Follow a video on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1RpqgzC6hQ on how to split an image.

I'm following as per video and instead of getting two halves of the image which I can move around, I somehow get multiples of the same image.

I selected image "Object" >>  Pattern >> Object to Pattern.

I draw line with Pen Tool across the center of image

Select both image and line , Click "Path" >> Division

Now I move the cut bottom half and instead of  moving single half of the image, I see multiple parts of the same image

What did or didn't I do ???

I guess you should have enabled the option "move patterns with object" in selector tool (see on middle to right side of control bar).

Hi David248

I've looked everywhere and for the life of me I can't see ""move patterns with object" option

Sorry man, just very new to the vector manipulating game 😉

When using selector tool (shortcut : s). It's the rightest icon, actually (I wasn't in front of my PC for the first answer).

Notice that inkscape 1.4 allows you to use shapebuilder tool for this. It will store the image in defs (a hidden section of svg file) and make clipped clones of it (that's why the objects created are named #use123).

That shape builder tool in 1.4 is amazing. 

Wow Thanks, we that worked a treat !!!

However .......😣

Went to split another image and look at the result ...

Here you did not split a bitmap image, but a vector one.

It looks as you did path > break apart paths between bottom and top screenshot.

Please tell us what's your final goal : cnc or cutter or simply creating bitmap illustrations : the way to do will differ, depending on final use of design. Feel also free to share the svg file and explain us what you want to do.