Yes - I noticed that too. Flatten in the path effects dialog simply means path>object to path. Path>Flatten has a totally different meaning. The difference is Path>Flatten will convert strokes to path first before it performs its boolean magic. This change occured in 1.4. I blew a gasket because of the change but I figured out how to work around it.
Edit: Once I figured out how the new Path>Flatten works in v1.4, I actually prefer it to the version in v1.3.2. You just have to be aware of the difference between the two versions.
Thanks !, I didn't try Path > flatten on tiling LPE, it works really well to flatten former patterns (I mean reverse a pattern into path, tile it and do path > flatten).
With this solution, you have no path remnants between tile boundaries (I used to set a very small negative x- and y- gap to avoid it, it seems to be no more necessary).
I use symbol libraries quite a bit in my designs. Nested groups of symbols. Just a heads up on that. Be careful with Path>Combine in this particular case. You will end up with a mess that would take a team of NASA engineers to fix. Flatten and Fracture - no problem - but Combine is a disaster. I reported the bug but doesn't seem to have any priority to fix.
Be sure to do a deep ungroup of anything you intend to path>combine. If nested groups of symbols - be sure to deep ungroup and unclone them.
I'm not suprised that you encounter disasters with this knotwork (BTW : congrats, really good stuff, the idea to use symbols is a clever one) when combining paths 😊
Are these black strokes or black filled areas with no stroke ?
Black Fill - Red stroke (1mm). Then Path>Flatten. That will result is a group of two objects. Deleted the group of red strokes. That will result in a gap between the cords of exactly 1mm in v1.4.
Combine will work - I just can't do it directly like I can with Flatten and Fracture. I usually have to do a combine if I intend to do path effects.
Symbols - my entire Inkscape universe changed when I discovered Inkscape symbol capabilites.
Black Fill - Red stroke (1mm). Then Path>Flatten. That will result is a group of two objects. Deleted the group of red strokes. That will result in a gap between the cords of exactly 1mm in v1.4.
Beginners' Questions Two types of Flatten
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In Inkscape 1.4 (e7c3feb1, 2024-10-09) on MacOS Intel, I start with a simple motif and use Path Effects to create a patten.
If I flatten the pattern within Path Effects I get a path with only Stroke.
But if I flatten the pattern using Path —> Flatten I get a path with only Fill (see attached).
Is that intentional? Just trying to understand the different mechanism.
Yes - I noticed that too. Flatten in the path effects dialog simply means path>object to path. Path>Flatten has a totally different meaning. The difference is Path>Flatten will convert strokes to path first before it performs its boolean magic. This change occured in 1.4. I blew a gasket because of the change but I figured out how to work around it.
Edit: Once I figured out how the new Path>Flatten works in v1.4, I actually prefer it to the version in v1.3.2. You just have to be aware of the difference between the two versions.
Thanks !, I didn't try Path > flatten on tiling LPE, it works really well to flatten former patterns (I mean reverse a pattern into path, tile it and do path > flatten).
With this solution, you have no path remnants between tile boundaries (I used to set a very small negative x- and y- gap to avoid it, it seems to be no more necessary).
Here with a 3 x 3 tiling
I use symbol libraries quite a bit in my designs. Nested groups of symbols. Just a heads up on that. Be careful with Path>Combine in this particular case. You will end up with a mess that would take a team of NASA engineers to fix. Flatten and Fracture - no problem - but Combine is a disaster. I reported the bug but doesn't seem to have any priority to fix.
Be sure to do a deep ungroup of anything you intend to path>combine. If nested groups of symbols - be sure to deep ungroup and unclone them.
I'm not suprised that you encounter disasters with this knotwork (BTW : congrats, really good stuff, the idea to use symbols is a clever one) when combining paths 😊
Are these black strokes or black filled areas with no stroke ?
Black Fill - Red stroke (1mm). Then Path>Flatten. That will result is a group of two objects. Deleted the group of red strokes. That will result in a gap between the cords of exactly 1mm in v1.4.
Combine will work - I just can't do it directly like I can with Flatten and Fracture. I usually have to do a combine if I intend to do path effects.
Symbols - my entire Inkscape universe changed when I discovered Inkscape symbol capabilites.
https://inkscape.org/~COD/★celtic-knotwork-construction-kit-for-inkscape
Smart 😉