Is there any way to go with a single operation ( or possibly a couple which could be automated ), to achieve a true path based 'clip' effect.
It doesn't matter about the angles on the ends of the lines in the resulting shape.
What I really want is the boolean 'cut path' operation but where the excess automatically vanishes ?
I need open ends on the lines not the closed 'box' type ends which intersection etc produces.
I have investigated the ids which are allocated after 'cut' but there seems to be no logical order which would allow me to automatically delete in code.
Thanks Tyler I will have to investigate those new options.
I just came across the 'laser engravers problem` that is, fill patterns (made from paths) cannot be converted into actual paths.
So I am going to find a way to boolean draw paths in every shape, with a rotation or scale based on colour.
Attached is an example of a one click conversion to rotated patterns, not the most standout contrastwise, but each colour should have it's own rotated pattern.
[edit - just noticed the browser does not render his stomach correctly to scale - but it does look correct in Inskcape ]
Beyond the Basics Boolean that looks the same as 'Clip' ?
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Is there any way to go with a single operation ( or possibly a couple which could be automated ), to achieve a true path based 'clip' effect.
It doesn't matter about the angles on the ends of the lines in the resulting shape.
What I really want is the boolean 'cut path' operation but where the excess automatically vanishes ?
I need open ends on the lines not the closed 'box' type ends which intersection etc produces.
I have investigated the ids which are allocated after 'cut' but there seems to be no logical order which would allow me to automatically delete in code.
I'd check out the upcoming 1.3 path operations: Fracture and flatten, maybe those could get there.
Might need to be in combination with an extension (yet to be created) that makes a rectangle the page/drawing size.
Maybe call it "Trim"? The term is used in cad programs to nip off overhanging lines.
I need to install 1.3 (dev) to test.
Thanks Tyler I will have to investigate those new options.
I just came across the 'laser engravers problem` that is, fill patterns (made from paths) cannot be converted into actual paths.
So I am going to find a way to boolean draw paths in every shape, with a rotation or scale based on colour.
Attached is an example of a one click conversion to rotated patterns, not the most standout contrastwise, but each colour should have it's own rotated pattern.
[edit - just noticed the browser does not render his stomach correctly to scale - but it does look correct in Inskcape ]