Cut lines on multiple objects

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Cut lines on multiple objects

Postby fabske » Wed Jun 23, 2010 12:43 am

I am looking for a method to cut objects on ALL lines by thereselves. Hard to explain, here is an example of 4 objects (rects): http://www.weissarbeit.com/rect3213.png
On the left you see these 4 rects. Now I want to cut all lines in one step. The result is shown on the right side: 16 independet rects. How is this possible?

THX, fabske

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Re: Cut lines on multiple objects

Postby prkos » Wed Jun 23, 2010 1:23 am

I think you'll need two steps, first duplicate everything, select 2 green and 2 red ones and do Path > Division. Then select the remaining red ones and bring them to front (Home), add the green ones to selection and do a Division.

You'll get 4 extra squares on the intersections, you can delete them.
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Re: Cut lines on multiple objects

Postby fabske » Wed Jun 23, 2010 2:58 am

Thank you for you tipp, but there is one problem: I can only select one green and one red to do the division! If i select more objects, divison has no effect!?

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Re: Cut lines on multiple objects

Postby prkos » Wed Sep 01, 2010 6:07 am

Yes you have to go two by two, that's the only way Division knows what you want to do exactly.
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