How do I make object vertices snap to each other in InkScape?

Question

Take the following image as an example:

I made it by first drawing one hexagram, then copying it, and moving it until the two centre vertices on the top and bottom horizontal looked to be in the same place. Then I drew the circle, and moved it until its centre looked to be aligned with the leftmost vertex.

I would much prefer if I could have dragged the second hexagram until its vertices snapped to those of the first, and dragged the circle until its centre snapped to that side vertex.

How do I do this?

Answer 1

You need to activate snapping.

For drawing the hexagons, you probably want snap to grid as an aid.

Then, for aligning the two hexagons, you need node snapping. When dragging, drag by clicking next to the node you want to snap. In this case, for example, click near the top-right node, and drag until it drops near the top left node of the other hexagon.

For the circle, you have to activate snapping on center of rotation.

The use of guides and guide snapping may also come in handy.