Merge lp:~inkscape.dev/inkscape/copy-rotate-lpe-improvements into lp:~inkscape.dev/inkscape/trunk

[Jabiertxof]

Add Kaleidoscope Feature to Copy-Rotate LPE.
Here are videos working:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfMixSKy3Eo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBQpvfgT4mE

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13726. By Jabiertxof <email address hidden> on 2015-03-18

update to trunk

13727. By Jabiertxof <email address hidden> on 2015-03-20

update to trunk

13728. By Jabiertxof <email address hidden> on 2015-03-28

adding rotation transform

13729. By Jabiertxof <email address hidden> on 2015-03-28

update to trunk

13730. By Jabiertxof <email address hidden> on 2015-03-28

Allow rotate copies whithout distorsion in kaleidoscope shapes

13731. By Jabiertxof <email address hidden> on 2015-04-06

update to trunk

13732. By Jabiertxof <email address hidden> on 2015-04-09

update to trunk

13733. By Jabiertxof <email address hidden> on 2015-04-09

astyle copy-rotate LPE

13734. By Jabiertxof <email address hidden> on 2015-04-09

Rename some variables to fit coding style

13735. By Jabiertxof <email address hidden> on 2015-04-10

update to trunk

13736. By Jabiertxof <email address hidden> on 2015-06-01

opening kaleidscope

13737. By Jabiertxof <email address hidden> on 2015-06-01

update to trunk

13738. By Jabiertxof <email address hidden> on 2015-06-02

opening kaleidscope

13739. By Jabiertxof <email address hidden> on 2015-06-02

update to trunk

13740. By Jabiertxof <email address hidden> on 2015-06-03

opening kaleidscope

13741. By Jabiertxof <email address hidden> on 2015-06-03

opening kaleidscope

13742. By Jabiertxof <email address hidden> on 2015-06-04

Change from kaleidoscope to multiangle fusion

13743. By Jabiertxof <email address hidden> on 2015-06-04

update to trunk

13744. By Jabiertxof <email address hidden> on 2015-06-04

fix minor bug

13745. By Jabiertxof <email address hidden> on 2015-07-24

update to trunk

13746. By Jabiertxof <email address hidden> on 2015-07-24

fixes for update to trunk

13747. By Jabiertxof <email address hidden> on 2016-03-14

update to trunk

13748. By Jabiertxof <email address hidden> on 2016-03-14

update to trunk

13749. By Jabiertxof <email address hidden> on 2016-03-14

Fix order LPE

13750. By Jabiertxof <email address hidden> on 2016-03-14

Fix compiling bugs

[Martin Owens (doctormo)]

Everything looks good to me.

review: Approve

[Krzysztof Kosinski (tweenk)]

Approve after these fixes.

review: Approve

[Jabiertxof (jabiertxof)]

Thanks very much @Krzysztof for the review. I hope I can merge tonight.

[Jabiertxof (jabiertxof)]

Thanks Martin!

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13751. By Jabiertxof <email address hidden> on 2016-03-18

Fix Krzysztof comments on merge proposal

13752. By Jabiertxof <email address hidden> on 2016-03-19

Fix more Krzysztof comments on merge proposal, temporary disable LPE on clip and paths

13753. By Jabiertxof <email address hidden> on 2016-03-19

update to trunk

13754. By Jabiertxof <email address hidden> on 2016-03-19

update to trunk

[Marcel Partap (empee584)]

Very nice stuff 👍
Now by the way, let's get inspired by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYk9YfJuQUs (Kudos to Greece!) for further workflow improvements 🙃!

[Jabiertxof (jabiertxof)]

Thanks Marcel!

