cropping out section question

[EdeeJohnson]

Is there a way to crop out a section of a picture in inkscapes that you want to work with instead of working with the whole picture?

[HeatherM]

If you are asking about a bitmap image, you would have to use the Object/Clip/Set. Then you would have to make a bitmap copy. If you are asking about a vector, then you have several options. See Dan99's video for removing parts of an svg. http://dan99.blogspot.com/2008/12/video ... f-svg.html

[flgirl5]

I was just trying to do this. When I went to Object/Clip/Set, I couldn't get anything to surround the object. What am I doing incorrectly? This is a bitmap image that I am working with.

Thanks for any help you can give.

[HeatherM]

You need to make the shape first using one of the shape tools or the bezier tool. Then select both your shape and the image and Object/Clip/Set.