Offset a Path in Inkscape

I used to use drafting programs quite frequently in the past. One common action that I performed quite frequently was offsetting lines, which was pretty simple to do. Every once in a while, I find the need to do something similar in Inkscape. While not quite as easy and straightforward, offsetting paths in inkscape can […]

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Join Two Nodes That Sit On Top of Eachother in Inkscape

Joining two line segments in inkscape is generally pretty easy — at least if the two nodes to join are situated closely together so you can easily click on both and use the “join selected nodes” tool. But most of the time I want the nodes to sit right on top of eachother. How do […]

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Setting the Default Fill and Strok Style in Inkscape

For the longest time, I would just adjust the fill and stroke styles after drawing something with the pen tool, which certainly wasn’t ideal. Sometimes I couldn’t see the effect that I was going for, so I would change the styles right after drawing each shape. How moronic — especially since it\’s super easy to […]

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Creating Radial Arrays in Inkscape

Radial Array in Inkscape: 1. Create a Shape 2. Click on the shape, and then click on it again to bring up the ‘rotational handles’ 3. Drag the + sign, currently in the middle of the shape to the center point of the circle that you would like to rotate the shape around. 4. Go […]

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