Path Menu¶

Commands for manipulating paths are found in the Path menu. They are listed below with a brief description of what they do. Detailed explanations for most of them can be found in the Node and Path Manipulation section.

Command or Option	What it Does
Object to Path	Converts selected objects to paths
Stroke to Path	Converts strokes to paths
Trace Bitmap…	Opens the Trace Bitmap dialog (not sure where it will be located in the manual)
Union	Path operation that unions or adds two or more paths together
Difference	Path operation that differences or subtracts one path from another
Intersection	Path operation the creates an intersection of two or more paths
Exclusion	Path operation that results in non-intersecting parts
Division	Path operation that divides the bottom path into two or more pieces
Cut Path	Path operation similar to Division except results are only paths, no fills
Combine	Combines two or more paths to create a compound path
Break Apart	Breaks a compound path apart into single paths
Split Path	Splits selected paths into non-overlapping sections
Fracture	Breaks two or more overlapping objects into all possible segments
Flatten	Flattens one or more overlapping objects into their visible parts
Inset	Inset the selected path by configurable steps
Outset	Outsets the selected path by configurable steps
Dynamic Offset	Offsets the selected path dynamically
Linked Offset	The dynamic offset is linked to its original path
Fill Between Paths	tbd
Simplify	Removes excessive nodes
Reverse	Reverses the path direction
Path Effects…	Opens the Live Path Effects dialog
Paste Path Effect	Pastes the copied path effect to another object
Remove Path Effect	Removes the path effect from a selected object

Todo

Fill Between Paths might be changed before 1.5 is released. Also find out where Trace Bitmap will be covered in the manual, then make the correct link. Delete comments after items are fixed.

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