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by mindprints
Sat Nov 08, 2014 2:35 am
Forum: Help with using Inkscape
Topic: Paths to objects
Replies: 6
Views: 4531

Re: Paths to objects

Thank you. Problem solved. That it was so easy :(
by mindprints
Sat Nov 08, 2014 1:02 am
Forum: Help with using Inkscape
Topic: Paths to objects
Replies: 6
Views: 4531

Re: Paths to objects

To be even more specific: If I create a line with :tool_rectangle: I can get rid of the fill and I have an outline which the cutter will accept. If I create a line with :tool_pen: I can thicken the stroke to look like the object I created with the :tool_pen: but I can't get an outline from it. The e...
by mindprints
Sat Nov 08, 2014 12:48 am
Forum: Help with using Inkscape
Topic: Paths to objects
Replies: 6
Views: 4531

Re: Paths to objects

Thanks, 'converting the lpe back to a path by pressing Ctrl+Shift+C.' Was a good suggestion. But though I could print the results I can't export them for cutting. I need somehow to get those visual results (that which I see on my screen) into an object so that I can get the object's outlines. Any mo...
by mindprints
Fri Nov 07, 2014 9:50 pm
Forum: Help with using Inkscape
Topic: Paths to objects
Replies: 6
Views: 4531

Re: Paths to objects

Clarification: I realize that in Knot the original path is retained so 'path to object' might not be the best sollution. I suppose what I am really after is a "new object from visible" which would turn what I see on the sceen into a new object(s).
by mindprints
Fri Nov 07, 2014 9:39 pm
Forum: Help with using Inkscape
Topic: Paths to objects
Replies: 6
Views: 4531

Paths to objects

For making stencils the Knot LPE is a very useful tool. I can chose the appropiate stroke width, print out the results and use scissors - great. But if I need to send the results to a 2d cutter the stroke width is a no-go. I need an outline. One sollution is to export the results of the Knot LPE as ...

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