How to clone a rectangle along a line in Inkscape without any deformation?

Question

I'm trying to copy a rectangle along a line at regular spacing. From reading, I understood that I can leverage Extensions/Generate from Path/Pattern along path (or scatter) to do this. I tried both---pattern along path as well as scatter---without any success. How can I do this? Thanks.
This is what I want to achieve:

My failed attempts:

Moini · Answer

For those who prefer to use the Scatter extension (interpolate might modify the result, and it requires a path, not a rectangle):

Juancho · Answer

One easy way to produce a sequence of shapes is by using path interpolation (under Extensions -> Generate from path -> Interpolate.
Draw the first and last shapes (converted to paths), select both, and apply this extension to create the shapes in between.
Another option is to use tiled clones, carefully calculating the translation offsets.

How to clone a rectangle along a line in Inkscape without any deformation?

2 Answers

Add your own answers!

Ask a Question