Silhouette Studio® V4 | Chapter 6 - Manipulating Images
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6.3 Compound Paths The concept of compound paths is important in order to understand why certain attributes may be applied differently to seemingly identical situations. Compound paths are a collection of two or more line sets where inner lines are embedded into the image. A compound path may appear the same as a grouped set of lines, but is quite different in the way it will react to being filled with color, for example.
Compound paths are only really a concern when you are creating Print & Cut images.
Non-compound Image Compound Path Image In the previous examples, the top two images are seen straight on and appear to be identical. However, when looking at the bottom set of images the differences become apparent. With the image on the left, from a side view we are actually looking at a grey butterfly with white spots resting on top. This is an image that is not a compound path. With the image on the right, from a side view we see that we are looking at a grey butterfly with white spots embedded into the image. Of course, as we go to cut or sketch both images with the Silhouette, they will cut out in the exact same manner, but it is important to understand that there is a difference between these images as you may wish to achieve certain effects with filling images for Print & Cut applications.
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