Issue separated from https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inbox/-/issues/2663 #### Summary: Number of added nodes is not linear with fidelity : up to 80, OK. Between 80 and 100 their number grow **exponentially and unnecessarily.** #### Steps to reproduce: <!-- Describe what you did (step-by-step) so we can reproduce: --> - open Inkscape - draw a circle - object to path (4 nodes) - Tweak tool > push with fidelity 100 - do some tweaking on the circle #### What happened? 355 nodes for the new shape  #### What should have happened? reasonable number of nodes (and only where tool was applied but see https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inbox/-/issues/2663) <!-- Attach the sample file(s) highlighting the issue, if appropriate. --> #### Version info 1.4.2 on win 11