Hello,

I am trying to design dirt bike graphics. I have a downloaded template. The template that I am using has multiple holes in the shroud piece. I want to do different shapes and strokes on the shroud graphic. Is there a way for me to lay a shape over the shroud and then "cut" out the holes or do I have to design the shape around the hole. In other words, when we print, the holes need to be blank.

This is the shroud piece with the multiple holes that I mentioned:


This is the shroud piece with a shape over it. I want the holes to be able to show through the shape (I want the the holes to show white):


I am new to Inkscape, so my question may be an easy answer

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I would probably approach doing that with path operations (

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That is perfect! Thank you so much! And the Inkscape manual is now bookmarked and will be pulled up whenever I use the program! Thank you again!

You're welcome