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Help Using Inkscape => Inkscape Beginners' Questions => Topic started by: Bad Hair Day on June 25, 2019, 06:43:22 PM

Title: How do you know the size of an object?
Post by: Bad Hair Day on June 25, 2019, 06:43:22 PM

I'm not a CAD user, but measuring is something I know a lot about. 

I don't see a way to click on an object and then look in a place (first place I tried was "object properties") to see the measurements of that object.  Flamingo told me that the hex is 0.997cm high, not exactly 1.0.  I don't see a way to look this up.  When I use the measuring tool (pictograph of a measuring tape), I do get a precise answer.  However, it will change by a couple hundredths depending on the zoom level I am at.  So if I am trying to tell the difference between 1.000 and 0.997 using the "measuring tape", it's frustrating that I get a different answer at different zoom levels.  But while I was just messing with the tape, I also noticed that it gives me the angle measurement from horizontal, as well.  It's not right at 0.000 degrees.  I tried setting it up to "snap to grid" but at this red hot minute that isn't working.  I will come back to this later tonight. 

But for now:  How do I look up the properties of an object so I can see it's length, width, and angles? (without using the measuring tape tool).  I looked under every icon and menu bar.  I assume I'm just missing it. 

Grateful For Your Help,

BHD

Title: Re: How do you know the size of an object?
Post by: flamingolady on June 25, 2019, 07:32:34 PM

In the other thread where I posted the testhex file I mentioned that you need to click on a node to get your nodes in line, by using the X and Y, (in node tool), but -in select mode, ensure your screen is full screen or really wide, just click on the hex - and look at W and H - (width and height).  Set the little box beside it to be inches, mm, etc. You can transform the objects size by typing in a number in those boxes.
The 'thing' about inkscape is that it can chg size because it somehow does a formula for the stroke - drives me insane sometimes.

Title: Re: How do you know the size of an object?
Post by: brynn on June 25, 2019, 10:35:08 PM

I showed you how to see the size in the video I made for you, in the other topic.

Title: Re: How do you know the size of an object?
Post by: Bad Hair Day on June 25, 2019, 11:55:51 PM

I took my notes first then I'm watching the video. I'm only watching it just now.  Thank you so much for the video, Brynn.  Very kind and helpful of you! 

Gratefully,

BHD

Title: Re: How do you know the size of an object?
Post by: brynn on June 26, 2019, 12:09:42 AM

You're welcome.

I just made you another one, in the message about vocabulary.  It shows what to do from start to almost finish.  I only showed making one set of 7 hexes. 

Rats....I should have showed grouping as well....I'll add a note over in that topic.