Path superposition

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byAnhor
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Path superposition

Postby byAnhor » Sat Sep 29, 2012 7:05 am

Hello,

Starting from one picture (jpg), I have transform it into indexed 5 colour picture within gimp, and register one picture by color.
Then I have open the 5 pictures within Inkscape, and trace the 5 bitmap independently. See attached file yarnball.svg

The problem is the area superposition : some area are up to others and hide, but paths are still existing behind. Do you know an automatic way to reduce paths only to it visible area ?

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Re: Path superposition

Postby brynn » Sat Sep 29, 2012 12:45 pm

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You can probably use some path operations to do this. Sometimes you'll have to duplicate a path before doing the operation, because sometimes the operation sort consumes it. Look in the manual for Path Operations http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL ... ining.html. I can show you what I mean, if you can't sort it out from the manual. :D
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Re: Path superposition

Postby byAnhor » Sat Sep 29, 2012 5:52 pm

Thanks I have already try path operations (duplication difference opacity to see by transparency and so on) I was just expecting an more automatic way :))
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Re: Path superposition

Postby brynn » Sun Sep 30, 2012 5:17 am

There's no automatic way that I can think of. Although there's a very tiny bell ringing in my head.....I just can't bring it into focus. Maybe someone else will know, and I'll be reminded. (oooh my old brain!) And you'll learn it :D
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