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I have a long SVG path that I want to split/ break-apart. both options fills white gaps between nodes unnecessarily. please I want to keep white spaces as is before and after splitting the path.
I am using Inkscape
I used both Path > Split Path & Path > Break-apart, but they insert black nodes at white gaps as in the figure. I do not want them.
The 'Break Apart' operation also separates sub-paths that define holes in shapes, effectively filling them in.
The 'Path → Split Path' operation added in more recent versions of Inkscape (1.2+) does the same as 'Break Apart' but preserves holes in paths.
Demo from the official release notes:
If you already have paths broken apart and for some reason can't undo the operation, then select both the outer shape and the holes and use 'Path → Combine' to re-add the holes to the shapes.
