On Jun 2, 2019, at 5:28 PM, brynn <brynn@...3133...> wrote:
But doesn't the choice of bounding box settle the stroke width issue? With the Visual BB, measurements include the stroke width. With Geometric, it doesn't.
I would assume that most people who use Inkscape for any kind of cutting, must be using the Geometric BB....well, if they use strokes. Maybe some don't use strokes.
Well, actually -- ha! -- that totally solves it. I never knew about that option, after designing hardware in Inkscape for ~ten years.
How about we add a guide for using Inkscape for CAD, which includes advice to use the Geometric BB (and why to use it) and to turn on Outline Display Mode? Those two non-obvious options together put Inkscape on pretty good footing for doing CAD.
Thanks!
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