I asked this question a week ago, but Idk if I wasn't specific enough.
I've been making SVGs, and in a tutorial it said that at the very end of coloring in your SVG, you are to click the outline, go to path, and click "Break apart". But when I do that, parts turn black that should be transparent. I don't mean parts I didn't color in. I mean spaces between arms and bodies that shouldn't be black, white, or any other color. Am I doing something wrong? Also, I have an SVG file that shows the problem, but I have no idea how to post it.
A path object can contain more than one sub-path. Consider a doughnut: it's a single path object that consists of two circular sub-paths, one for the outside edge, and one for the edge of the hole. Path > Break Apart simply splits such composite elements into individual path objects, one for each sub-path. You can easily see, therefore, how the path that defines the doughnut's outside results in a filled circle, filling the hole and obscuring the fact that the path for the hole's outline still exists. The two paths can be re-joined using Path > Combine to re-create the composite path with the hole reinstated.
Depending on what you're doing you may not need to break your paths apart. Or you might need to manually re-combine parts of them afterwards. It would be best to give us an idea of what you're trying to achieve, or let us know what tutorial you're following, so that we can better advise as to whether you need to use Break Apart at all.
@xav , alrighty, so, in this svg, basically the space where her hand is holding the hammer (the cog) is where I need it blank. Same with the gap in between her arm and hair on the left.
What I did is select the black outline object - then select same "fill+Color"->Path->Union. Now kill some white islands inside the black shape and where you need holes draw a new shape - select with black and go Path->Difference - see instruction:
Another way of doing this is working with just one object. Do not break apart your black outline. Select the black path using the node tool. Select one node on the outside of your black path, reverse path (all should turn black). Select one node that belongs to the hole, reverse path (the hole should turn transparent). Repeat for each hole. When you are done adding holes, and with the path still selected, use path union to remove excess nodes.
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I asked this question a week ago, but Idk if I wasn't specific enough.
I've been making SVGs, and in a tutorial it said that at the very end of coloring in your SVG, you are to click the outline, go to path, and click "Break apart". But when I do that, parts turn black that should be transparent. I don't mean parts I didn't color in. I mean spaces between arms and bodies that shouldn't be black, white, or any other color. Am I doing something wrong? Also, I have an SVG file that shows the problem, but I have no idea how to post it.
Thank you!
You can read more about combine and break apart in the Inkscape beginners guide.
https://inkscape-manuals.readthedocs.io/en/latest/boolean-operations.html
A path object can contain more than one sub-path. Consider a doughnut: it's a single path object that consists of two circular sub-paths, one for the outside edge, and one for the edge of the hole. Path > Break Apart simply splits such composite elements into individual path objects, one for each sub-path. You can easily see, therefore, how the path that defines the doughnut's outside results in a filled circle, filling the hole and obscuring the fact that the path for the hole's outline still exists. The two paths can be re-joined using Path > Combine to re-create the composite path with the hole reinstated.
Depending on what you're doing you may not need to break your paths apart. Or you might need to manually re-combine parts of them afterwards. It would be best to give us an idea of what you're trying to achieve, or let us know what tutorial you're following, so that we can better advise as to whether you need to use Break Apart at all.
@xav , alrighty, so, in this svg, basically the space where her hand is holding the hammer (the cog) is where I need it blank. Same with the gap in between her arm and hair on the left.
What I did is select the black outline object - then select same "fill+Color"->Path->Union. Now kill some white islands inside the black shape and where you need holes draw a new shape - select with black and go Path->Difference - see instruction:
@Polygon , I am so so sorry, but I have no idea how to do that 😅😭
I have no idea where to start. Somehow your Inkscape file looks like different auto-traced results on top of each other.
What´s your workflow when you say "I've been making SVGs, …"?
@LadyKeylook ,The svg has many objects filling those black areas. Each will need to be modified to make the places transparent.
Which is fairly easy; select one with a black fill->Select same=fill - exclude the large black shape with shift+click and hit backspace for delete.
Another way of doing this is working with just one object.
Do not break apart your black outline. Select the black path using the node tool. Select one node on the outside of your black path, reverse path (all should turn black). Select one node that belongs to the hole, reverse path (the hole should turn transparent). Repeat for each hole. When you are done adding holes, and with the path still selected, use path union to remove excess nodes.