I think I'm confused about "Copy Along Path"

[Stroonzo (Jeff)]

You need to identify the starting point of the object to copy along and paste your object to copy near or on it. (I think).

Applying shapes to path

It’s worth noting that Copy Along Path uses the first node in the path as the starting point for the copies, and the difference between that first point and the shape you’re duplicating is maintained. For example, if I create this shape by node-editing a circle, then try to copy a smaller circle around it, the results look weird: [image] [image] But here’s why: If I node-edit the path, I can see the first node highlighted in green: [image] Drawing a line from the circle to the starting p…