where you can turn on various options.

It doesn't seem from your drawing you want to snap to guides or the grid, you want to snap one object to another. Snapping to nodes to nodes and nodes to paths might be what you're looking for.
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Re: I can not snap an object to a grid.

Postby 1885 » Thu Dec 16, 2010 2:30 pm

prkos wrote:What Inkscape version are you using? The latest (0.48) has a special snapping toolbar where you can turn on various options.

It doesn't seem from your drawing you want to snap to guides or the grid, you want to snap one object to another. Snapping to nodes to nodes and nodes to paths might be what you're looking for.


Thanks for the line.
I'm using 0.48. Do I use the Snaps Options from "Document Properties" Snap to ? or some other option?

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Re: I can not snap an object to a grid.

Postby prkos » Thu Dec 16, 2010 3:14 pm

Both the Document propertis snapping options and the snapping toolbar influence the snapping, they control different features.

Do you see the snapping toolbar on the right-hand side of the screen?
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