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December 20, 2016, 03:03:15 AM
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steifhahn

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Hello Forum,

how can i merge the two paths into just one? With difference and union it doesnt work.
To group both is no option for me.

Thanks a lot
 Stefan

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December 20, 2016, 04:23:36 AM
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Hi.

Something like this?


December 20, 2016, 06:09:14 AM
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steifhahn

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Correct! THX

can you explain me please, how to get this?

Greets

December 20, 2016, 08:36:23 AM
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You are welcome!

Could be made much easier than describing but I'll try.

select the ax and set stroke join rounded in the fill and stroke tab (Shift+Ctrl+F)
-there are some corners on the graphic that looks off with miter joins-

select the path in the background and edit its nodes
-an ax was already substracted from it so it's not overlapping with the current one, producing gaps;
just select all nodes falling in a vertical line and scale them so they will be hidden behind the ax-

select the ax and convert strokes to path (Ctrl+Alt+C)

break path apart (Ctrl+Shift+K)

deselect the largest path by Shift+click

combine the rest together (Ctrl+K)

select the path in the background and the largest from the ax and add them together (Ctrl++)

select both paths and subtract the top one from the bottom one (Ctrl+-)


In a nutshell.

Usually it helps to track the process better if you set a vivid fill and 50% opacity to the paths so you see where the objects overlap and can see better which path you are selecting.

December 20, 2016, 11:52:01 AM
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Yes i got it and it was really easy  :)

Thank you so much!