Inkscape Explained: Path Functions

In this video I'll be going over the Path menu in Inkscape. Hope it helps!

[rathiid]

This man just gives pure info, no bull shit. Every second he speaks, he speaks gold.

[danielmartin]

00:00 - Start
1:55 - Object to Path
4:43 - Stroke to Path
5:03 - Trace Bitmap
6:44 - Union
7:08 - Difference
7:55 - Intersection
8:17 - Exclusion
8:54 - Division
9:45 - Cut Path
10:20 - Combine
11:48 - Break Apart
12:52 - Inset/Outset
13:25 - Dynamic Offset
13:45 - Linked Offset
14:38 - Simplify
15:58 - Reverse

[dssemulate]

Reverse path reverses the direction of the path. Very useful when placing text on the path. If the path is a circle, reverse path will take the text from the outside of the circle to the inside.

[XabiBello]

"Cut path" cuts the underlying path at the points where the two paths intersects. Try it with border only figures instead of solid colors.

[lw]

This may be a 4 year old video but I learned so much in a few minutes. Thank you so much for your time & effort in making this video!

[madwani]

With your great radio voice... every aspect in your vids is crystal clear. Thanks for the time you're putting for us.

[hotroof]

Hey Nick. Thank you very very much for your channel. Your videos have been worth their weight in gold (so to speak) for my Inkscape education. At first I hated Inkscape. It was so different from Gimp and I didn't get it. With your help I now love and use Inkscape all the time. You are very easy to listen to and do a great job of explaining everything step by step. This new series is an awesome idea. You're a pro! Keep up the great work.

[emmaroomes]

Dear Nick. Thank you. A thousand times. This is how I learn best, by listening and trying. I find the speed and detail of your explanations exactly matches my own needs. Other tutorials are too slow or too fast, or miss things out. I find you spot on. As I get better I find I can follow you in real time without pausing the video. Everything I can do on inkscape, you taught me. Thank you.

[jakeselwyn]

This is amazing. I can't believe so few people are willing to break down each menu command in other tutorials. It's so simple an idea, but it seems it's so rarely implemented! Thanks Nick!!

[iwGray]

just got inkscape a week ago, didn't realize how good a free vector program could be. just getting back into things after years and your channels making things go much faster. Thank you sir

[AA-lqpu]

It is so nice to get clarity on this stuff. You are just amazing Nick! Thank you so much. Everything the Karl said in the comment below is exactly how I feel! So refreshing!

[redstonequeen]

Thank you Nick for being so generous with your knowledge

[MZIPOB]

This is the only channel i trust with regards to inkscape. easy to follow. clear. thanks

[LyLyMoDe]

I always feel discomfort when I see a video this helpful and realize it was posted so long ago 😅 feel like I've been missing out so much ! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge this is very good content !

[blackmarketoutpost]

This is an outstanding tutorial for a beginner it is 5 years old and holds up incredibly well to most of the stuff on YouTube!!!

[robertcahoon]

This man is a clean mouth intelligent well informed educator and honest.

[willliam]

I've worked with Inkscape for close to 7yrs now but the things I've learnt from Nick for the last couple months outweigh those i learnt in the past 7yrs.

[ediej]

Thanks to your videos I was able to create my own logo for my Etsy store. So a big Thank You! I have learned a lot from your videos.

[michaelshurtleff-creatives]

This may be a little dated Nick but you are THE BEST. Thanks for all you've given. I actually had a piece purchased. Not logo but art and it's all thanks to you.

[ryanphillips]

Nick I love your videos. You are quick, concise and to the point with no dilly dally. After messing with open source software like GIMP after Photoshop I was completely put off and didn't even want to try Inkscape fearing a similar experience. Your videos and the Inkscape developers are like a one / two punch. The developers actually made great software and your videos are the perfect tutorials for an easy to use, well thought out, intuitive software UI.