On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 7:54 PM, Gian Paolo Mureddu <thetargos@...155...> wrote:
Hi again!
I now have a different question. This time it has to do with rotating objects. Is there a way to control how much an object is rotated other than the 90° function? Something similar to the GIMP's rotation tool where you can choose the actual number of degrees by which you want to rotate a given object? Dealing with patterns (see my other post) I am attempting to generate a pattern off different rotation angles of some paths, however I find it very difficult to obtain the desired effect by manually turning every shape into the position I want it/need it to be 100% symmetrical. Is there a way to assess the rotation of objects? (sorry if my n00bishness shows, but I'm a n00b!). Just for the record, I'm attempting this in Inkscape 0.46 on Fedora 8.
You can also press [Ctr] key while rotating to constraint the angles to 15 deg. increments. Alternatively you can use angled guides. Drag from a ruler to make a guide, double clikc on it and select the angle you wish. Then you can set the snapping preferences in the "Document Properties" [Ctrl]+[Shift]+D dialog.