What am I doing wrong with Pattern Along Path?

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beneficii
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What am I doing wrong with Pattern Along Path?

Postby beneficii » Mon Aug 11, 2014 5:53 am

See the pictures below. I'm trying to make the black rectangle with the white rectangle inside it (which is a single group of paths) on the left serve as the pattern for the path on the right. As I show below, I follow the instructions laid out here:

http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL ... nAlongPath

Why does it produce a path with all sorts weird turns and stuff? What am I doing wrong?

pattern1.png
I select both the group and the path to draw the group by.
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pattern2.png
I go to "Pattern Along Path" under extensions and use these settings.
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pattern3.png
This is the perplexing result.
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beneficii
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Re: What am I doing wrong with Pattern Along Path?

Postby beneficii » Mon Aug 11, 2014 6:18 am

pattern4.png
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Solved it by making sure the road object was on top.
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Lazur
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Re: What am I doing wrong with Pattern Along Path?

Postby Lazur » Mon Aug 11, 2014 9:06 am

Hi.

Is that for a simple road shape?
Possibly it would be easier to draw a thin white dashed stroke over a thick black one.
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