=== modified file 'src/live_effects/effect.cpp'
--- src/live_effects/effect.cpp	2016-03-19 11:17:59 +0000
+++ src/live_effects/effect.cpp	2016-03-19 11:19:31 +0000
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@
     {PATH_LENGTH,           N_("Path length"),             "path_length"},
     {PERP_BISECTOR,         N_("Perpendicular bisector"),  "perp_bisector"},
     {PERSPECTIVE_PATH,      N_("Perspective path"),        "perspective_path"},
-    {COPY_ROTATE,           N_("Rotate copies"),           "copy_rotate"},
     {RECURSIVE_SKELETON,    N_("Recursive skeleton"),      "recursive_skeleton"},
     {TANGENT_TO_CURVE,      N_("Tangent to curve"),        "tangent_to_curve"},
     {TEXT_LABEL,            N_("Text label"),              "text_label"},
@@ -145,6 +144,7 @@
     {BSPLINE,               N_("BSpline"),                 "bspline"},
     {JOIN_TYPE,             N_("Join type"),               "join_type"},
     {TAPER_STROKE,          N_("Taper stroke"),            "taper_stroke"},
+    {COPY_ROTATE,           N_("Rotate copies"),           "copy_rotate"},
 /* Ponyscape -> Inkscape 0.92*/
     {ATTACH_PATH,           N_("Attach path"),             "attach_path"},
     {FILL_BETWEEN_STROKES,  N_("Fill between strokes"),    "fill_between_strokes"},
 
=== modified file 'src/live_effects/lpe-copy_rotate.cpp'
--- src/live_effects/lpe-copy_rotate.cpp	2016-03-02 19:34:31 +0000
+++ src/live_effects/lpe-copy_rotate.cpp	2016-03-19 11:19:31 +0000
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * Authors:
  *   Maximilian Albert <[e-mail]>
  *   Johan Engelen <[e-mail]>
- *
+ *   Jabiertxo Arraiza Cenoz <[e-mail]>
  * Copyright (C) Authors 2007-2012
  *
  * Released under GNU GPL, read the file 'COPYING' for more information
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 
 #include <glibmm/i18n.h>
 #include <gdk/gdk.h>
-
+#include <2geom/path-intersection.h>
+#include <2geom/sbasis-to-bezier.h>
 #include "live_effects/lpe-copy_rotate.h"
 #include <2geom/path.h>
 #include <2geom/transforms.h>
@@ -41,22 +42,39 @@
     virtual Geom::Point knot_get() const;
 };
 
-class KnotHolderEntityOrigin : public LPEKnotHolderEntity {
-public:
-    KnotHolderEntityOrigin(LPECopyRotate *effect) : LPEKnotHolderEntity(effect) {};
-    virtual void knot_set(Geom::Point const &p, Geom::Point const &origin, guint state);
-    virtual Geom::Point knot_get() const;
-};
-
 } // namespace CR
 
+int 
+pointSideOfLine(Geom::Point const &A, Geom::Point const &B, Geom::Point const &X)
+{
+    //http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1560492/how-to-tell-whether-a-point-is-to-the-right-or-left-side-of-a-line
+    double pos =  (B[Geom::X]-A[Geom::X])*(X[Geom::Y]-A[Geom::Y]) - (B[Geom::Y]-A[Geom::Y])*(X[Geom::X]-A[Geom::X]);
+    return (pos < 0) ? -1 : (pos > 0);
+}
+
+bool 
+pointInTriangle(Geom::Point const &p, Geom::Point const &p1, Geom::Point const &p2, Geom::Point const &p3)
+{
+    //http://totologic.blogspot.com.es/2014/01/accurate-point-in-triangle-test.html
+    using Geom::X;
+    using Geom::Y;
+    double denominator = (p1[X]*(p2[Y] - p3[Y]) + p1[Y]*(p3[X] - p2[X]) + p2[X]*p3[Y] - p2[Y]*p3[X]);
+    double t1 = (p[X]*(p3[Y] - p1[Y]) + p[Y]*(p1[X] - p3[X]) - p1[X]*p3[Y] + p1[Y]*p3[X]) / denominator;
+    double t2 = (p[X]*(p2[Y] - p1[Y]) + p[Y]*(p1[X] - p2[X]) - p1[X]*p2[Y] + p1[Y]*p2[X]) / -denominator;
+    double s = t1 + t2;
+
+    return 0 <= t1 && t1 <= 1 && 0 <= t2 && t2 <= 1 && s <= 1;
+}
+
+
 LPECopyRotate::LPECopyRotate(LivePathEffectObject *lpeobject) :
     Effect(lpeobject),
     origin(_("Origin"), _("Origin of the rotation"), "origin", &wr, this, "Adjust the origin of the rotation"),
     starting_angle(_("Starting:"), _("Angle of the first copy"), "starting_angle", &wr, this, 0.0),
     rotation_angle(_("Rotation angle:"), _("Angle between two successive copies"), "rotation_angle", &wr, this, 30.0),
     num_copies(_("Number of copies:"), _("Number of copies of the original path"), "num_copies", &wr, this, 5),
-    copiesTo360(_("360º Copies"), _("No rotation angle, fixed to 360º"), "copiesTo360", &wr, this, true),
+    copies_to_360(_("360º Copies"), _("No rotation angle, fixed to 360º"), "copies_to_360", &wr, this, true),
+    fuse_paths(_("Fuse paths"), _("Fuse paths by helper line"), "fuse_paths", &wr, this, false),
     dist_angle_handle(100.0)
 {
     show_orig_path = true;
@@ -64,12 +82,13 @@
     apply_to_clippath_and_mask = true;
 
