Last edited by Acorn; 29 March 2015 at 04:12 PM.
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Last one I can think of:
- Draw a vertical line.
- Draw a horizontal line.
- Place the vertical line as the bisector of the other (Snap to objects selected).
- Combine Shapes > Add shapes.
- Switch to the Shape Tool (F4).
- Press the Tab key until the selected node is at the bisector.
- Press the Delete key or Delete points icon.
- Repeat Steps 6 & 7 until a Kite is formed.
Acorn
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Acorn - installed Xara software: Cloud+/Pro+ and most others back through time (to CC's Artworks). Contact for technical remediation/consultancy for your web designs.
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I turn on snap to objects, I have no problem snapping to the end points of the cross. By the way the dimensions of the cross are in thirds. the horizontal line is 2/3 the length of the vertical line and is centered 2/3 of the distance from the bottom of the vertical line. This gives me a pretty nice looking kite.I've tried this approach and cannot easily get the vertices to snap onto the cross.
Last edited by Mike Bailey; 30 March 2015 at 05:29 PM. Reason: Add dimensions
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No, as I draw with the pen tool It snaps to the end points of the lines. My snap radi is set at the default, do you notice anything unusual in this image?Have I cracked it?
Last edited by Mike Bailey; 30 March 2015 at 07:18 PM. Reason: Adding another image
Mike, never thought of the Pen Tool.
Xara Extreme?
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Larry a.k.a wizard509
Never give up. You will never fail, but you may find a lot of ways that don't work.
@Mike - that's roughly the best way i've found if you're trying to create a kite knowing the long lengths are, say, 100mm and the included angle is, say, 58 degrees.
draw a horizontal line 100mm.
ctrl+k and then in info bar change rotation point to left center and in info bar rotate the copy 29 degrees (1/2 of total) and stretch the length by grabbing to top right corner handle creating a long center reference line.
again ctrl+k the original line, change rotation point, rotate 58 degrees. you end up with an arrow shape.
then using shape tool and either of the lines, just add some random point from the end and then drag/snap the added point to the center reference line. then repeat again but then drag it to the origin creating a shape. (half of the kite)
delete the reference line.
repeat using the other line but now drag/snap the added end-point to the other new end-point and then again add and drag/snap to the origin.
now add the shapes. now you have a kite with the long sides equaling 100mm and the included angle of 58 degrees.
sounds complicated but it's not
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