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Layer rotation

Asked by Chris_Lam

I am very new to Inscape, bare with me if I asked any stupid questions.
I use Inscape for drawing pattern for my leathercraft, I found that the vertical layer( the very 1st one come in when you open inkscape) is not sufficient to me to draw my picture, and I would like to rotate it 90 degree, but I cannot find a way to do it, I have searched the old post but most of them is asking about rotating the objects, but not the layer.
the second question I have is, as long as i am drawing the patten, it have to be in a precise dimension, this there is anyway for me to draw a line with knowing the exact reality dimension (cm) and also print it out in the reality dimension as well?
Thanks a lot!

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Mc (mc...) said : 		#1

Layers do not have a dimension (they are just groups). If you wish to change the size of the page, you can do so in file->document properties

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Hachmann (marenhachmann) said : 		#2

Hi Chris,

To find out how long a line is, see this FAQ item: https://inkscape.org/en/learn/faq/#How_to_measure_distances_and_angles

You can set the default units for your document (in 0.91) via File -> Document settings -> default unit.
This will influence all measurements shown, also those in the status bar while you are drawing.

Regards,
 Maren

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Chris_Lam (fdq09eca) said : 		#3

thank you very much for the above useful answers!!
i still have a last question, how can i draw a vertical line in the middle of a horizontal line?
that is how can i find the middle point of each line and ensuring another line is connecting to that middle point.
thank you very very much!!

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Mc (mc...) said : 		#4

You can use the "align and distribute" panel and center your two lines horizontally and vertically, which would achieve your result.

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