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Beginners' Questions Zoom and Axis of Rotation
  1. #1
    MaxHugen MaxHugen @MaxHugen

    I have two objects - an airfoil, with a flap.ย  I've moved the axis of rotation of the flap to it's logical position to rotate it relative to the foil.

    But when I zoom the foil+flap, the axis remains "where it was" - so it's now in the wrong place.

    Is there a trick to zoom, so this axis position is correctly "zoomed" as well?

  2. #2
    Tyler Durden Tyler Durden @TylerDurdenโš–

    Are you zooming the view, or scaling the object?

  3. #3
    MaxHugen MaxHugen @MaxHugen

    Scaling a grouped object of the two paths.

  4. #4
    Tyler Durden Tyler Durden @TylerDurdenโš–
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    OK, this behavior was observed back in 2011, and was discussed as recently as 2018:ย https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/791532

    Seems consensus on best path forward has not been established.

    Best workaround I seeย at first blush: Enter group, scale transform all, exit group.

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    Edit: added "all" (an omission pointed out by Xav).ย 

  5. #5
    Xav Xav @Xav๐Ÿ‘น
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    A workaround is to enter the group, select all the objects (Ctrl-A), then scale them from "inside" the group.

  6. #6
    MaxHugen MaxHugen @MaxHugen

    Great, that works, thanks Tyler, Xav.