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How can I apply textures to a shape? This is kind of a necessity for me.
Snapping. Played around with the settings, not getting the results I want. I want object edges and nodes to snap to each other. How to do it?
[solved] Textures and Snapping
Re: Textures and Snapping
Short question - short answer 
Create a texture - import an bitmap or create your own texture using Inkscape, then Object -> Pattern -> Object to pattern. Create Shape, Ctrl+F -> Patterns -> choose your (it should be selected already because it is the only one in this document).
File -> Document properties -> Snapping tab
I hope it's helpful.
gm_tyrant wrote:How can I apply textures to a shape? This is kind of a necessity for me.
Create a texture - import an bitmap or create your own texture using Inkscape, then Object -> Pattern -> Object to pattern. Create Shape, Ctrl+F -> Patterns -> choose your (it should be selected already because it is the only one in this document).
gm_tyrant wrote:Snapping. Played around with the settings, not getting the results I want. I want object edges and nodes to snap to each other. How to do it?
File -> Document properties -> Snapping tab
I hope it's helpful.
Re: Textures and Snapping
The texture business is exactly what I needed, thank you.
As for the snapping, those were the settings I was working with. I guess I will continue to mess with them when I have time again. School
Thanks a bunch!
As for the snapping, those were the settings I was working with. I guess I will continue to mess with them when I have time again. School
Thanks a bunch!
Re: Textures and Snapping
What do you mean by object edges? Do you mean the path of the object, e.g. the circular contour of a circle, or the rectangular bounding box of that object?
The text below is regarding the selector tool, and only valid for very recent beta versions of Inkscape:
In the first case: you can snap nodes to other nodes or paths. You'll have to select both "snapping of: nodes" and "object snapper: snap to nodes" or "object snapper: snap to paths". At the moment only the "control" nodes will snap, i.e. the nodes that define the shape parameters, such as the two opposite nodes of a rectangle.
In the latter case: you can snap the corners of a boundingbox to the sides/corners of other boundingboxes. For this you only have to enable "snapping of: bounding boxes".
It is not possible to snap boundingbox corners to paths, or nodes to boundingboxes. This is by design.
Diederik
The text below is regarding the selector tool, and only valid for very recent beta versions of Inkscape:
In the first case: you can snap nodes to other nodes or paths. You'll have to select both "snapping of: nodes" and "object snapper: snap to nodes" or "object snapper: snap to paths". At the moment only the "control" nodes will snap, i.e. the nodes that define the shape parameters, such as the two opposite nodes of a rectangle.
In the latter case: you can snap the corners of a boundingbox to the sides/corners of other boundingboxes. For this you only have to enable "snapping of: bounding boxes".
It is not possible to snap boundingbox corners to paths, or nodes to boundingboxes. This is by design.
Diederik
Re: Textures and Snapping
Path of the object, I suppose. Thanks though, that sounds helpful. I'm not inclined to try a beta release, but I haven't had a lot of time to spend on graphics lately anyhow. Thanks for specifying the settings especially.