Thank you, Xav and Suv. Very helpful information!

Thank you, Xav. I'll try that. Hopefully it's more than a bit faster than printing and measuring ...

Thanks, that worked. I was being so careful before and did it several times. I guess you really have to use snapping to nodes to get things aligned just right.

I have created a closed shape that has a straight line on one side. I duplicated the shape, flipped it, and aligned the two straight lines of the two shapes perfectly. I selected both shapes, clicked on Union, and nothing happens. The lines don't disappear and the two shapes aren't even stuck togeth...

I am trying to use Inkscape to create sewing patterns. Maintaining the measurements of curved lines, such as an armhole or a necklline, are essential for what I need to do. As I tweak curved lines it's very important to make sure I am not changing how long they are, so I need to be able to measure t...

Thanks, druban. I use Inkscape on a Mac. I downloaded the Mac Ghostscript files, but can't make heads nor tails out of what to do with them. Instructions are written in computer programer-ease... :cry: Here is what is supposed to be the logo image uploaded to Imageshack. The logo doesn't show up for...

My brother created a logo for me and sent it as an eps. How can I pull that into Inkscape to make its background transparent? Thanks...

Caroline Otto in Utah, USA