If I create an ellipse then covert it to a path I end of with 4 nodes one on top and bottom and one on left and right.

Such as this:


now if i want to delete the path connecting c to d such that I am left with an ellipse with a hole in it how do I do that?

Here's your answer.

You could also change the 'start' and 'end' values on the tool control bar when drawing the circle to create an open circle.

U rock micro

How do you change the start values? Nevermind I found what you were talking about

Once you have deleted this how can you stroke it so that it resembles this. I think that it is duplicated and then shifted, but this does not produce a stroke effect similar to the one on the logo.

capnhud wrote:Once you have deleted this how can you stroke it so that it resembles this. I think that it is duplicated and then shifted, but this does not produce a stroke effect similar to the one on the logo.

You can't just stroke it, because the thickness varies, which is impossible with a simple stroke. Here's what you can do instead:

• Create a circle.
• Duplicate the circle and make the duplicate just a tiny bit smaller. (You might also want to change the fill so you can distinguish the two circles.)
• Move the duplicate up so that it almost touches the top of the bigger circle.
• Select both circles and use Path > Difference to create the varied-thickness-outline.
• Create a rectangle that overlays the outline on the area you want to remove.
• Select the outline and rectangle and use Path > Difference to create the cut-outline.

Ok will give this a try. I wish there was a way to have calligraphy strokes.

capnhud wrote:I wish there was a way to have calligraphy strokes.

You could use 'pattern along path' to simulate a calligraphy stroke. But it won't produce that exact circle in your example because where it's thin at the top it will also be thin at the bottom. Kelan's method is the best method to create that exact circle.

Ok that did the trick.