Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape for bitmap editing
On Thu, 31 May 2007 19:00:17 +0200, "Jean-Marc Molina"
<jmmolina@...206...> wrote:
> I wonder if there is a way to add a masking tool like I describe
to
> inkscape. I suspect that in the context of vector illustration there
> would be plenty of other uses for it.
But Inkscape supports masks ! You can define a vector object as a mask.
For example use a circle as a mask for a box so it has a hole, a bit like
include/exclude in CAD.
The feature most applicable is called "clipping paths", but yes. Masks are
similar, but rather than creating a sharp cutout based on the geometry of a path, they are
based on the path's rendering and can vary in intensity.
-mental