Re: [Inkscape-user] "union" for single shapes?

Matthew Woehlke wrote:

Is there a command to eliminate overlaps in paths (especially calligraphy paths), i.e. to create a path that is just the outside of a particular path? I can sort-of achieve this effect by drawing an overlapping path and unioning the two, but I would like to be able to do this without the extra 'helper' path.

New in 0.45! Check out one of the prereleases.

Aaron Spike