Flattening A Mask For Vector SVG Output

[MasterShaw]

Hi,

Probably a really easy answer to this but i'm really struggling to find it!

I have a SVG that has a lot of repeating patterns that I want to use with my laser engraver, when I open the template SVG file the patterns are split into lots of smaller squares that are masked and hide parts of the file.

I copy the the group from the source and add it as a new file from clipboard but when I go to export as a SVG the exported vector includes the curves that are hidden by the mask and makes them unusable in my engraving software.

How can I keep only the curves that are shown when the mask is on and export as a vector SVG file, if I rasterize the export I get the output I want but it's no longer a vector.

Hope this makes sense and sorry if this a really easy thing to do but I can't see how to do it.

Cheers
Jon

Edited August 28, 2024 by MasterShaw

[thomaso]

If the single strokes are closed curves (contours) you can use Geometry -> Merge Curves to combine all single Curve layers to 1 layer.

Then create a rectangle in the size & position of the wanted mask and crop the strokes via Geometry > Intersect.

[MasterShaw]

Thank you, that’s brilliant