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aperture card/design in SCAL

Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 9:49 am
by gregevacall
Can an aperture card be done with SCAL? Like the one that Dan99 did in a video but not with inkscape.


Thanks,
Eva

Re: aperture card/design in SCAL

Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 12:30 pm
by firstcut
Yes it can now with SCAL2. draw and select the card outline and the aperture shape and do path>exclusion first. Then type your text and weld it to the card/aperture.

Re: aperture card/design in SCAL

Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 12:49 pm
by gregevacall
Kay,

ohhhh! I am so frustrated! I can't use the path/exclusion it is all greyed out! I have downloaded the newest version that is supposed to fix it but I guess not.

I am running snow leopard.

Any other suggestions?

thanks,
Eva C.

ps. I love your blog and visit often! :D

Re: aperture card/design in SCAL

Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 12:54 pm
by firstcut
Eva,
Make sure that you have both things selected and that the one is completely within the other. If that doesn't work, close and reopen SCAL. I get one path operation before I have to do this.

Re: aperture card/design in SCAL

Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 12:56 pm
by Sweetness4713
All I can suggest is.. Shoot the snow leopard if he doesn't do what you want..LOL

Re: aperture card/design in SCAL

Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 1:16 pm
by Lola
lol

Re: aperture card/design in SCAL

Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 6:43 pm
by gregevacall
It's SCAL that doesn't play nice with my Snow Leopard. ;)

Kay,
I used to sometimes be able to get one operation before it was greyed out but now none. I was hoping it was me this time.

Thanks so much for your help. Maybe they'll fix it soon so I can try out your instructions.

Eva C.