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Topic: Corners of a zigzag

Hi, I am using PagePlusX9 to draw lines as I don't get on with DrawPlus. So imagine a line of straight segments that zigzag at different angles. At the corners I want them to curve, an arc of a perfect circle with a defined radius.
The node edit tools give me bezier curves into the straight segments too. I can add extra nodes each side of a corner and drag out the handles, but it's by eye and inaccurate.
The shape tool of a rectangle rounds off the corners perfectly, just what I want but the shape has only 90 degree corners.
How can I achieve what I want?
Is there a clever method of overlaying a circle on the corner and getting the line to follow it?
Thanks for any help and advice.
Kevin

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Re: Corners of a zigzag

Welcome, Kevin! Thank you for joining my merry little band.

I can’t see how to do what you describe in either PagePlus or DrawPlus. It’s easy in Affinity Designer, thanks to its Corner Tool.

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Re: Corners of a zigzag

That is exactly the thing! Looks easy and applies to all corners on one line. Thank you!

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Re: Corners of a zigzag

You’re welcome, Kevin. Do you already have Affinity Designer in your vector drawing arsenal?

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Re: Corners of a zigzag

Hi Alfred, I do not have any Affinity product. PagePlus, PhotoPlus and MoviePlus I use a fair bit. Drawplus a little, and Webplus not at all - I always seem to have trouble uploading. Wix is my go-to website editor.
I discovered Inkscape (freeware) has the function I need, and will output to svg. Svg to pdf online translation, and open pdf in PagePlus. Seems long winded but it does work well and it's only something I seldom need.

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Re: Corners of a zigzag

kevinbecken wrote:

I discovered Inkscape (freeware) has the function I need, and will output to svg. Svg to pdf online translation, and open pdf in PagePlus. Seems long winded but it does work well and it's only something I seldom need.

A good find, Kevin! Inkscape may not have the friendliest of user interfaces, but it is quite feature-rich (especially for a free product).

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