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Beginners' Questions Splitting an image into segments
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    Sam_G Sam_G @Sam_G
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    First post so please be gentle with me!

    I've been using Inkscape (0.92.4) for about a year now & slowly working my way through its many aspects.

    I have some mirror pieces that when fitted together form a circle with a diameter of approx 600mm.
    Using my K40 laser,I want to raster engrave an image on the back of the pieces so when fitted together they show the image on the full size mirror.In this case a football team logo.I've managed to split the circle into what would be the same sizes as the individual pieces using clone/create tiled clones, but I'm having difficulty doing the same to the logo.
    Could someone point me in the right direction on how to go about it please.

     

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  2. #2
    Tyler Durden Tyler Durden @TylerDurden
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    Maybe this:
     

  3. #3
    Sam_G Sam_G @Sam_G
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    Thank you so much! That is exactly what I wanted to do.You're a star.👍

  4. #4
    Sam_G Sam_G @Sam_G

    Well,I've been trying for the last 4 hours & I can't replicate what you demonstrate above.What have I missed?

  5. #5
    Tyler Durden Tyler Durden @TylerDurden

    Two important points:

    • The cutting object must be a single path.
    • The image to be cut must be converted to a pattern.
  6. #6
    mtrw85 mtrw85 @mtrw85

    Awesome thanks for this!

    Why does this only work with a pattern? Everywhere I look tutorials describe patterns as things used to make repeating objects ... is there anywhere I can find an explanation of the mechanics of patterns that makes this possible?

    Thanks ...

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