Is it possible to measure angles in inkscape. I have completed the second edition of my crime scene symbols (will upload to open clip art) and I am now attempting to create templates for bloodstain pattern analysis. I can accurately measure bloodstains and use those figures for trajectory analysis with inkscape (very cool). In order to take the next leap I would need to be able to measure angles in inkscape. The long range goal would to have a worksheet in inkscape where the entire stain can be reconstructed and the point of origin determined. Great for court and easy to use. Currently investigators are using measuring tapes and protractors. Inkscape is an incredible program and thanks to all of those that work so hard to make it all that it is.
On 12/28/05, Brian Cochran <briancochran447@...9...> wrote:
Is it possible to measure angles in inkscape.
Not yet, at least not directly. There's a workaround however: switch to Pen tool and click three times in the three points whose angle you want to measure. After the click in the first point and hovering the mouse over the second, you see the angle of the first segment towards horizontal (in the statusbar). After the click in the second point and hovering the mouse over the third, you see the angle of the second segment towards horizontal. Then you need to add up these angles to get the angle between the segments. Clumsy, but at least possible in principle. We really need a Measure tool, and it should be easy to do (based on Pen, much simplified) - a good first project for a new contributor.
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