Manual trace with inkscape question.

[Coaster36 327]

This has been bugging me for awhile and I cant figure it out.

If I manually trace something with inkscape is there a way to combine the stroke with the fill?

The way I do it now is trace everything, then add a fill and then remove the stroke. Doing this is fine and quick and easy but when you delete the stroke it changes the size of the graphic. I know its not much, just the width of the stroke but in the end its not the same. So If there is a way to make them one object or am I missing something completely and doing traces wrong?

PS the manual trace stickies are dead links. Can we unsticky them?

[cowboy_1_831 28]

Have you tried hitting shift+control+f. This open the fill and stroke. Maybe this will work.

[top53 53]

I've been doing it the same as you except after I delete the line I adjust the fill by expanding the nodes. It will be interesting to see if someone has a better solution.

[Coaster36 327]

I think we might have to make it an unset? I dont know if im using the word right. I have done any searching on it but unset seems to make it invisible. Still waiting on more feedback.

[cowboy_1_831 28]

Here is a link to the inkscape manual if you don't already have it. You might be able to find the info you seek.

http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/index.html

[JP Auto N Design 36]

Did you try and make the stroke as thin as possible ( just so its barely visible)? Then once youre finished tracing, fill it with color, remove the stroke then go to Path>Outset. Maybe that'll work for ya.

[Coaster36 327]

Thanks for the reply but outset seems to turn sharp corners bubbly.

So far looks like Ill just be deleteing the stroke. Youd think youd be able to combine the two