     // register all your parameters here, so Inkscape knows which parameters this effect has:
-    registerParameter(&copiesTo360);
+    registerParameter(&copies_to_360);
+    registerParameter(&fuse_paths);
     registerParameter(&starting_angle);
     registerParameter(&rotation_angle);
     registerParameter(&num_copies);
     registerParameter(&origin);
-    
+
     num_copies.param_make_integer(true);
     num_copies.param_set_range(0, 1000);
 }
@@ -93,15 +112,45 @@
     dir = unit_vector(B - A);
 }
 
+void
+LPECopyRotate::transform_multiply(Geom::Affine const& postmul, bool set)
+{
+    if(fuse_paths) {
+        Geom::Coord angle  = Geom::deg_from_rad(atan(-postmul[1]/postmul[0]));
+        angle += starting_angle;
+        starting_angle.param_set_value(angle);
+    }
+    // cycle through all parameters. Most parameters will not need transformation, but path and point params do.
+
+    for (std::vector<Parameter *>::iterator it = param_vector.begin(); it != param_vector.end(); ++it) {
+        Parameter * param = *it;
+        param->param_transform_multiply(postmul, set);
+    }
+}
 
 void
 LPECopyRotate::doBeforeEffect (SPLPEItem const* lpeitem)
 {
     using namespace Geom;
     original_bbox(lpeitem);
-    if(copiesTo360 ){
+    if (copies_to_360) {
         rotation_angle.param_set_value(360.0/(double)num_copies);
-    } 
+    }
+    if (fuse_paths && rotation_angle * num_copies > 360 && rotation_angle > 0) {
+        num_copies.param_set_value(floor(360/rotation_angle));
+    }
+    if (fuse_paths && copies_to_360) {
+        num_copies.param_set_increments(2,2);
+        if ((int)num_copies%2 !=0) {
+            num_copies.param_set_value(num_copies+1);
+        }
+    } else {
+        num_copies.param_set_increments(1,1);
+    }
+
+    if (dist_angle_handle < 1.0) {
+        dist_angle_handle = 1.0;
+    }
     A = Point(boundingbox_X.min(), boundingbox_Y.middle());
     B = Point(boundingbox_X.middle(), boundingbox_Y.middle());
     dir = unit_vector(B - A);
@@ -109,27 +158,251 @@
     // likely due to SVG's choice of coordinate system orientation (max)
     start_pos = origin + dir * Rotate(-rad_from_deg(starting_angle)) * dist_angle_handle;
     rot_pos = origin + dir * Rotate(-rad_from_deg(rotation_angle+starting_angle)) * dist_angle_handle;
-    if(copiesTo360 ){
+    if ( fuse_paths || copies_to_360 ) {
         rot_pos = origin;
     }
-}
-
+    SPLPEItem * item = const_cast<SPLPEItem*>(lpeitem);
+    item->apply_to_clippath(item);
+    item->apply_to_mask(item);
+}
+
+void
+LPECopyRotate::split(Geom::PathVector &path_on, Geom::Path const &divider)
+{
+    Geom::PathVector tmp_path;
+    double time_start = 0.0;
+    Geom::Path original = path_on[0];
+    int position = 0;
+    Geom::Crossings cs = crossings(original,divider);
+    std::vector<double> crossed;
+    for(unsigned int i = 0; i < cs.size(); i++) {
+        crossed.push_back(cs[i].ta);
+    }
+    std::sort(crossed.begin(), crossed.end());
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < crossed.size(); i++) {
+        double time_end = crossed[i];
+        Geom::Path portion_original = original.portion(time_start,time_end);
+        if (!portion_original.empty()) {
+            Geom::Point side_checker = portion_original.pointAt(0.001);
+            position = pointSideOfLine(divider[0].finalPoint(),  divider[1].finalPoint(), side_checker);
+            if (rotation_angle != 180) {
+                position = pointInTriangle(side_checker, divider.initialPoint(), divider[0].finalPoint(), divider[1].finalPoint());
+            }
+            if (position == 1) {
+                tmp_path.push_back(portion_original);
+            }
+            portion_original.clear();
+            time_start = time_end;
+        }
+    }
+    position = pointSideOfLine(divider[0].finalPoint(), divider[1].finalPoint(), original.finalPoint());
+    if (rotation_angle != 180) {
+        position = pointInTriangle(original.finalPoint(), divider.initialPoint(), divider[0].finalPoint(), divider[1].finalPoint());
+    }
+    if (cs.size() > 0 && position == 1) {
+        Geom::Path portion_original = original.portion(time_start, original.size());
+        if(!portion_original.empty()){
+            if (!original.closed()) {
