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Prevent star clamping to straight edges


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With the double star, you can move both inner radius and point radius to 100%, whereas the star tool's inner radius is clamped to be no farther out than the straight edge (the percent depends on how many points there are)image.png.73e677ed3b6199cb402ab06d1acb67e4.png

I would like to be able to make shapes like the one on the left, which works because it uses double star, but without being limited to multiples of 2.

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1 hour ago, GarryP said:

Is there some reason why you can’t use the Polygon Tool – see attached image? (Curve % is optional.)

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That's a different shape because it's a smooth curve. It's just I've once wanted to use the star tool farther than the straight edge and I think there's no good reason it shouldn't be possible

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I gave the curved version simply as an example, e.g. quote: “(Curve % is optional.)”
If you can’t use the Polygon Tool to get what you want then I don’t really understand what you want.
Can you give a specific example of a shape, in this case, which you think cannot be created using the current tools?

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Just for interest - what it is suitable this very ugly shape for?

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41 minutes ago, Steffenvy said:

This shape, but without using double star so I can use an odd number of points:

You started with a hexagon and effectively added points halfway along each side, thereby doubling the number of points from 6 to 12. Even if you start with an odd number such as 5 or 7, you’re still going to end up with an even number when you add the intermediate points.

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1 hour ago, Alfred said:

You started with a hexagon and effectively added points halfway along each side, thereby doubling the number of points from 6 to 12. Even if you start with an odd number such as 5 or 7, you’re still going to end up with an even number when you add the intermediate points.

I know, but I was referring to the star "Points" count
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Steffenvy: I think part of the problem is that you are trying to create a ‘convex’ shape with a tool which was designed to create ‘concave’ shapes.
You can create the shape you pointed to with the big red arrow, if I have understood correctly, by using a combination of the Polygon Tool and the Node Tool, see attached video.

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