Comment 4 for bug 171797

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su_v (suv-lp) wrote :

vlad seghete wrote
> these tips can't emulate mirroring over *any* axis.

With clones, kind of (you can move and rotate the flipped clone); but not simply with 'duplicate + flip' commands.

Alternatively - until Inkscape does have an enhanced 'mirror' command - you could use an extension like discussed and attached at the end of this InkscapeForum topic (doesn't work with clones, unfortunately):
<http://www.inkscapeforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4729>

Another topic discusses an interesting alternative (cloned layers, flipped and rotated - like a kaleidoscope):
<http://www.inkscapeforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3300>
Additional templates can be found here:
<http://www.openclipart.org/search/?query=kaleidoscope>

> is there a way to rotate a drawing (…)

No, but that's a different feature request, tracked in
Bug #170498 “Rotate and Flip Canvas”
<https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/170498>