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Title: Different line width.
Post by: Avanti11 on November 11, 2018, 03:25:10 AM

Hey everyone,

I hope you can help a new inkscape user out:)

I'm trying to create a world map, which will be printed on a laser cutter, however the printer have two different settings, either it cuts, or it engraves the wood, depending on the line thickness. Therefore i need two different line width within the same object "see picture" one for cutting the country, and one for the borders of the country.
is it possible to make two different line width within the same object? and if yes, how ?

In the picture, the blue circle is the line that i need to downsize.


Thanks for the help.
 

Title: Re: Different line width.
Post by: brynn on November 11, 2018, 05:54:51 AM

Welcome to the forum!

No, one single path cannot have 2 different widths.  That path will have to be broken apart, and made of 2 paths.  Here are steps:

1 - Click on that straight path segment with the Node tool  :node:  That will select the 2 nodes on either side of where you place the mouse.
2 - Click "Break path at selected nodes" button, which looks like this, on the Node too control bar  :brp:  (this breaks the path in 2 places)
3 - Click Path menu > Break Apart  (this breaks the 2 subpaths into 2 individual paths)

Now you can give them different widths.  Because of the careful process used to break the path the paths have not been moved.  So no precision has been lost.  But yet, the paths are separate so you can give different widths.