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I prefer clean diagrams over photographs, video instructions and all other kinds of instructions.

You can get Inkscape here: http://www.inkscape.org/

If you can get your fingers on Freehand I would recommend this program, but I don't know if it is compatible with Vista.
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Photodiagrams are not better than line ones. They are not clear, colors and shadows confuse folders. Using of photo is good to show difficult step, as in Kawasaki's books.
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to convert things to PDF i use http://www.mediaconverter.org/ its free :D
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Today Hans Dybkjær wrote the following on the O-List and I thought this might be interesting for some of you using Inkscape:
Hans Dybkjær wrote:I have long missed the dash-dot-dot style mountain folds in Inkscape.org 0.46. But now I found out how to hack it, and posted a description here: http://www.inkscapeforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2400
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How the heck do I use Inkscape? When I open it, I arrive at a screen with a square in the middle, and nothing works..... help!
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Read the tutorials... They're useful :lol: you can find them in the help menu of Inkscape.

There's also a more in-depth online manual here: http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/index.php
"Chapter 7: Paths" is especially useful for origami diagrams...
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Ahhhh, perfect! thanks!

I have started drawing some simple stuff with it, like a crane CP :D
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Thanks Anna, it should be very useful! Thanks a lot.
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can anyone tell me how to make diagrams, im still very confused! :cry:
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What vector-processor do you use?
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Well, Chesslo, you draw them line by line, either with pencil and paper or with a computer program (like for example Inkscape or Freehand).
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I use inkscape, but do i use the pencil tool to draw the diagrams?
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You don't use the pencil tool :-P

Try using the "Bezier Curve and Straight Line" tool (hotkey: b)

And seriously, READ the tutorials, don't just skim them. It would take you weeks to figure it out otherwise.
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thats what i though :o
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Ok, i have fiddled around with it and i think im getting the hang of things, but one thing i don't get is how to do accurate, like drawing a square without making look like a uneven four sided shape :?

and where to get the arrows to show which direction to fold? :?:

thanks in advanced
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