Re: basics

Hello!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "sosman" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 11:05 AM
Subject: [Sodipodi-list] basics


> Some basic things I haven't figured out:
> 
> - how to construct an arc with the "circle, ellipse and arc" tool.

- Use Ctrl + ellipse tool to get circle
- use node tool and drag knots to make pie or arc (depending whether
  mouse is 'inside' or 'outside' of imaginary circle

> - how to join the ends of an arc with a straight line.

- Select both arc and line with select tool, and click 'combine' from
  selection toolbox.
- Then select 2 endpoints (the one of arc and the one of line) and click
  join in node toolbox

> - how to centre concentric circles and then make sure the line is
> symmetrical.

either:
- draw cicle
- duplicate
- hold down shift + ctrl and scale one of the circles down
or
- draw circle
- draw another circle
- select both
- click 'align' from object toolbox
- center both circles both horizontally and vertically

Also, if you haven't figured it out, you can later use 'combine' to
combine all separate pieces (circle and 2 semi-circle like objects)
into single object with 2 'holes'


> If any one could point me at a basic tutorial or give me a heads up on
> these newbie questions that would be most appreciated.

I do not know any good introduction other than the ones mentioned
in http.//www.sodipodi.com/ documentation section. But maybe some
CorelDraw or Adobe Illustrator handbook/manual will also help
(although sodipodi lack many-many features, the basics are pretty
the same for most vector drawing programs).

Best wishes,
Lauris Kaplinski



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