Re: basics

Lauris Kaplinski wrote:
> 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

By golly - so easy when you know how.

> 
>>- 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'

Thanks for the tips everyone.




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