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Could someone please help me with removing part of an image in inkscape? It should be easy but I can't remove a black box around an initial I want to use for an engraving. When I select break apart and remove the outer box, the rest of the design turns black. How do I remove just the outer box that I don't want to cut???? When I do a union after removing the outer box, the design remains black. Please help?

Try this.

thanks so much todd! would you mind telling me how you did it? I know this should be easy but I can't figure it out!!! Thanks again!

I just opened the file in Illustrator and deleted the box. I use Illustrator for most of the artwork files I create. Sorry I can't tell you how it would be done in Ink, because I don't have my laptop with me to try.

In Inkscape

Click on the node tool (it is the one under the select arrow)
See the nodes at the 4 corners of the black line? Very carefully delete each one. You'll see a lot on wonky stuff going with each delete but after they are all gone the file is fine.

Beautiful graphic by the way.

Well that's easy enough!

thanks for your fast responses! Have a great day!