
Let’s select the circle and pick the tool Edit → XML Editor… from the top menu.


Let’s make its radius parametric! Inkscape ships with an XML editor – the perfect tool to get the job done. Well done! Our circle is a plain static SVG element. Just make sure you hold down CTRL while drawing – otherwise you’ll end up with an egg-like shape. Off we go then! Let’s start with something simple – we don’t want to make our first drawing too complicated. Creating drawings in Inkscape is really easy. If you’ve ever fiddled with Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw or even Microsoft Paint, I bet you feel right at home. We’ll still be here when you come!Ĭongratulations! Here’s what Inkscape v0.91 greets me with on a Linux machine. Head over to download, install and start Inkscape. There’s a fabulous free open-source one called Inkscape – that’s what we’ll be using in this tutorial. You can make a parametric drawing in any SVG editor. You’re in the right place – read on! If you’re more of a coder and want to hand-craft your SVG markup, you can skip right over to our online editor.
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If you’re a designer or office person, you’d probably like to draw your things first and attach the parametric stuff later on. There are many ways to create a parametric.svg graphic.
