Wrap an image around a circle

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AdLab
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Wrap an image around a circle

Postby AdLab » Fri Oct 05, 2012 2:11 am

Hi Guys,

I've been trying various methods of achieving this and have been searching the forums but I can't seem to solve it. Essentially I have a long and thin image that I have created in inkscape (It's a sequence of non-text characters) and I would like to wrap this image around a circle or spiral.

I can completely understand how to achieve this with text (via Text -> Put on path) but can't seem to find an equivilant for anything other than text. I thought I might have to convert the image to bitmap, but this doesn't seem to open up any more options. I've even considered creating a font out of my non-text characters but as I've never done this before I wanted to check on the forum first that there wasn't a simpler way.

Thanks for your help. Let me know if you need any more information about my problem.

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druban
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Re: Wrap an image around a circle

Postby druban » Fri Oct 05, 2012 9:32 pm

Have you tried the 'pattern along path' extension or path effect?
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AdLab
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Re: Wrap an image around a circle

Postby AdLab » Tue Oct 16, 2012 8:17 pm

Hey, Sorry for the slow reply. Suddenly got very busy after posting so haven't had time to fully try out your selection. However, I did look into it and it looks like just the thing I'm after. Thanks a lot :-)


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