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Title: Intersecting an object with a stroked path
Post by: malloc on January 08, 2019, 02:17:35 AM

Hi,

I'm new to Inkscape, it's been a great tool so far, but I'm a bit stuck on one task.

I'm trying to intersect a stroked path with an object I have converted to a path. This screenshot hopefully helps explain it:

(https://i.imgur.com/TUVHJJq.png)

I've added the dark background so it's easier to see the other components, it was previously transparent. The shape with the gradient is an object I've converted to a path. The white lines are paths with a stroke. I'd like to cut the white lines out of the shape so that I'm left with 4 shapes with a transparent area in between. When I try to use the intersect tool it removes everything below the line, not just the white stroke part.

Is there a way I can remove just the stroked part from the shape?

Thanks in advance, any help would be greatly appreciated, I've been scratching me head for a while!

Cheers

Title: Re: Intersecting an object with a stroked path
Post by: brynn on January 08, 2019, 02:58:10 AM

Welcome to the forum!

Yes, you can do that.  But first you have to convert the strokes to path.  So select them, and Path menu > Stroke to Path.  Then you can use Difference, rather than Intersection, if I understand correctly.

Title: Re: Intersecting an object with a stroked path
Post by: malloc on January 08, 2019, 05:13:44 PM

Thanks! That sounds promising. I'll give it a go :)

Quote from: brynn on January 08, 2019, 02:58:10 AM

Welcome to the forum!

Yes, you can do that.  But first you have to convert the strokes to path.  So select them, and Path menu > Stroke to Path.  Then you can use Difference, rather than Intersection, if I understand correctly.