I have been using Inkscape for the past year so I am not an exact beginner but I am finding it very hard in figuring out how to solve an issue I am having.
I have an Outline of a PCB that I need to modify in Inkscape and save it as SVG. I tried combining the outline (using the Combine Tool under Path) into a single path so that I can resize the object using the Inset and Outset options but after trying Inset the outline disappears and I don`t think Inkscape understands that the path is the stroke of the object. Also I can change the color of the Stroke but not the fill.
How can I combine the outline and turn it into an object so that it can be treated as a normal object? I have attached a screenshot to describe my issue further and also the SVG. Can you let me know how this is done?
In the image attached I combined into a single path and set the stroke in black and fill in red. As you can see the red does not fill the object but some random corners are filled.
The combined path is now a compound path... it will need its nodes joined at the ends into a continuous path without duplicate nodes. Selecting all nodes and using the Join selected nodes button usually works.
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Hi,
I have been using Inkscape for the past year so I am not an exact beginner but I am finding it very hard in figuring out how to solve an issue I am having.
I have an Outline of a PCB that I need to modify in Inkscape and save it as SVG. I tried combining the outline (using the Combine Tool under Path) into a single path so that I can resize the object using the Inset and Outset options but after trying Inset the outline disappears and I don`t think Inkscape understands that the path is the stroke of the object. Also I can change the color of the Stroke but not the fill.
How can I combine the outline and turn it into an object so that it can be treated as a normal object? I have attached a screenshot to describe my issue further and also the SVG. Can you let me know how this is done?
In the image attached I combined into a single path and set the stroke in black and fill in red. As you can see the red does not fill the object but some random corners are filled.
Regards,
Clayton
The combined path is now a compound path... it will need its nodes joined at the ends into a continuous path without duplicate nodes. Selecting all nodes and using the Join selected nodes button usually works.
http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/Paths.html
Thanks, Worked right away.