Inkscape/C2/Align-and-distribute-objects/English-timed

Time	Narration
00:01	Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Align and distribute objects using Inkscape.
00:07	In this tutorial, we will learn to:
00:09	Align and distribute various objects
00:12	Arrange objects in rows and columns
00:16	Set spacing between objects and Create a tile pattern.
00:22	To record this tutorial, I am using:
00:24	Ubuntu Linux 12.04 OS
00:27	Inkscape version 0.48.4
00:31	Go to Dash home and type Inkscape.
00:35	Now click on the logo.
00:37	Let me open an already saved Inkscape document.
00:44	Here we can see 5 different shapes placed randomly on the canvas.
00:50	On your Inkscape canvas, please draw 5 shapes and place them as shown here.
00:55	Now, let us start aligning the objects.
00:59	Go to Object menu and click on Align and Distribute.
01:04	The Align and Distribute dialog box opens on the right side of the interface.
01:09	Two types of positioning are available here.
01:12	Align is where the centers or edges of objects are aligned to one another.
01:18	Distribute is where objects are distributed in horizontal or vertical direction, based on their centers or edges.
01:29	We can align objects in various manners using these options and their sub-options.
01:36	Here is another important feature: Relative to.
01:39	Using this, we can align the objects with reference to something.
01:44	Click on the drop-down list to see the options here.
01:47	So, we have Last selected, First selected, Biggest object, Smallest object, Page, Drawing and Selection.
02:00	By default, the objects will be aligned relative to Page.
02:04	This means that the selected objects will respond to the Align and Distribute operations, according to your Page dimensions.
02:13	Press Ctrl + A to select all the objects on the canvas.
02:17	The first 5 icons will align objects in the vertical direction.
02:22	Let me click on the first icon.
02:25	As the tool tip says, right edges of the objects are aligned to the left edge of the anchor.
02:32	Please recall, here the anchor point is page, as the Relative to option is Page.
02:38	Notice that 2 objects are overlapped now.
02:43	Overlap may occur based on the closeness of the objects in the previous arrangement.
02:48	We can correct this by clicking the Remove overlaps option which is below the Distribute option.
02:56	Now, the overlap is removed.
02:58	To adjust the gaps between the objects, both in horizontal and vertical directions, use the H and V options.
03:06	Now, click on the options under Align and observe how the objects align themselves.
03:14	Use the undo option CTRL + Z to understand the alignment better.
03:21	The tool tips are quite useful to help understand the alignment.
03:28	The last icon works only on texts. So we will learn about that in another tutorial.
03:35	Next, we will adjust the gaps among the objects using the Distribute option.
03:40	Since the objects are in vertical direction, we have to use the last four icons under the Distribute option.
03:48	Let me align them to the centre first.
03:51	Now, click on the options under Distribute and observe how the objects align themselves.
03:58	Once again, use the undo option CTRL + Z, to understand the alignment better.
04:07	Refer to the tool tips to help understand the alignment better.
04:13	Under Relative to, observe there is an option Treat selection as group.
04:19	This will align the objects as a whole group.
04:22	Click on the check-box.
04:24	Now, click on the icons one by one and observe the objects are aligned as a group, and not individually.
04:34	Let us uncheck the box.
04:36	Now, the objects will be aligned individually.
04:40	Next, let us align and distribute objects according to Last selected.
04:45	Change the Relative to option as Last selected.
04:49	So, bring all the objects inside the canvas and place them randomly.
05:01	Select the objects one by one. Select the circle last.
05:06	As before, click on the icons one by one.
05:10	Since the last selected object is circle, observe the objects are aligned according to the circle.
05:19	Likewise, you can try out all the options listed in Relative to and observe the alignment of the objects.
05:26	We will learn about the advanced options in Align and Distribute dialog box, in later tutorials.
05:32	So, let us close this dialog box now.
05:37	Next, we will learn to arrange the objects in rows and columns.
05:41	Go to Object menu.
05:43	Click on Rows and Columns.
05:46	The Rows and Columns dialog box opens up.
05:50	Using this option, we can arrange objects in rows and columns giving necessary spaces.
05:57	Arrange the objects randomly on the canvas.
06:01	Now, let us arrange these objects in 2 rows and 3 columns.
06:05	So, change the Row parameter to 2.
06:09	Observe- when the Row parameter is changed, the Column parameter changes automatically.
06:15	Click on Arrange button at the bottom right.
06:19	The Align option helps to align the objects in the right, centre and left.
06:29	Check it one by one and observe the changes.
06:37	We can set the space between the objects, for both rows and columns, using the Set spacing option.
06:45	Now, change the space parameter as 5 for both row and column.
06:50	Click on Arrange button.
06:53	Observe the space between the objects.
06:56	Now, I will show how to create a pattern using Align and Distribute
07:01	I have a new Inkscape file with 4 squares of different sizes and colors.
07:06	Select all and rotate the squares so that they look like diamond shapes.
07:12	Open Align and Distribute dialog box.
07:15	Click on Centre on vertical axis.
07:18	Click on Centre on horizontal axis.
07:22	A tile pattern is now formed on the canvas.
07:25	Using these options creatively, we can form many unique patterns.
07:30	Let us summarize. In this tutorial, we learned to:
07:34	Align and distribute various objects
07:37	Arrange objects in rows and columns
07:40	Set spacing between objects and Create a tile pattern.
07:45	Here are 2 assignments for you-
07:47	Create 5 circles having the following dimensions.
07:54	Arrange them randomly on the canvas and select all.
07:59	Using Align and Distribute, change Relative to option to Biggest object.
08:04	Click on Align left edges.
08:06	Click on Centre on horizontal axis.
08:10	Create 6 squares of blue color and size of 100 * 100 pixels.
08:17	Select all squares and open Rows and columns.
08:21	Arrange them in 2 rows and 3 columns.
08:25	Set both vertical and horizontal space parameter to 20.
08:29	Your completed assignment should look like this.
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09:07	We have come to the end of this tutorial.
09:09	This is Arthi and Saurabh from IIT Bombay, signing off. Thanks for joining.

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