+                tmp_path.push_back(portion_original);
+            } else {
+                if (tmp_path.size() > 0 && tmp_path[0].size() > 0 ) {
+                    portion_original.setFinal(tmp_path[0].initialPoint());
+                    portion_original.append(tmp_path[0]);
+                    tmp_path[0] = portion_original;
+                } else {
+                    tmp_path.push_back(portion_original);
+                }
+            }
+            portion_original.clear();
+        }
+    }
+    if (cs.size()==0  && position == 1) {
+        tmp_path.push_back(original);
+    }
+    path_on = tmp_path;
+}
+
+void
+LPECopyRotate::setFusion(Geom::PathVector &path_on, Geom::Path divider, double size_divider)
+{
+    split(path_on,divider);
+    Geom::PathVector tmp_path;
+    Geom::Affine pre = Geom::Translate(-origin);
+    for (Geom::PathVector::const_iterator path_it = path_on.begin(); path_it != path_on.end(); ++path_it) {
+        Geom::Path original = *path_it;
+        if (path_it->empty()) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        Geom::PathVector tmp_path_helper;
+        Geom::Path append_path = original;
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < num_copies; ++i) {
+            Geom::Rotate rot(-Geom::rad_from_deg(rotation_angle * (i)));
+            Geom::Affine m = pre * rot * Geom::Translate(origin);
+            if (i%2 != 0) {
+                Geom::Point A = (Geom::Point)origin;
+                Geom::Point B = origin + dir * Geom::Rotate(-Geom::rad_from_deg((rotation_angle*i)+starting_angle)) * size_divider;
+                Geom::Affine m1(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, A[0], A[1]);
+                double hyp = Geom::distance(A, B);
+                double c = (B[0] - A[0]) / hyp; // cos(alpha)
+                double s = (B[1] - A[1]) / hyp; // sin(alpha)
+
+                Geom::Affine m2(c, -s, s, c, 0.0, 0.0);
+                Geom::Affine sca(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, -1.0, 0.0, 0.0);
+
+                Geom::Affine tmp_m = m1.inverse() * m2;
+                m = tmp_m;
+                m = m * sca;
+                m = m * m2.inverse();
+                m = m * m1;
+            } else {
+                append_path = original;
+            }
+            append_path *= m;
+            if (tmp_path_helper.size() > 0) {
+                if (Geom::are_near(tmp_path_helper[tmp_path_helper.size()-1].finalPoint(), append_path.finalPoint())) {
+                    Geom::Path tmp_append = append_path.reversed();
+                    tmp_append.setInitial(tmp_path_helper[tmp_path_helper.size()-1].finalPoint());
+                    tmp_path_helper[tmp_path_helper.size()-1].append(tmp_append);
+                } else if (Geom::are_near(tmp_path_helper[tmp_path_helper.size()-1].initialPoint(), append_path.initialPoint())) {
+                    Geom::Path tmp_append = append_path;
+                    tmp_path_helper[tmp_path_helper.size()-1] = tmp_path_helper[tmp_path_helper.size()-1].reversed();
+                    tmp_append.setInitial(tmp_path_helper[tmp_path_helper.size()-1].finalPoint());
+                    tmp_path_helper[tmp_path_helper.size()-1].append(tmp_append);
+                    tmp_path_helper[tmp_path_helper.size()-1] = tmp_path_helper[tmp_path_helper.size()-1].reversed();
+                } else if (Geom::are_near(tmp_path_helper[tmp_path_helper.size()-1].finalPoint(), append_path.initialPoint())) {
+                    Geom::Path tmp_append = append_path;
+                    tmp_append.setInitial(tmp_path_helper[tmp_path_helper.size()-1].finalPoint());
+                    tmp_path_helper[tmp_path_helper.size()-1].append(tmp_append);
+                } else if (Geom::are_near(tmp_path_helper[tmp_path_helper.size()-1].initialPoint(), append_path.finalPoint())) {
+                    Geom::Path tmp_append = append_path.reversed();
+                    tmp_path_helper[tmp_path_helper.size()-1] = tmp_path_helper[tmp_path_helper.size()-1].reversed();
+                    tmp_append.setInitial(tmp_path_helper[tmp_path_helper.size()-1].finalPoint());
+                    tmp_path_helper[tmp_path_helper.size()-1].append(tmp_append);
