Episode 047 – Create a Clock
by heathenx
In this screencast I will demonstrate how to draw a clock in Inkscape v0.45.
Tags: arrays, clock, clones, pattern, tile
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March 22nd, 2010 at 3:10 pm
Nice Clock, but some problems in Inkscape 0.47…
July 26th, 2010 at 8:30 am
Hi, nice tutorial! I’d never heard of tiled clones before, this really does look useful.
One tip: I notice how you colored and changed the line-thickness of the minute-hands individually.
Next time, just select all four of ‘em, and change color / thickness. Your wrist will thank you for it!
July 26th, 2010 at 9:00 am
@Siep
Thanks for the tip. I do dumb things all the time in my screencasts.
July 6th, 2011 at 5:25 am
Hi. I’m using Inkscape 0.47. Trying to create tiled clones but the settings are out.
What are the ‘X’ and ‘Y’, and Exponent values I need to create a clock face without the tiles skidding off on an angle or ending up in a lotus flower effect?
I could do it ages ago but now the tiles don’t play ball.
Many thanks
Ross
July 6th, 2011 at 9:18 am
@Ross
I’m using version 0.48.1 at the moment. I’m unable to get tiled clones to behave properly (without throwing my clones out in right field). I keep praying that someone will actually make tiled clones user friendly but I doubt that day will come soon.
I put together an svg file for you to review. I basically tiled several clones on top of the original and then manually rotated around a circle (or center point). I think you’ll get the idea.
clock_tiled_clones_hx.svg
July 13th, 2011 at 7:36 am
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July 16th, 2011 at 5:55 pm
That’s great, H. Many thanks for taking the time. I worked out a slightly different approach, out of frustration, where I simply took the clones one at a time, centred, un-grouped then deleted the guide circle. Took longer but got the job done.
Great 2D program, whatever happens!
Ross