Modify Path

To Absolute
This extension simply transform paths from relative coordinates to absolute coordinate. The path's "d" attribute will be reconfigured to get uppercase command letters  like A C M Z V H L instead of a c m z v h l.

Perspective
Example with text 

 Write some text and convert Object to Path 

 

 Ungroup 

 

 Combine to one Path 

 

 Draw a border path 

 

 "Modify Path → Perspective" 

 Select the text first, then the border. Selection order is important. 

 

 This effect can also be done with Live Path Effect or with other extensions - see Transformations

Convert to Dashes
This extension can be used to create bridges / tabs for a laser cutter job. We can define a custom line style (dashed) and convert it using this extension. 

 See also Lasercut bridges without using extensions and Create Links (Breakaway Connectors) . 

 Example 1 

 Draw some path 

 

 Change stroke style to dashes 

 

 Run extension 

 Each "virtual" dash will be split into a real segmented line 

 

 Example 2 

 Set the document units to mm 

 Draw some curve and measure it's length in mm 

 

 Set custom line style ("Dashes" → "Custom") 

 

 Create a gap 

 Edit XML style to create a 2 mm gap. In the example line length is 168.71 mm. If we want a single 2 mm gap we set stroke dash array to 168.71mm - 2mm = 166.71mm 

 

 

 If we want three gaps in a path with length of 168.71 mm and a gap length of 2 mm we set the stroke-dasharray to: 80.355 2.0 → because 3 * 80.355 mm + 2 * 2.0 mm  = 168.71 mm 

 

 If we want three gaps in a path with length of 168.71 mm and a gap length of 2 mm we set the stroke-dasharray to: 50.236 2.0 → because 3 * 50.236 mm + 3 * 2.0 mm  = 168.71 mm 

 

 Run the "Convert to Dashes" extension

Add Nodes
This behaves similar like Split Bezier (Subdivide Path) 

 Draw some path 

 

 Run "Modify Path" → "Add Nodes"

Approximate Curves by Straight Lines (Flatten Beziers)
Hint: The new name of this extension is "Approximate Curves by Straight Lines". The old one was "Flatten Beziers" 

 This plugin does not apply for paths in groups. Please ungroup before. You can use Extensions → Arrange → Deep Ungroup) or  Ungrouper And Element Migrator/Filter . This extension is similar to Convert To Polylines but has more control over the contours. 

 Draw some path 

 

 Run the extension 

 The higher the flatness value the less grade of detail the new polyline will have. 

 

 Get the result 

 Depending on the flatness we can get really smooth or really rough edges! Smooth paths have a lot more handles (points)! 

 

 Similar behaviour to flatten a curve can be forced by switching from to line type to curve type, but with less control for smoothness / segmentation.