draw from triangle issue

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inkschaap
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draw from triangle issue

Postby inkschaap » Mon Oct 27, 2014 8:57 am

Hello. I am trying to use DFT feature, but all circles are created at the distance from original object and have odd outline style.

DFT will work ONLY if the document size was not changed (1), if else will not (2).

Image

Odd outline style means that it's outline mode is "?" and not matched to original trianlge's style.

What I am doing wrong?

hulf2012
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Re: draw from triangle issue

Postby hulf2012 » Mon Oct 27, 2014 1:14 pm

inkschaap wrote:Hello. I am trying to use DFT feature, but all circles are created at the distance from original object and have odd outline style.

DFT will work ONLY if the document size was not changed (1), if else will not (2).



Hello,
I don't know what you mean with "DFT feature".
Are you using an extension? which one?

Thanks for posting the screenshots, but I think that your explanation is poor.

Could you post (attach) an svg file?


About odd outline, I guess you are NOT using the fill and stroke dialog (shift + ctrl + f). Just select the path and change the stroke style fron "?" to "Flat Color". If you can't see the stroke of the shape, change the display mode pressing ctrl + 5 repeatedly until you see only Outlines.

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Lazur
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Re: draw from triangle issue

Postby Lazur » Mon Oct 27, 2014 1:20 pm

I guess that DFT stands for draw from triangle extension, available in the pre 0.91 release.

hulf2012
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Re: draw from triangle issue

Postby hulf2012 » Mon Oct 27, 2014 2:33 pm

Lazur URH wrote:I guess that DFT stands for draw from triangle extension, available in the pre 0.91 release.


well... I'm not a magician ! :oops:

inkschaap wrote:, but all circles are created at the distance from original object and have odd outline style.


I still don't understand the first part. Where does He want the circles be drawn?
About the stroke style... It appears that the extension creates the circles inside a group. To change the style of the shapes, Ungroup (Shift + Ctrl + G ) or enter into the group (double click) Th instructions are the same that in my first post.Also check the bottom bar where information messages appears.

About changing the size of page. I don't see any problems in my 0.91 version. Maybe because you have transforemed the path (moved, scaled or rotated)?
If you have problems:
1.- Post a sample (or samples) of your file please.
2.- Please check here:
http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/index.html
3.- If you manage to solve your problem, please post here your solution.

inkschaap
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Re: draw from triangle issue

Postby inkschaap » Mon Oct 27, 2014 5:24 pm

I don't know what you mean with "DFT feature".


Are you using an extension? which one?

Yes. DFT is Draw From Triangle as in topic title.

I still don't understand the first part. Where does He want the circles be drawn?

Circles must be drawn over the original triangle, at certain position (circumscribed, etc...). There is only one position for circumscribed circle for the triangle.

available in the pre 0.91 release.

I have Inkscape 0.48.4 r9939

About changing the size of page. I don't see any problems in my 0.91 version. Maybe because you have transforemed the path (moved, scaled or rotated)?

What I was doing on the screenshot:
1) open inkscape > draw triangle > apply filter
2) change page orientation to album > draw second triangle > apply filter

Also I will try to update to pre-release version, maybe it is fixed there.

inkschaap
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Re: draw from triangle issue

Postby inkschaap » Mon Oct 27, 2014 6:27 pm

Oh yes, it is fixed in new version. Sorry that I did not checked for the new version.

hulf2012
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Re: draw from triangle issue

Postby hulf2012 » Tue Oct 28, 2014 12:20 am

I think that all the issues are solved now.

But please try to use the correct terms.

You are using an Extension not a Filter

You were right about the extension's bug in 0.48. At the end the best solution is install the 0.91, at least for now.

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the Inkscape Guide
If you have problems:
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2.- Please check here:
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3.- If you manage to solve your problem, please post here your solution.


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