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Inkscape is terribly slow, how can I fix this?
Inkscape uses the CPU to render your drawings, this is called software rendering. This means your CPU is doing stuff he's not very good at, this causes Inkscape's performance to drop heavily when your drawings get more complex.

The development team is working on making things faster, though hardware acceleration and multithreading are a long way gone. Until then, there are a couple of ways to keep things fast.

Use layers to separate your drawing into small logical blocks, then hide the layers you don't need while drawing. Personally I use the following layer setup for i.e a character:

Head

Lines

Shine

Shade

Clothes

Trousers

Lines

Shine

Shade

Body

...

The time you come around colouring and shading your drawing will mostly likely quadrupled in render complexity. Using CTRL + NUM 5 or View > Display mode > No filters you can also turn off filters, which is the number one reason for a slow Inkscape.

How can I paste objects or paths while retaining the original position?
You can paste a path or an object in-place while retaining the original position by using "Edit > Paste In Place" or Ctrl + Alt + V.

Description
Work in Progress

Inkscape is terribly slow, how can I fix this?
Inkscape uses the CPU to render your drawings, this is called software rendering. This means your CPU is doing stuff he's not very good at, this causes Inkscape's performance to drop heavily when your drawings get more complex.

The development team is working on making things faster, though hardware acceleration and multithreading are a long way gone. Until then, there are a couple of ways to keep things fast.

Use layers to separate your drawing into small logical blocks, then hide the layers you don't need while drawing. Personally I use the following layer setup for i.e a character:

Head

Lines

Shine

Shade

Clothes

Trousers

Lines

Shine

Shade

Body

...

The time you come around colouring and shading your drawing will mostly likely quadrupled in render complexity. Using CTRL + NUM 5 or View > Display mode > No filters you can also turn off filters, which is the number one reason for a slow Inkscape.

How can I paste objects or paths while retaining the original position?
You can paste a path or an object in-place while retaining the original position by using "Edit > Paste In Place" or Ctrl + Alt + V.