But losing details is what smoothing has to do.) (The characteristic outwards bulge of that corner gets lost then. orī) we could determine the touchpoint B2a, move the circle a tiny bit more, (check that C1b is still within the endpoints on the other side, restart the dance there, if not) and make a perfectly smooth inscribed arc. The sharp corner at B2 was there before we started, so we are happy with that result.

(we could not accept one beyond C2, in that case we'd move on to the next linesegment.)Ī) keep the circle where it is, the task to make the path round at point A is done. This time the touchpoint is not between the endpoints, but even 'before' B2. So we are move on the next segment and none of its endpoints is inside the circle, we consider this our final segment and need to found a touchpoint. Here we find that B2 sits on the circle, (just as C1 did on the other side). On the left side of A, I'd go either do nothing more, or maybe go another route: So we now consider this the final segment and find the touchpoint C1a on the segment.) But with the next line segment this is not the case. (Two differnet cases occured here: Line segment had its endpoint C1 inside the Circle. We find another intersection, and move the circle so that it touches the path in C1a and we are happy there. So we now consider instead of and move the circle again. We move the circle, so that it touches both of these, and find, the adjacent segment intersects. Starting from A, first consider the two line segments and. It is a little bit more difficult in this situation as we have to deal with rounding between a line and an arc, but its doable. So ideally, the rounding should be applied again (this is what I call recursive): However, we created a sharpe edge between the arc and the left line. Now both adjacent lines do not cross the circle anymore, so its save to apply the change and remove all in between:Īs far as the original corner is concerned, the rounding is finished. Here, you see that the rounding takes place at the end of the line:Īgain, the right adjacent line crosses the circle, so expand it again: Forget the right line and use the adjacent line instead. Locally, the rounding should take place where the gray circle is:Īs an adjacent line crosses the circle, it has to be taking into the consideration as well. The gray circle will be a placeholder for candidate positions for the rounding. If you don't see the round handle or the Rx & Ry fields then something very odd is going on that will require further investigation.I will try to explain, what I mean with recursive (maybe its not the correct word here, tbh). Entering values in those should also round it - right click on them for some quick shortcuts.

It's usually at the top-right, but could have moved if your square has been rotated or reflected.Ĥ) You should also see Rx and Ry fields on the tool control bar. A quick shortcut is just to double-click on the square - that will both select it and switch to the rectangle tool.ģ) You should now be able to see the round handle. Path, Group or Clone) then you should either draw a new square, or you'll need different instructions (in that case, supplying the SVG file will help).Ģ) With it selected, switch to the Rectangle tool. Check the Status Bar at the bottom of the screen - it should say 'Rectangle'. If you're selecting an existing square, make sure of the following:ġ) That it's definitely a square or rectangle.

Inkscape rounded corners