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It basically means that it “fills in the gaps” between the paths and transforms them according to the number of steps given. - + To use the Interpolate effect, select the paths that you wish to transform, and choose Effects > Generate From Path > Interpolate from the menu. - + Before invoking the effect, the objects that you are going to transform need to be paths. This is done by selecting the object and using Path > Object to Path or Shift+Ctrl+C. If your objects are not paths, the effect will do nothing. - + Interpolation between two of the same path - + The simplest use of the Interpolate effect is to interpolate between two paths that are identical. When the effect is called, the result is that the space between the two paths is filled with duplicates of the original paths. The number of steps defines how many of these duplicates are placed. - + @@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Ryan Lerch, ryanlerch at gmail dot com - + @@ -126,24 +126,24 @@ Ryan Lerch, ryanlerch at gmail dot com Exponent: 0.0Interpolation Steps: 6Interpolation Method: 2Duplicate Endpaths: uncheckedInterpolate Style: unchecked - + As can be seen from the above result, the space between the two circle-shaped paths has been filled with 6 (the number of interpolation steps) other circle-shaped paths. Also note that the effect groups these shapes together. - + Interpolation between two different paths - + When interpolation is done on two different paths, the program interpolates the shape of the path from one into the other. The result is that you get a morphing sequence between the paths, with the regularity still defined by the Interpolation Steps value. - + @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ Ryan Lerch, ryanlerch at gmail dot com - + @@ -174,21 +174,21 @@ Ryan Lerch, ryanlerch at gmail dot com Exponent: 0.0Interpolation Steps: 6Interpolation Method: 2Duplicate Endpaths: uncheckedInterpolate Style: unchecked - + As can be seen from the above result, the space between the circle-shaped path and the triangle-shaped path has been filled with 6 paths that progress in shape from one path to the other. - + When using the Interpolate effect on two different paths, the position of the starting node of each path is important. To find the starting node of a path, select the path, then choose the Node Tool so that the nodes appear and press TAB. The first node that is selected is the starting node of that path. - + @@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ Ryan Lerch, ryanlerch at gmail dot com - + @@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ Ryan Lerch, ryanlerch at gmail dot com Exponent: 0.0Interpolation Steps: 6Interpolation Method: 2Duplicate Endpaths: uncheckedInterpolate Style: unchecked - + @@ -257,18 +257,18 @@ Ryan Lerch, ryanlerch at gmail dot com - + Interpolation Method - + One of the parameters of the Interpolate effect is the Interpolation Method. There are 2 interpolation methods implemented, and they differ in the way that they calculate the curves of the new shapes. The choices are either Interpolation Method 1 or 2. - + @@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ Ryan Lerch, ryanlerch at gmail dot com - + @@ -306,24 +306,24 @@ Ryan Lerch, ryanlerch at gmail dot com - + The differences in how these methods calculate the numbers is beyond the scope of this document, so simply try both, and use which ever one gives the result closest to what you intend. - + Exponent - + The exponent parameter controls the spacing between steps of the interpolation. An exponent of 0 makes the spacing between the copies all even. - + @@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ Ryan Lerch, ryanlerch at gmail dot com Exponent: 0.0Interpolation Steps: 6Interpolation Method: 2Duplicate Endpaths: uncheckedInterpolate Style: unchecked - + @@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ Ryan Lerch, ryanlerch at gmail dot com - + @@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ Ryan Lerch, ryanlerch at gmail dot com - + @@ -400,14 +400,14 @@ Ryan Lerch, ryanlerch at gmail dot com - + When dealing with exponents in the Interpolate effect, the order that you select the objects is important. In the examples above, the star-shaped path on the left was selected first, and the hexagon-shaped path on the right was selected second. - + @@ -425,28 +425,28 @@ Ryan Lerch, ryanlerch at gmail dot com - + Duplicate Endpaths - + This parameter defines whether the group of paths that is generated by the effect includes a copy of the original paths that interpolate was applied on. - + Interpolate Style - + This parameter is one of the neat functions of the interpolate effect. It tells the effect to attempt to change the style of the paths at each step. So if the start and end paths are different colors, the paths that are generated will incrementally change as well. - + @@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ Ryan Lerch, ryanlerch at gmail dot com - + @@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ Ryan Lerch, ryanlerch at gmail dot com - + @@ -512,11 +512,11 @@ Ryan Lerch, ryanlerch at gmail dot com - + Using Interpolate to fake irregular-shaped gradients - + @@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ Ryan Lerch, ryanlerch at gmail dot com - + @@ -555,22 +555,22 @@ Ryan Lerch, ryanlerch at gmail dot com - + Conclusion - + As demonstrated above, the Inkscape Interpolate effect is a powerful tool. This tutorial covers the basics of this effect, but experimentation is the key to exploring interpolation further. - + - + image/svg+xml @@ -578,21 +578,21 @@ Ryan Lerch, ryanlerch at gmail dot com - + - + - - - - - - - - - - + + + + + + + + + + @@ -601,8 +601,8 @@ Ryan Lerch, ryanlerch at gmail dot com - - Use Ctrl+up arrow to scroll + + Use Ctrl+up arrow to scroll -- cgit v1.2.3