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Working with object clones - Inkscape Tutorial
From the course: Inkscape Essential Training
Working with object clones
- [Instructor] If you have a design element that you need to repeat many times in your artwork, consider using an object clone. Clones are copies of objects that can be connected to the original, so when you change the original the clones change in the same way. Clones can really help you work faster and more efficiently. So let's see how they work in Inkscape. Here in my document, I have some plain card designs and I'm going to need to create some copies of the heart shape here on the ACE for the two and three cards. So I'll select the heart and choose edit clone, create clone. Also note the keyboard shortcut here, ALT D. Now the clone was created right on top of the original object. So I'm going to drag it over to the two card and use the snapping behavior to put it right in the center of the card. I'll hold the control key and drag it straight up to align with my guide and let's make another clone. I'll select the…
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Selecting objects6m 22s
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Grouping objects3m 58s
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Moving objects2m 44s
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Controlling the stacking order3m 28s
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Scaling objects4m 45s
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Rotating objects3m 8s
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Skewing objects4m 2s
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Using the Tweak tool4m 15s
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Hiding and showing objects2m 45s
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Aligning and distributing objects5m 12s
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Arranging objects in a grid1m 31s
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Working with object clones5m 37s
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Using clipping paths and masks4m 12s
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Using the XML Editor4m 17s
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