I think I got it! I believe my error was the order of the rectangles and then I didn't select the original group and the 50% rectangle.
THANK YOU

I'm wondering if there is something wrong with my version? Just to test, I downloaded your file and released the clip and then set the clip again without touching anything. When I did that, all of the background objects disappeared. Also, when I originally did the difference, my 2 rectangles (50% an...

So I grouped together the 1 chain, the blue object and the other chain on the right. Made a rectangle that covered all of the blue object and the 2 chains on either side then added the other object and did the difference. I then selected the group and clipped it. when I do that it removed the other ...

To cut "a hole" in objects you can use a large clipping object that has a hole in it. https://dl.dropbox.com/s/5zyffaskzxjryis/Fitz11-a.svg The 4 colored objects are grouped before clipping. You can download the image and open in Inkscape and release the clip to see the shape of the clipp...

Here is part of the image - I am not talking about laser cutting.
I need to have the white area in the image over the background objects, however, I also need this area to be transparent. Does that help?

I've been having difficulty cutting out a shape from a logo I'm creating. Right now, I have a white rectangle with text going across the box. There are several objects underneath the white box that I want the rectangle to 'cut through' because I need that part of the image to be transparent. How can...