Okay, so this is where things start to get a bit funky. Below, I'm just slapping Control (V) every time I move my cursor to the next grid spot. So using this method works well over Duplicate if you'll be working with something like different gradients.Īs you can see below I've copied these apples a few times, so it'll keep copying the original linearGradient6090 to each new pasted object and just assign an incremental number to it.Ī neat trick when using copy and paste is when you have a grid with snapping enabled, your pasted objects will snap to the closest grid point of your cursor. Step 2Īnother big difference from Duplicate when using Copy and Paste is that it actually gives the object a new gradient (the same gradient parameters, but actually a different gradient). The first difference you'll notice here is that when you Paste, it places the new object exactly where your cursor is. As you might already know, the easiest way to do this is to select an object, then simply hit Control (C) and Control (V). Unlike the simplicity of Duplicate, the famous Copy and Paste is two separate operations. Below, you'll see that I edited the gradient on the duplicated object, but that in turn also edited the original object. When you duplicate an object, the new object inherits all custom properties, such as Gradients or Swatches. What is actually does is makes an exact duplicate of your object in the same position as the original.ĭuplicate is the easiest and quickest way to create an identical copy of an object, but there is one thing to note. Either head up to Edit > Duplicate, or simply hit Control-D to do so. Go ahead and select an object to duplicate. Let's go over duplicate, clone, and copy and paste in Inkscape to see which ones fits best in each situation. These three ways of creating identical artwork may sound similar, but they all have completely different uses.
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