This might just be a terminology issue. When I say "closed" i might not be using it technically correct. I mean that the part of the shapes on the inside the masking square is joined with the defining edge of the masking square to make a complete new shape rather than two different pieces....

I just realized why you select twice. The first time is to select all the objects. The second time we are selecting all the nodes in the all the selected objects.

Thanks again for all your help.

Hey! :o That really did the trick! Thanks for stepping me through that. I'm not sure I could have figured out that sequence. I'm just not experienced enough with vectors. My next task was to join those open path's back into closed paths. 2014-12-23_2203.png This is what I came up with and there is p...

Happy Holiday's All! I'm new to drawing with vectors in general, and inkscape in particular. Please let me know if I'm using a term wrong. I am trying to make large scale lattices on our CNC router. This is my test cut of a 10" x 10" piece. Eventually I want to be able to make arbitrary si...