Stroking a path with a pattern.

[Ofnuts]

(03-25-2021, 02:08 PM)rich2005 Wrote: nut screws washers and bolts but that is another story

I agree with ofnuts about nut rotation. Never seen any tightened bolts that were perfectly in line. Easy to add a random angle element to the dynamic. Regular shadow? Add one after using the drop shadow filter.

Nutpicking but it is not just a matter of shadows. The reflections also come into play. But since by symmetry you don't need to turn the nut by more than 60°, if you keep the random rotation within a 60° sector you cover all possible rotations of the hexagon while keeping shadows and reflection roughly at the same angle.