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I have node snapping to node set in the document prefs. I have an oval I made with the ellipses tool and made a straight line segment with the pen tool. I can drag a point on the line segment and snap it to any of the four nodes in the oval (even though only three nodes appear). But when I turn the oval into a path using the Object to Path command from the Path menu now I can snap the node of my line segment to only one node in the oval. Why is that.
I'm working in version 0.46.
Node snapping question
Node snapping question
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StevenD
Re: Node snapping question
I can confirm this issue - I'm using 0.46 pre3.
Snapping to node only snaps to end nodes, or nodes that close the shape - this is true even when you manually draw a shape with
. Strangely, if you split a node in your circle, then combine them again you'll be able to snap to it. I suggest logging this as a bug.
Snapping to node only snaps to end nodes, or nodes that close the shape - this is true even when you manually draw a shape with
. Strangely, if you split a node in your circle, then combine them again you'll be able to snap to it. I suggest logging this as a bug.Re: Node snapping question
No, it's not a bug, it's by design 
! Inkscape only snaps to non-smooth nodes, and only the end-nodes happen to be non-smooth. For details on this, please have a look at:
http://www.nabble.com/Snapping-to-nodes ... #a15963720
BTW: Only changing the node-type to corner in the node-tool won't help, because it will still be smooth. After changing the type, you will really have to make it non-smooth by dragging the handles.
Regards,
Diederik
! Inkscape only snaps to non-smooth nodes, and only the end-nodes happen to be non-smooth. For details on this, please have a look at:http://www.nabble.com/Snapping-to-nodes ... #a15963720
BTW: Only changing the node-type to corner in the node-tool won't help, because it will still be smooth. After changing the type, you will really have to make it non-smooth by dragging the handles.
Regards,
Diederik
Re: Node snapping question
What I forgot to mention is that I've been working on the object-snapper the last few days, so the snapping behaviour might depend on exactly which version you're using. I tested it with today's SVN, which is a bit newer than v0.46pre3, but I don't expect any differences for this use case.
Diederik
Diederik
Re: Node snapping question
Bummer man. What do you think the chances are of requesting that it be changed to snap to any kind of node 
StevenD
Re: Node snapping question
It used to be like that, but snapping to smooth nodes can be confusing. I could easily make snapping to smooth nodes optional though, so I'll put that on my TODO list.
Re: Node snapping question
dvlierop wrote:It used to be like that, but snapping to smooth nodes can be confusing.
Really? I would have thought it would be the expected behavior by most users since it's still a node. But you've obviously made the change due to feedback. I hesitate to suggest making it an option (too many options can make things more confusing) but if given the choice between one and the other I would go with including an option.