: Sketch (draw, trace) image at 45º angles Hard to explain. But: I am in the process of creating a stylized map of a small country in the North-West of Europe ;-) So, basically, I want to

@Margaret771

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Hard to explain. But: I am in the process of creating a stylized map of a small country in the North-West of Europe ;-)

So, basically, I want to create the picture on the right from the picture on the left:



Now, I've done this before and it can be done using Illustrators Pen tool, clicking point after point using SHIFT to force 45º angles.

But I wonder:

Can this be automated? Jazzy vector in, straight vector out

or,

Is there any program offering any tool that allows me to do this while using a continuous drawing tool like Illustrators 'pencil' tool?

And, any help in re-formulating this question is also much appreciated :)

EDIT Thanks all for your elaborate answers! I can tell you spend quite some time in composing. But I notice I did not phrase my question question clearly enough. Yes, I can use the pen-tool-with-shift in AI or a grid, in Inkscape. But what I would like to is to draw freely (no pun intended) — as if holding a pencil — while my hand is being restrained to only draw at 45º angles (0º, 45º, 90º, 135º … 315º). Metaphorically, of course.

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