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Questions about paths; in graphic design they are polylines and polycurves used in vector graphic software, such as Illustrator and Inkscape. Ask anything related to manipulating paths in graphic design software.

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Fill enclosed path in Inkscape

Once we had combined paths we may not be able to fill an an enclosed area as expected: In the combined path above the line on the lower right will also be treated as a part of a filled area, leading …
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How do I draw a line outwards from the exact middle of a rectangle's edge, and combine the p...

Align and distribute Draw a stroke and a box in random order Select stroke to make it horizontal by adjusting its height to 0 in the top toolbar Adjust stroke style width (Object > Fill and Str …
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How can I trim away shape with inkscape

To "crop" simple paths we may use Boolean path operators like for example: Select all black objects then choose Path > Combine: Select both, the combined object and the object for cropping (blue). … Choose Path > Intersection: Select the sub-paths for deletion: Delete superfluous segments : …
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Join line and edge of circle

Snapping will be displayed while drawing with a message "Handle to quadrant point": Snap to path intersections On occasion we may rather want to snap on a path intersection (which could also be a temporary … Snapping will then be displayed with the message "Handle to path intersection". …
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How to do a perfect circle with the bezier tool in Inkscape?

When drawing a citcle in Inkscape then this will be its path : To convert this path to Bezier lines just select the object, then choose Path > Object to Path: We can now insert nodes, break paths … or whatever there is we need to do (below example was obtained by inserting 3 nodes and deleting the path between two selected nodes): …
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How to create a rounded/wave rectangle like this on Inkscape?

To deform a rectangle we need to convert it to a path first. Draw and select rectangle. Choose Path > Object to Path. … Choose the Edit Path by Nodes tool (or F2) Select the corner nodes of the rectangle's top line Make the selected line a curve by pressing Push/Pull the curve handle until happy Repeat step 4. to …
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How can I create paths with accurate border-radii

We may then have to build our shapes manually, e.g. from a base circle: Transform circle to Bezier path (Path > Object to Path): Select all nodes to Break path at selected nodes Select a segment and …
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