+                    tmp_path_helper[tmp_path_helper.size()-1] = tmp_path_helper[tmp_path_helper.size()-1].reversed();
+                } else if (Geom::are_near(tmp_path_helper[0].finalPoint(), append_path.finalPoint())) {
+                    Geom::Path tmp_append = append_path.reversed();
+                    tmp_append.setInitial(tmp_path_helper[0].finalPoint());
+                    tmp_path_helper[0].append(tmp_append);
+                } else if (Geom::are_near(tmp_path_helper[0].initialPoint(), append_path.initialPoint())) {
+                    Geom::Path tmp_append = append_path;
+                    tmp_path_helper[0] = tmp_path_helper[0].reversed();
+                    tmp_append.setInitial(tmp_path_helper[0].finalPoint());
+                    tmp_path_helper[0].append(tmp_append);
+                    tmp_path_helper[0] = tmp_path_helper[0].reversed();
+                } else {
+                    tmp_path_helper.push_back(append_path);
+                }
+                if ( Geom::are_near(tmp_path_helper[tmp_path_helper.size()-1].finalPoint(),tmp_path_helper[tmp_path_helper.size()-1].initialPoint())) {
+                    tmp_path_helper[tmp_path_helper.size()-1].close();
+                }
+            } else {
+                tmp_path_helper.push_back(append_path);
+            }
+        }
+        if (tmp_path_helper.size() > 0) {
+            tmp_path_helper[tmp_path_helper.size()-1] = tmp_path_helper[tmp_path_helper.size()-1];
+            tmp_path_helper[0] = tmp_path_helper[0];
+            if (rotation_angle * num_copies != 360) {
+                Geom::Ray base_a(divider.pointAt(1),divider.pointAt(0));
+                double diagonal = Geom::distance(Geom::Point(boundingbox_X.min(),boundingbox_Y.min()),Geom::Point(boundingbox_X.max(),boundingbox_Y.max()));
+                Geom::Rect bbox(Geom::Point(boundingbox_X.min(),boundingbox_Y.min()),Geom::Point(boundingbox_X.max(),boundingbox_Y.max()));
+                double size_divider = Geom::distance(origin,bbox) + (diagonal * 2);
+                Geom::Point base_point = origin + dir * Geom::Rotate(-Geom::rad_from_deg((rotation_angle * num_copies) + starting_angle)) * size_divider;
+                Geom::Ray base_b(divider.pointAt(1), base_point);
+                if (Geom::are_near(tmp_path_helper[0].initialPoint(),base_a) && 
+                    Geom::are_near(tmp_path_helper[0].finalPoint(),base_a)) 
+                {
+                    tmp_path_helper[0].close();
+                    if (tmp_path_helper.size() > 1) {
+                        tmp_path_helper[tmp_path_helper.size()-1].close();
+                    }
+                } else if (Geom::are_near(tmp_path_helper[tmp_path_helper.size()-1].initialPoint(),base_b) && 
+                           Geom::are_near(tmp_path_helper[tmp_path_helper.size()-1].finalPoint(),base_b)) 
+                {
+                    tmp_path_helper[0].close();
+                    if (tmp_path_helper.size() > 1) {
+                        tmp_path_helper[tmp_path_helper.size()-1].close();
+                    }
+                } else if ((Geom::are_near(tmp_path_helper[0].initialPoint(),base_a) && 
+                           Geom::are_near(tmp_path_helper[tmp_path_helper.size()-1].finalPoint(),base_b)) ||
+                           (Geom::are_near(tmp_path_helper[0].initialPoint(),base_b) && 
+                           Geom::are_near(tmp_path_helper[tmp_path_helper.size()-1].finalPoint(),base_a))) 
+                {
+                    Geom::Path close_path = Geom::Path(tmp_path_helper[tmp_path_helper.size()-1].finalPoint());
+                    close_path.appendNew<Geom::LineSegment>((Geom::Point)origin);
+                    close_path.appendNew<Geom::LineSegment>(tmp_path_helper[0].initialPoint());
+                    tmp_path_helper[0].append(close_path);
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (Geom::are_near(tmp_path_helper[0].finalPoint(),tmp_path_helper[0].initialPoint())) {
+                tmp_path_helper[0].close();
+            }
+        }
+        tmp_path.insert(tmp_path.end(), tmp_path_helper.begin(), tmp_path_helper.end());
+        tmp_path_helper.clear();
+    }
+    path_on = tmp_path;
+    tmp_path.clear();
+}
 
