Re: A ruler object
C R <[email protected]> Fri, 13 Dec 2019 14:10:16 +0000
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--===============7789414272005208001== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="00000000000075541a0599966c19" --00000000000075541a0599966c19 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" There are actually two LPEs which may be useful to you now in Inkscape 1.0 Beta: Path > Path Effects > Measure Segments - Adds measurements to all sides of your object. Path > Path Effects > Ruler - Adds an actual ruler with markings at intervals you specify (px, mm, in, etc). Measure Segments used to be "Measure Line", but it's changed in 1.0 Beta. -C On Fri, Dec 13, 2019 at 1:45 PM Steve Litt <[email protected]> wrote: > Where do I find the Measure Line LPE? > > Thanks, > > SteveT > > Steve Litt > December 2019 featured book: Rapid Learning for the 21st Century > http://www.troubleshooters.com/rl21 > > > 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 > > > November 2019 featured book: Manager's Guide to Technical > > > Troubleshooting Second edition > > > http://www.troubleshooters.com/mgr > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Inkscape-user mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user > --00000000000075541a0599966c19 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">There are actually two LPEs which may be useful to you now= in Inkscape 1.0 Beta:<div>Path > Path Effects > Measure Segments - A= dds measurements to all sides of your object.</div><div>Path > Path Effe= cts > Ruler - Adds an actual ruler with markings at intervals you specif= y (px, mm, in, etc).</div><div><br></div><div>Measure Segments used to be &= quot;Measure Line", but it's changed in 1.0 Beta.</div><div>-C</di= v><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmai= l_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Dec 13, 2019 at 1:45= PM Steve Litt <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">slitt@troub= leshooters.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" st= yle=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padd= ing-left:1ex">Where do I find the Measure Line LPE?<br> <br> Thanks,<br> <br> SteveT<br> <br> Steve Litt <br> December 2019 featured book: Rapid Learning for the 21st Century<br> <a href=3D"http://www.troubleshooters.com/rl21" rel=3D"noreferrer" target= =3D"_blank">http://www.troubleshooters.com/rl21</a><br> <br> <br> On Fri, 13 Dec 2019 02:26:23 +0000<br> C R <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">cajhne@gmail.= com</a>> wrote:<br> <br> > Not exactly the same, but Jabiertxof made the Measure Line LPE for me<= br> > as a gift a few years back to save me time marking up my industrial<br= > > design projects for work.<br> > <br> > May try that in the interim. :)<br> > <br> > -C<br> > <br> > On Fri, 13 Dec 2019, 00:34 Steve Litt, <<a href=3D"mailto:slitt@tro= ubleshooters.com" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>><br> > wrote:<br> > <br> > > Hi all,<br> > ><br> > > Last night I spent several hours creating a drawing to represent = the<br> > > pool lighting wiring in my back yard. Creating it depended on usi= ng<br> > > about a dozen measurements from the yard. Most of the measurement= s<br> > > were neither up and down nor sideways, but were instead at<br> > > undefined angles (the angles would later be defined by the<br> > > measurements, if I wanted to do the trig).<br> > ><br> > > About halfway through the project I created a ruler, representing= 8<br> > > feet, to measure such things. It worked pretty well. I could rota= te<br> > > it with the little rotate handles, and could adjust the axis of<b= r> > > rotation with the tiny x that by default is in the middle.<br> > ><br> > > The ruler was constructed from a thick line, with nine thin lines= <br> > > equally distanced across it: Each end had its line, so that it<br= > > > represented 8 feet. Up the right side I had small numerals 0<br> > > through 8, while on the left side I had numerals 8 through 0. Lik= e<br> > > I say, it worked well.<br> > ><br> > > It would take a lot of work, but the Inkscape developers could ma= ke<br> > > it much easier by creating a ruler tool. As I envision it, the ru= ler<br> > > tool would have a way to define crosshair/numeral spacing, and wo= uld<br> > > automatically number both sides as I described. Lengthening the<b= r> > > ruler wouldn't widen the spacing, it would just create more<b= r> > > crosshairs/numerals. It would act kind of like a tape measure.<br= > > ><br> > > Perhaps you can right click somewhere and choose "tape measu= re",<br> > > then left click where you want the other end. You can left click<= br> > > either end to change its position. You can right click either end= <br> > > and choose "Leave construction mark", and it will place= a thin,<br> > > eraseable X there. Right clicking anywhere on the tape measure<br= > > > bestows an additional choice called "Scale tape measure"= ;, which<br> > > brings up a dialog box showing how many centimeters, millimeters,= <br> > > inches etc, represents how many meters, feet, etc, and changes th= e<br> > > spacing, which is sticky with respect to the drawing so you don&#= 39;t<br> > > have to keep doing it, and if you alternate between two drawings,= <br> > > you don't have to keep changing it.<br> > ><br> > ><br> > > --<br> > > SteveT<br> > ><br> > > Steve Litt<br> > > November 2019 featured book: Manager's Guide to Technical<br> > > Troubleshooting Second edition<br> > > <a href=3D"http://www.troubleshooters.com/mgr" rel=3D"noreferrer"= target=3D"_blank">http://www.troubleshooters.com/mgr</a><br> > ><br> > ><br> > > _______________________________________________<br> > > Inkscape-user mailing list<br> > > <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"= _blank">[email protected]</a><br> > > <a href=3D"https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-= user" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://lists.sourceforge.net/li= sts/listinfo/inkscape-user</a><br> > >=C2=A0 <br> <br> <br> <br> _______________________________________________<br> Inkscape-user mailing list<br> <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">In= [email protected]</a><br> <a href=3D"https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user" rel= =3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listi= nfo/inkscape-user</a><br> </blockquote></div> --00000000000075541a0599966c19-- --===============7789414272005208001== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline --===============7789414272005208001== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ Inkscape-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user --===============7789414272005208001==--