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Asked by Austin Kelly on 2013-12-06

Hi guys , sorry to ask a dumb question but looking to taper some text but not make Edit question
it 3d.

Ie the text increases in height along a fixed lines . example the text VOLUME would Subscribers
increase along the letters in height like an increase in volume would in audio , if that
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I.m sure its very simple but I'm new to inkscape and CAD so apologies in advance. someone else
Fingers crossed for some help
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Edouard (edouardst) said on 2013-12-06: #1

Hi,

You can either choose to do so using a live Path Effect

(http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/Paths-
LivePathEffects-EnvelopeDeformation.html)

or using Extension > Modify Path > Enveloppe

To do so, you have to
- type your text
- convert it to a path (Object > Convert to path)
- draw an outline of your shape (for your "volume" exemple, draw the triangle
with the 90° angle on the lower right)
- convert it to path too

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- select both the text and triangle and apply the enveloppe extension
- (if you don't see the result, it may be because it's behind the triangle).

The most flexible solution is nevertheless the live Path Effect IMHO.

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