How to create this circular background image? (Inkscape)

Question

I want to create this circular image.
But I am not sure what is the better way of making this.

I personally create this with a pie, with gradient end as a white but alpha becomes less than 1 (more transparent), as shown below.

Is there a better way of making this?

Answer 1

You can edit the gradients in Inkscape. You can have more than two stops. Gradient stops can have 100% alpha.

The example below shows the gradient I applied to all the segments. It has 9 stops, and 100% alpha stops at either end.

Answer 2

Sorry for the late. Here's my solution in the end. May not be the best. Let me know if you have a better solution or i will close this soon.

1. Draw a circle
2. Draw a straight line. Duplicate and rotate it. (Hold Ctrl to make it rotate at a fixed angle)
3. Union those lines. Perform Path -> Difference on the circle.
4. Break Apart the triangles. Remove the colors as you wish.
5. Create another circle, with circular gradient -> White in the center. Black at the outermost.
6. Perform Object-> Mask -> Set with item from (4)