Extension reference

A page with info about the Effects and particularly some PNGs / screenshots. To learn more about effects and how to write new ones, check out this page : Inkscape Effects

Color

Brighter

Brightens the color by dividing each RGB channel by 0.9. Channels with a value of 0 remain unaffected. Use More Light if you want to brighten up black areas as well.

Darker

Darkens the color by multiplying each RGB channel with 0.9. Although brighter and darker are inverse operations, the results of a series of invocations will cause inconstancies due to rounding errors. Less Light is usually a better option, because it operates in the HSL color space.

Generate from Path

Inset/Outset Halo

Parameters:

Width

20

Number of steps

5

Creates translucent copies of the path inside and outside the path.

Extrude

Parameters:

Magnitude

20

Angle

45

Interpolate

Outline

Iterpolate does a linear interpolation between 2 or more paths. It basically means that it "fills in the gaps" between the paths according to the number of steps given.

Basic Usage

To use the interpolation effect, select the paths that you wish to interpolate, and go to Effects > Generate From Path > Interpolate. Choose your options, and Click OK.

Basic Example

View figure 1 below, where there are 2 identical paths.

Here is the result when the interpolation effect is called with a "Steps" value of 6.

Options

One of the great features of the inkscape interpolation is "transform style", which transforms the

It appears that you need to convert an object to a path first (Path > Object to path ; Shift-Ctrl-c). You can alter the number of steps used and choose one of two methods.

Pattern along Path

Star pattern and a line path:

Pattern along path:

Parameters:

Copies of the pattern

repeated

Deformation type

snake

Space between copies

0

Normal offset

0

Tangential offset

0

Pattern is vertical

unchecked

Duplicate the pattern before deformation

checked

Modified parameter:

Deformation type

ribbon

Modify Path

Flatten Beziers

Parameters:

Flatness

10

Fractalize

Parameters:

Subdivisions

6

Smoothness

4.0

Jitter nodes

Parameters:

Maximum Displacement

50.0

Shift Nodes

checked

Shift Node Handles

checked

Use Normal Distribution

checked

Straighten Segments

Parameters:

Percent

50

Behavior

1

Visualise Path

Number Nodes

Parameters:

Font Size

20

Dot Size

10px

Kochify

To use, select one path consisting of only line segments and apply the effect. Kochify will replace the given path with a path that has a copy of the original path in between each two adjacent nodes in the original path. If the original path input has bezier curves, the effect will effectively replace them with lines and then apply the effect. For more information about Kochify from a developers perspective, look here. Requires: python.