Enlarging Sections of Objects

[awakenedbyowls]

Been meaning to figure out a quick and easy way to do this - other than by creating two separate layers which can be tricky and time consuming. Is there an easy way to do that by selecting parts using the Node Tool?

Like Select some Nodes and Duplicate them into a new layer maybe?

Sometimes I add and remove bits to complex objects and I'd like to retain functionality to alter the size of smaller objects added to larger ones

[GarryP]

I don’t understand precisely what you mean by “enlarging”, or “sections”, or “retain functionality to alter the size of smaller objects added to larger ones”.

Can you give us a visual example of the ‘before’ and ‘after’ so we can see what you are trying to do?

The more information we have the better chance we have of being able to help.

(It sounds like Compounds might be useful here but I can’t tell for sure.)

[awakenedbyowls]

I simply want to:

- Select SOME of the Nodes of an Object

- Separate part of the Object Selected into a separate object - so I now have two objects

If I select part of an object then I have the functionality with the Node Tool to move all Selected Nodes independent of the rest of the Object, but I can't adjust the size (probably because the only way to do this is by separating and reattaching)

I try to explain as clearly as I can what I am trying to do - hope the above clarifies

[GarryP]

Thanks for the extra information.

I’m still not entirely sure what you want to do or why – a ‘before’ and ‘after’ image, as requested, would have been useful for reference – but does the Transform Mode of the Node Tool help at all? See attached video.

[awakenedbyowls]

5 minutes ago, GarryP said:

Thanks for the extra information.

I’m still not entirely sure what you want to do or why – a ‘before’ and ‘after’ image, as requested, would have been useful for reference – but does the Transform Mode of the Node Tool help at all? See attached video.

Yes that's it - Transform - that's what I want to do 👍

See, you did understand what I was saying. Why upload images and video when plain English suffices?

[GarryP]

Glad to be of assistance.