 Geom::Piecewise<Geom::D2<Geom::SBasis> >
 LPECopyRotate::doEffect_pwd2 (Geom::Piecewise<Geom::D2<Geom::SBasis> > const & pwd2_in)
 {
     using namespace Geom;
 
-    if(num_copies == 1){
+    if (num_copies == 1 && !fuse_paths) {
         return pwd2_in;
     }
 
+    double diagonal = Geom::distance(Geom::Point(boundingbox_X.min(),boundingbox_Y.min()),Geom::Point(boundingbox_X.max(),boundingbox_Y.max()));
+    Geom::Rect bbox(Geom::Point(boundingbox_X.min(),boundingbox_Y.min()),Geom::Point(boundingbox_X.max(),boundingbox_Y.max()));
+    double size_divider = Geom::distance(origin,bbox) + (diagonal * 2);
+    Geom::Point line_start  = origin + dir * Rotate(-rad_from_deg(starting_angle)) * size_divider;
+    Geom::Point line_end = origin + dir * Rotate(-rad_from_deg(rotation_angle + starting_angle)) * size_divider;
+    //Note:: beter way to do this
+    //Whith AppendNew have problems whith the crossing order
+    Geom::Path divider = Geom::Path(line_start);
+    divider.appendNew<Geom::LineSegment>((Geom::Point)origin);
+    divider.appendNew<Geom::LineSegment>(line_end);
     Piecewise<D2<SBasis> > output;
     Affine pre = Translate(-origin) * Rotate(-rad_from_deg(starting_angle));
-    for (int i = 0; i < num_copies; ++i) {
-        Rotate rot(-rad_from_deg(rotation_angle * i));
-        Affine t = pre * rot * Translate(origin);
-        output.concat(pwd2_in * t);
+    if (fuse_paths) {
+        Geom::PathVector path_out;
+        Geom::PathVector tmp_path;
+        PathVector const original_pathv = path_from_piecewise(remove_short_cuts(pwd2_in, 0.1), 0.001);
+        for (Geom::PathVector::const_iterator path_it = original_pathv.begin(); path_it != original_pathv.end(); ++path_it) {
+            if (path_it->empty()) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            bool end_open = false;
+            if (path_it->closed()) {
+                const Geom::Curve &closingline = path_it->back_closed();
+                if (!are_near(closingline.initialPoint(), closingline.finalPoint())) {
+                    end_open = true;
+                }
+            }
+            Geom::Path original = (Geom::Path)(*path_it);
+            if (end_open && path_it->closed()) {
+                original.close(false);
+                original.appendNew<Geom::LineSegment>( original.initialPoint() );
+                original.close(true);
+            }
+            tmp_path.push_back(original);
+            setFusion(tmp_path, divider, size_divider);
+            path_out.insert(path_out.end(), tmp_path.begin(), tmp_path.end());
+            tmp_path.clear();
+        }
+        if (path_out.size()>0) {
+            output = paths_to_pw(path_out);
+        }
+    } else {
+        for (int i = 0; i < num_copies; ++i) {
+            Rotate rot(-rad_from_deg(rotation_angle * i));
+            Affine t = pre * rot * Translate(origin);
+            output.concat(pwd2_in * t);
+        }
     }
     return output;
 }
@@ -148,8 +421,16 @@
     hp_vec.push_back(pathv);
 }
 
