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Beginners' Questions Link a few objects and update them together?
  1. #1
    alexfromsun alexfromsun @alexfromsun

    HelloΒ 

    I have an svg file with several identical shapes scattered on the page.
    I need to draw lines/othere shapes inside one shape and get it dinamically copied to the other ones. Is it possible to achieve in InkScape? Any guidance is welcome.

    Thanks and have a great day!

  2. #2
    DANJR DANJR @DANJR

    There is a clone option.
    Delete unused ones and then add in new cloned items.Β  That way you can always updated same objects all at once.

  3. #3
    Tyler Durden Tyler Durden @TylerDurdenβš–

    More info here:Β http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/Clones.html

  4. #4
    alexfromsun alexfromsun @alexfromsun

    Danjr, Tyler thanks a lot for your answers!

    The clone option is definitely interesting, however it doesn't seem to help in this particular case.

    I have a net of equal shapes and I want to draw the decoration inside one shape and make it dinamically copied to the rest ones,
    so I can see the whole net using the same design. The clones seem to only share the outside shape. When I draw something inside the original shape, it is not copied to the clones.

    Am I missing something here?
    Thanks much

    Β 

  5. #5
    Tyler Durden Tyler Durden @TylerDurdenβš–

    Two approaches I'd consider.

    The parent path of the cloned paths can be edited, including adding new subpaths.

    Groups can also be cloned, so that after tiling/cloning the group, the parent group can be edited to add more objects into the group.

    http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/Groups.html

  6. #6
    alexfromsun alexfromsun @alexfromsun
    πŸ‘

    Thank Tyler

    Have a great day!

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