I've been waiting for the promised Inkscape Mac native version for years, ever since Adobe bought & killed Freehand because Illustrator couldn't compete with it. Numerous crash & bug fixes in the main Inkscape program and in in the stock extensions.Lots of improvements to the user interface.Performance gains for many parts of the interface and many different functions.Configurable Tool bar, continuous icon scaling and many more new customization options.Convenience Boolean operation for splitting paths.Flowing text around shapes and text padding.Gradient editing in the Fill and Stroke dialog.All alignment options in a single dialog.Selectable object origin for numerical scaling and moving.Import SVG images from Open Clipart, Wikimedia Commons and other online sources.Redesigned Export dialog with preview and ability to select objects/layers/pages and even multiple file formats to export to.On-canvas alignment snapping and Snap settings redesign.Inkscape documents can now hold multiple pages, which are managed by the new Page tool.Move it slowly near the upper left and it will snap in place.Ģ3) Click the silver again to select it and put it in move mode.Ģ4) Open the Clones dialog (Edit | Clone | Create Tiled Clones.

You should see a small black plus sign in the center of the sliver.Ģ1) Click and hold the left mouse button over the small black plus sign to grab it.Ģ2) Drag the plus sign to the upper left of the sliver. Then drag the red circle down just slightly until the large circle is just a sliver of what is once was, then release the mouse button.ġ7) Select the transform tool in the toolbox (or F1)ġ8) Click on the sliver you just created.ġ9) Zoom in more if needed. It will turn red when your over it.ġ6) Click and hold the left mouse button.

You can also move your cursor to the center then press the plus key.ġ4) Press the circle tool in the tool box again (or F5)ġ5) Move your cursor over the small white circle on the right of the large circle. We'll make it perfect in the next step.ĥ) In the dropdown box, select px (short for pixel).Ħ) Enter 250 for the width and height and click apply.ħ) Select the transform tool in the toolbox (or F1)ĩ) In the transform dialog box, click the Move tab.ġ0 Enter -550 in the box marked 'Horizontal'.ġ1) Make sure 'Relative move' is checked, then press Apply.ġ2) Move your cursor over the center of the new circle.ġ3) Hold ctrl and roll the wheel on your mouse toward the screen to zoom in. A very useful tutorial but you need more detailed instructions especially for the the steps to create the sliver:ġ) Select the circle tool in the toolbox (or F5)Ģ) Drag out a circle.

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