Go to the menu EXTENSIONS/ GENERATE FROM PATH / scatter then a new window will open. How to change the spacing between rhinestone To distribute evenly the spaces between rhinestone you must select the fourth option of the menu rearrange that is in the window of “align and distribute”.This step is done as many times as necessary until the figure is completely filled with rhinestone. Choose the heart and clic on “path/inset” and repeat steps 4-5.Select the circle and the heart then clic on menu Extensions/generate from path/ scatter.

Select the circle and clic on PATH/object to path and after clic on menu OBJECT/RAISE TO TOP.Now we draw a circle by pressing the CTRL+SHIFT key, as the example we will do is to use rhinestone 10ss so this circle must have a size of 0.13 inches.Select the option “preference” from menu “edit” after in “behavior/ Steps” set 0.13 to inset/outset.When we already have the heart shape created, then we click on the tool “UNION” that is in the menu “PATH”. Draw an oval and turn it a little, then duplicate it with the keys ctrl+d and apply mirror. At the end you will find a video with the step by step How to Make a Rhinestone Patterns in Inkscape Of course you can also use it with any other application of cutting machines. You will learn to create a fill crystal pattern, bling design for use with your cricut in the design space app. For fill a shape with rhinestone we’ll use the free software INKSCAPE.

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