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Beginners' Questions How to create a mask for this odd shape?
  1. #1
    tigrisoculus tigrisoculus @tigrisoculus

    Hello --

    I would like to create a mask so I can color area A gray. (Ideally, I'd like to cross-hatch but Inkscape doesn't seem to have this pattern.)

    What is the best way to do this? I tried to split paths but got odd black areas. (This image was .svg imported from diagrams.net.)

    Thanks.ย 

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SDu0SvomHwdh-8LEk_V8nKbNel8MW7U-/view?usp=sharing

    ย 

  2. #2
    Marco Riva Marco Riva @zerocinquanta

    A quick workaround could be the use of the Bucket tool, after checking no "holes" along the boundaries of A.

  3. #3
    tigrisoculus tigrisoculus @tigrisoculus

    Thanks. Bucket wouldn't work on the A space.ย Ultimately, I patched up holes, exported a .png, imported it again, erased parts I didn't need, and poured the bucket on the rest.ย 

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