+void
+LPECopyRotate::resetDefaults(SPItem const* item)
+{
+    Effect::resetDefaults(item);
+    original_bbox(SP_LPE_ITEM(item));
+}
 
-void LPECopyRotate::addKnotHolderEntities(KnotHolder *knotholder, SPDesktop *desktop, SPItem *item) {
+void
+LPECopyRotate::addKnotHolderEntities(KnotHolder *knotholder, SPDesktop *desktop, SPItem *item)
+{
     {
         KnotHolderEntity *e = new CR::KnotHolderEntityStartingAngle(this);
         e->create( desktop, item, knotholder, Inkscape::CTRL_TYPE_UNKNOWN,
@@ -162,13 +443,6 @@
                    _("Adjust the rotation angle"));
         knotholder->add(e);
     }
-}
-
-void
-LPECopyRotate::resetDefaults(SPItem const* item)
-{
-    Effect::resetDefaults(item);
-    original_bbox(SP_LPE_ITEM(item));
 };
 
 namespace CR {
 
=== modified file 'src/live_effects/lpe-copy_rotate.h'
--- src/live_effects/lpe-copy_rotate.h	2015-01-20 23:05:32 +0000
+++ src/live_effects/lpe-copy_rotate.h	2016-03-19 11:19:31 +0000
@@ -22,24 +22,22 @@
 namespace LivePathEffect {
 
 namespace CR {
-  // we need a separate namespace to avoid clashes with LPEPerpBisector
-  class KnotHolderEntityStartingAngle;
-  class KnotHolderEntityRotationAngle;
+// we need a separate namespace to avoid clashes with LPEPerpBisector
+class KnotHolderEntityStartingAngle;
+class KnotHolderEntityRotationAngle;
 }
 
 class LPECopyRotate : public Effect, GroupBBoxEffect {
 public:
     LPECopyRotate(LivePathEffectObject *lpeobject);
     virtual ~LPECopyRotate();
-
     virtual void doOnApply (SPLPEItem const* lpeitem);
-
     virtual Geom::Piecewise<Geom::D2<Geom::SBasis> > doEffect_pwd2 (Geom::Piecewise<Geom::D2<Geom::SBasis> > const & pwd2_in);
-
     virtual void doBeforeEffect (SPLPEItem const* lpeitem);
-
+    virtual void setFusion(Geom::PathVector &path_in, Geom::Path divider, double sizeDivider);
+    virtual void split(Geom::PathVector &path_in, Geom::Path const &divider);
     virtual void resetDefaults(SPItem const* item);
-
+    virtual void transform_multiply(Geom::Affine const& postmul, bool set);
     /* the knotholder entity classes must be declared friends */
     friend class CR::KnotHolderEntityStartingAngle;
     friend class CR::KnotHolderEntityRotationAngle;
@@ -53,16 +51,14 @@
     ScalarParam starting_angle;
     ScalarParam rotation_angle;
     ScalarParam num_copies;
-    BoolParam copiesTo360;
-
+    BoolParam copies_to_360;
+    BoolParam fuse_paths;
     Geom::Point A;
     Geom::Point B;
     Geom::Point dir;
-
     Geom::Point start_pos;
     Geom::Point rot_pos;
     double dist_angle_handle;
-
     LPECopyRotate(const LPECopyRotate&);
     LPECopyRotate& operator=(const LPECopyRotate&);
 };