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Grobe
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Lock object to path

Postby Grobe » Fri Dec 03, 2010 12:47 am

Hi.

I assume this is not posible at this time - but I ask anyway :)

I hava a regular path. Along with the path I have four circles (just an example, could be any type of object) that center point is snapped to the path. Can I somehow lock the circles to the path so that when I move or change the path, the circles follow and is stuck to the path?

Alternative: Can I lock circle center point to a spesific node so that the circle moves along witg the node as the node moves?
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~suv
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Re: Lock object to path

Postby ~suv » Fri Dec 03, 2010 1:40 am

Grobe wrote:Alternative: Can I lock circle center point to a spesific node so that the circle moves along witg the node as the node moves?
Have you considered custom markers? (Menu 'Object > Objects to Marker') - drawback: doesn't lock to a specific node but is applied to all {start|mid|end}-nodes.
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Re: Lock object to path

Postby Grobe » Fri Dec 03, 2010 2:50 am

Thanks. That seems to work. Only backdraw as I can see is that it isn't possible to alter the objects after they're being marker objects.

Is there other methods I might find useful that doing the same?
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Re: Lock object to path

Postby RobA » Fri Dec 03, 2010 2:26 pm

Grobe wrote:Thanks. That seems to work. Only backdraw as I can see is that it isn't possible to alter the objects after they're being marker objects.

Is there other methods I might find useful that doing the same?


I just figured out a way!

Create your desired shape (can be a group). Now create a clone. (the clone is now selected) Use Object to marker. Use marker!

If you edit the original shape (inside the group if a group) all the markers will change as the marker is a clone!

-Rob A>
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