Re: A ruler object

Where do I find the Measure Line LPE?

Thanks,
 
SteveT

Steve Litt 
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On Fri, 13 Dec 2019 02:26:23 +0000
C R <[email protected]> wrote:

> Not exactly the same, but Jabiertxof made the Measure Line LPE for me
> as a gift a few years back to save me time marking up my industrial
> design projects for work.
> 
> May try that in the interim. :)
> 
> -C
> 
> On Fri, 13 Dec 2019, 00:34 Steve Litt, <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Last night I spent several hours creating a drawing to represent the
> > pool lighting wiring in my back yard. Creating it depended on using
> > about a dozen measurements from the yard. Most of the measurements
> > were neither up and down nor sideways, but were instead at
> > undefined angles (the angles would later be defined by the
> > measurements, if I wanted to do the trig).
> >
> > About halfway through the project I created a ruler, representing 8
> > feet, to measure such things. It worked pretty well. I could rotate
> > it with the little rotate handles, and could adjust the axis of
> > rotation with the tiny x that by default is in the middle.
> >
> > The ruler was constructed from a thick line, with nine thin lines
> > equally distanced across it: Each end had its line, so that it
> > represented 8 feet. Up the right side I had small numerals 0
> > through 8, while on the left side I had numerals 8 through 0. Like
> > I say, it worked well.
> >
> > It would take a lot of work, but the Inkscape developers could make
> > it much easier by creating a ruler tool. As I envision it, the ruler
> > tool would have a way to define crosshair/numeral spacing, and would
> > automatically number both sides as I described. Lengthening the
> > ruler wouldn't widen the spacing, it would just create more
> > crosshairs/numerals. It would act kind of like a tape measure.
> >
> > Perhaps you can right click somewhere and choose "tape measure",
> > then left click where you want the other end. You can left click
> > either end to change its position. You can right click either end
> > and choose "Leave construction mark", and it will place a thin,
> > eraseable X there. Right clicking anywhere on the tape measure
> > bestows an additional choice called "Scale tape measure", which
> > brings up a dialog box showing how many centimeters, millimeters,
> > inches etc, represents how many meters, feet, etc, and changes the
> > spacing, which is sticky with respect to the drawing so you don't
> > have to keep doing it, and if you alternate between two drawings,
> > you don't have to keep changing it.
> >
> >
> > --
> > SteveT
> >
> > Steve Litt
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