Thanks u :-)
"Perhaps I have misunderstood, but AFAIK regular pentagons, (and therefore
a 5 pointed star) will not tessellate."
Right! That one would not be a regular kind of pattern. Maybe that makes
it not exactly a "grid"...? Mostly I was just curious what it would look
like. But if I could use it to snap to, then awesome. (I've been making a
lot of abstract but geometric patterns, if that makes sense.)
No, I don't know a workaround to avoid duplicate guides. Unless you mean
just dragging them out "manually". How to?
"Also, why do you not run the Grid Extension, rotate the result, then
Objects to Guides, and (subject to preference setting) delete the grid?"
Oh, I didn't think of that! That should work for the rotated axonomic grid.
OH! And thinking further, perhaps I could use tiled clones for this. Then
use Object to Guides, and delete the clones.
Thanks again,
brynn
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From: ugajin
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 10:12 AM
To: Inkscape User Community
Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] custom grids ("outside the box")
Perhaps I have misunderstood, but AFAIK regular pentagons, (and therefore a
5 pointed star) will not tessellate. I assume you know the simple work
around to avoid duplicating guides?
Also, why do you not run the Grid Extension, rotate the result, then Objects
to Guides, and (subject to preference setting) delete the grid?
-u
---- On Mon, 16 May 2016 14:27:09 +0000 Brynn<brynn@...3089...> wrote ----
Hi Friends,
I have a couple of questions about custom grids. I'm more or less
familiar with the various extensions, and the 2 regular grids (rectangular
and axonomic/isometric). But I was thinking about a couple of....well,
probably silly things....but very unusual grids.
One thing I want is the axomonic grid, but rotated around....I think
would be 30 degrees, so that if you use it to draw a hexagon, the 2 vertical
sides are horizontal. And the tiny triangles point up and down instead of
side to side. Or a rectangular grid rotated 45 degrees. So instead of tiny
squares, it's tiny diamonds.
And the other thing I was wondering. Would it be possible, somehow
using Guides, to make a grid like that, or even with a star shape? For
example, see http://inkscapecommunity.com/jd/ss/sg.png.
There I made 3 stars, centered on the same spot, each 50 px larger
(or smaller). Then I used Object to Guides. But this would be a tedious
process, to say the least, to make a page-size grid. Plus, for the star
shape, it makes 2 guides for each of the 5 sides. I understand why, it's
just that makes it even more work, to deal with the extra ones....if you
were actually considering doing it with guides.
Questions:
1 - Would making, let's say an a4 page-size grid, using guides, start to
create performance issues, like it would if you used paths?
2 - Otherwise, would making this kind of grid require an extension, or other
coding?
3 - Or is there any other way to get an unusual grid like these examples? I
mean, a grid that can be snapped to. I realize I could get a photo or other
image of a grid and import it. But it wouldn't be snappable.
Thank you very much :-)
brynn
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