Drawing diagrams

ftangdude55 · Post by **ftangdude55** » March 22nd, 2009, 2:04 am

Ohhh... (sudden look of comprehension dawns on my face)

So does anybody have an answer to my question?

Post by **origami_8** » March 22nd, 2009, 2:13 am

I don't know about Inkscape but in Freehand it makes all the difference if you say "print as pdf" or "export to pdf". Also check your pdf settings for export, maybe something got messed up.

ftangdude55 · Post by **ftangdude55** » March 22nd, 2009, 3:07 am

Nothing is messed up, it's just that when the little dialog box ("Cairo PDF Output"), there is an option that says "Restrict to PDF version", and beside that, there is a scroll out menu where the only option is "PDF 1.4". I think that it is the PDF version which is causing the lack of quality.

And that is the problem. I can't figure out a way to upgrade the PDF version.

I blame Cairo. It seems to be an old program app...

origamimasterjared · Post by **origamimasterjared** » March 22nd, 2009, 3:55 am

You probably don't need to worry about it. All PDFs look crappy in Acrobat. I'm on a Mac, so I use Preview. Anyhow, try printing a page or two and seeing how it looks.

ftangdude55 · Post by **ftangdude55** » March 22nd, 2009, 1:08 pm

Alright, Jared. Thanks!

Edit: Thank his noodliness, it worked perfectly. Thank you Jared!

Ondrej.Cibulka · Post by **Ondrej.Cibulka** » April 22nd, 2009, 9:40 am

I have new information! Last update which I have been installed some time ago makes export to PDF possible without problems.

EDIT:
Oh, I can see now, that you discussed it already. Sorry for redundant info.

RollerCoasterBug · Post by **RollerCoasterBug** » April 9th, 2010, 7:07 am

I use google sketch up, but there are no dotted, colored, or arrowed lines. You just have to look at where the newline is. It's really bad for diagramming

, but grat for CPs.

Nathanael_Cotrus · Post by **Nathanael_Cotrus** » January 4th, 2012, 5:50 pm

I started to work with Inkscape, and diagramming works very well. But i have a problem: How can i draw "fold-inside-arrows" with a hard line at the beginning and a pointed line at the end?

Brimstone · Post by **Brimstone** » January 7th, 2012, 1:59 am

Nathanael_Cotrus wrote:I started to work with Inkscape, and diagramming works very well. But i have a problem: How can i draw "fold-inside-arrows" with a hard line at the beginning and a pointed line at the end?

You draw two lines, each one with a different line style

topsu · Post by **topsu** » January 7th, 2012, 11:23 am

Brimstone wrote: You draw two lines, each one with a different line style

Taking it further, it helps to first group the 2 lines to form a uniform curve, then ungroup and create the wanted styles.

ahudson · Post by **ahudson** » January 8th, 2012, 11:07 pm

What I do is just draw the arrow the way I want it; then duplicate it, change line style, and use the node tool to cut off the extra. It's pretty easy to get the shape right if you draw it as a single object first

LeafPiece · Post by **LeafPiece** » January 11th, 2012, 3:07 am

You can get the same effect using only one original line. Draw your arrow, add a node where you want your break, click the "Break path at selected nodes" button, then go to the "Path" menu and click "Break Apart." Your arrow is still continuous, but it's now in two pieces that you can edit independently from one another.

Brimstone · Post by **Brimstone** » January 11th, 2012, 4:30 am

LeafPiece wrote:You can get the same effect using only one original line. Draw your arrow, add a node where you want your break, click the "Break path at selected nodes" button, then go to the "Path" menu and click "Break Apart." Your arrow is still continuous, but it's now in two pieces that you can edit independently from one another.

Wow it shows you really know your Inkscape.

Youtube channel · Post by **phillipcurl** » January 11th, 2012, 4:59 am

yes...i'm horrible at inkscape. i wish i could get better but with everything i guess it just takes practice

RollerCoasterBug · Post by **RollerCoasterBug** » January 11th, 2012, 8:24 am

Me too, any computer drawing really. I fold, not draw.

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