Circle Wont Draw in Inkscape

#1 2020-06-09

I'one thousand not able to get the program to perform the nearly basic functions such as depict a circle or foursquare or a triangle. Some of the other tools work only not many. I tried uninstalling using iObit Uninstaller and reinstalling from the Inkscape site using exe. The first fourth dimension around I downloaded using compressed archive in 7z format 64 bit. With the start install I was able to draw an ellipsis and circle but that no longer worked on the second download.

I'm beginning to suspect I volition take to reinstall Microsoft Edge which I had uninstalled because information technology was muscling in on functions that had worked perfectly well earlier I upgraded from Windows 7 to 10 such equally Acrobat Reader.

Are there any other possible fixes that come to mind?

Cheers.

Peter
#two
Xav @Xav 👹
2020-06-09
The virtually likely reason is that you've managed to get some settings that are causing objects to be drawn invisibly. This could be because they've got no stroke or fill up, because of opacity or blastoff, considering of filters, or a number of other reasons. Endeavour the following to at least determine if that's the problem:
1. Launch Inkscape
2. Select the ellipse tool.
3. Click and agree the mouse in the canvas surface area, then drag down and to the right a fleck. Release the mouse push button.
4. Assuming you tin't see the ellipse, switch to outline view via the menu: View > Display Fashion > Outline.
If you can run into a sparse outline of the ellipse, then Inkscape is cartoon it okay, but something nigh the settings is making information technology invisible. Select it, take a screenshot of the whole window (make sure peculiarly to include the status bar at the bottom) and adhere it to your answer and we may be able to help.
#3
hudiburg1 @hudiburg1
2020-06-xix

On Thu, 2020-06-eighteen at 14:12 -0400, Peter Hudiburg wrote:
> How-do-you-do,
>
> Afterward your initial reply to my request for help you lot suggested that I
> put the screen into outline style of view in order to run across the outline
> of an ellipsis I drew and send you a motion picture of my results. I did
> send yous a picture show showing that outline of the ellipse but I didn't
> receive your reply. Then I am sending yous another picture of the same
> problem. How can I ready the problem so that I tin utilize Inkscape?
>
> Here is some other attached of the outline of an ellipse.
>
> On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 7:07 AM <webmaster@inkscape.org> wrote:
> > Dear hudiburg1,
> >
> > A new mail on the topic "My inkscape is not working properly" by
> > Xav:
> > ---
> > The most probable reason is that you've managed to get some settings
> > that are causing objects to be drawn invisibly. This could exist
> > because they've got no stroke or fill up, because of opacity or alpha,
> > considering of filters, or a number of other reasons. Try the following
> > to at least make up one's mind if that'southward the problem:Launch InkscapeSelect
> > the ellipse tool.Click and agree the mouse in the canvas area, and so
> > drag down and to the right a bit. Release the mouse button.Assuming
> > you lot can't see the ellipse, switch to outline view via the card:
> > View > Display Mode > Outline.If y'all can run into a thin outline of the
> > ellipse, then Inkscape is drawing it okay, but something nearly the
> > settings is making it invisible. Select it, take a screenshot of
> > the whole window (brand sure specially to include the condition bar
> > at the bottom) and attach it to your reply and nosotros may be able to
> > help.
> > ----
> > Link:
> > http://www.inkscape.org/forums/questions/my-inkscape-is-non-working-properly/#c13874
> >
> >
> > All the best,
> > Inkscape.org Website
#4
Xav @Xav 👹
2020-06-19
Still you sent your first respond, it didn't brand it to this thread. Did you perhaps reply to the notification e-mail? That won't piece of work - you demand to come to the forum and post, as you appear to accept done with your almost contempo submission.

Regarding the attachment: what I requested was a screenshot, rather than the SVG file, and then that nosotros could too see some details of your Inkscape setup. Nevertheless, on opening the file in Inkscape I can encounter that the ellipse has the opacity prepare to zero - making it transparent. Setting that to 100% won't be plenty on its ain, nevertheless, every bit it too has no fill and the stroke is unset, so even at total opacity there'due south not really anything visible to describe.

Please try the following:
1. Make sure you lot're looking at the normal view (View > Display Mode > Normal), non the outline view.
2. Edit > Select All to select everything in the drawing. You should see a choice box effectually the invisible ellipse, and the status bar at the lesser of the screen should indicate that the ellipse is selected.
3. In the bottom-correct section of the window, find the "O:" field. Right-click on it and select 100%.
4. Left-click on one of the colour swatches that run nearly the lesser of the window to fix the fill color. Try something bright for at present, such every bit ruby-red.
5. You should now exist able to meet the ellipse.
6. Hold Shift and click another swatch to set the stroke colour. Something that contrasts with the fill, such as black.
7. The stroke may non be very obvious. Right-click on the number next to the Stroke box at the very bottom left of the window, and select a larger value.
Please report back every bit to whether or not that worked.
#5
Steno @Steno
2020-06-19

Thank you very much Xav! :) I take just installed the last version of Inkscape and had the same upshot.

Solved with signal 3.