24Tutorial: Technical Drawing
You can use Inkscape to create technical drawings, too. Inkscape is not a CAD (computer-aided design) application, but it works very well for moderately complex technical drawings. If you already know how to use Inkscape, using it for this kind of work is a logical choice. As an example, let’s draw an isometric image of an engine part’s cross-section (Figure 24-13).
The key to creating technical drawings in Inkscape is the use of grids (7.2), snapping (7.3), transforming by numbers (6.6), and shapes, especially rectangles (11.2). Those features allow you to create a 3D view of a complex piece quickly and precisely, without ever having to approximate or adjust anything by hand. Every object, handle, and node just ...
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