On Fri, 09 May 2008 07:14:32 -0500, Bibi Morris <bibimorris@...777...> wrote:
I have personal die cutting machines, that I use for scrapbooking, In another software, when I make a mat for a title, I can have it three ways, one is rounded, then next is squared, and the third is mitered. When I make a mat in Inkscape, I do my title, welding them if I want, then I duplicate that word, and use outset to make a mat, thus creating a rounded mat. Is there a way in inkscape to do squared or mitered cornered mats?
The easiest way is probably:
1. switch to normal mode 2. make a duplicate of your title 3. set a thick stroke on the duplicate, and select squared (beveled) or mitered corners (you may need to dial the miter limit up or down) 4. do "stroke to path" 5. return to outline mode
Unfortunately strokes on text and stroke-to-path are a little glitchy, but in most cases this should do what you want. Let us know if you have any trouble.
-mental