FYI! I sent her an email...

jon

-----Forwarded Message----- From: sosman <sourceforge@...186...> To: sodipodi-list@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Sodipodi-list] basics Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2004 20:05:22 +1100

I am having difficulty with even the most basic things with sodi podi. I am sure it can do what I want judging by pics people have done with it but I have almost zero experience with vector drawing packages.

The kind of graphic I want to make is embarassingly simple, in fact I got something looking like what I want at http://metrak.com/tmp/no.svg but I cheated by just using a circle and line then adjusting the stroke width.

I suspect when I send this to my print shop to cut out a vinyl mask the result won't be what I would like. I guess I really need to make the outline of the shape into vectors.

Some basic things I haven't figured out:

- how to construct an arc with the "circle, ellipse and arc" tool. - how to join the ends of an arc with a straight line. - how to centre concentric circles and then make sure the line is symmetrical.

If any one could point me at a basic tutorial or give me a heads up on these newbie questions that would be most appreciated.

cheers

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