Flattening SVG matrix transforms in Inkscape

Question

I have a free clip art SVG file originally created in Inkscape which I\'m making modifications to for use in a Windows 8 JavaScript game. It contains numerous instances of a

Answer 1

Paste In Place can help you:

1. Double click the group in Inkscape, to enter it.
2. Select all the contents of the group by pressing Ctrl+A, and copy them with Ctrl+C.
3. Double click outside the group to leave the group.
4. Edit > Paste In Place (Ctrl+Alt+V) – at this point, group transformations are applied to the obects you paste.
5. Group the objects again (Ctrl+G)
6. Move the new group to the same depth as the original, and delete the original group. (This is probably easier with the XML editor, Ctrl+Shift+X.)