After figuring everything out I also found this good post on all the pitfalls of perspective transformations here. Some other vector graphics packages roll this functionality into a 'free-transformation' tool that allows you move each of the points of the bounding box of the currently selected objects and some separate this transform into its own tool/operation.Ī quick Google search returned a number of videos showing how to perform a perspective transform, but it seems the functionality and path to it has changed over time. I used standard path operations to create a sensor tower warning symbol, but then I ran into trouble when I wanted to perform a perspective transformation. I ran into one of these cases recently while trying to make a quick set of paths to use with my vinyl cutter to make a sticker for my laptop. In many cases, you can get around the limitations of Inkscape and get the effects you want, you just have to work a little harder than you would have in other software packages to get there.

That said, I've used a few other proprietary vector graphics programs before and it seems like there are some nice features missing or buggy in Inkscape in its current state.

Let me start out by saying that far as open source software goes, Inkscape is definitely on my top 5 list and there a number of things that Inkscape can do that other proprietary vector graphics programs can't.

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