In Inkscape, how to set the coordinates of a control point by entering numbers?

Question

In Inkscape, it is quite convenient to move objects by setting the top-left coordinates of an object as numbers. Now what comes to my mind is, is there a similar operation applicable to bezier curve control points? Although I'm looking for an answer, I understand it depends on the features of the software. Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

i do not know since when it is available, but you can set point coordinates directly by doing input on the top toolbar

Answer 2

I've been researching the same question and found this almost 2 year old thread. I'll leave my findings here for those in search of answers:

There's no convenient way of entering control point coordinates manually, but 2 alternatives exist:

easy:

When dragging around a control point you can see it's control point displayed in the status bar at the bottom:

If you zoom in enough, you're able to place it with fairly high precision.

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hard:

1. Open the corresponding path in the XML editor:

2. Select it's attribute d. This attribute describes the path using nodes and control points in a single string of numbers.
3. The nodes' coordinates (X/Y) are listed first. After that you'll find the letter C indicating the start of the control point coordinates (X/Y).
4. Edit the points manually and click on the Set Button once you're done. Note: the units used here may differ from the units used to display your page. In that case you will have to calculate an extra offset.