On 03/04/2012 03:43, Bric wrote:
I want to select a few nodes and extract them, leaving the rest intact. Or perhaps "copy out" a subpath to an independent path. That's a lot more versatile then the rigid break-apart algorithm. I guess it could/should even be able to extract multiple paths that are not connected.
Inkscape does not have such a command built in yet - a related feature request is tracked in
Bug #659692 “Break apart only selected subpath(s)” https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/659692
Steps I'd use to "extract" selected sub-path(s) based on existing commands:
1) select path and duplicate it ('Ctrl+D') 2) switch to the node tool ('n') 3) select a node of each sub-path to be extracted ('Shift'+LMB) 4) select all nodes of the selected sub-paths ('Ctrl+A') 5) 'Ctrl+del' 6) select the original path stacked underneath 7) select sub-paths to be extracted (see 3-4) 8) 'Alt+!' to invert the selection of nodes 9) 'Ctrl+Del'
10) (optionally) raise the lower "extracted" path ('PageUp' or 'Home')
hth, ~suv