: Introduce Void Between Shapes / Dissolve Edges Given this image of a jigsaw with 4 pieces, is there a technique to alter the shapes so they shrink away from each other but retain their interlocking
Given this image of a jigsaw with 4 pieces, is there a technique to alter the shapes so they shrink away from each other but retain their interlocking nature?
I would describe it as dissolving or receding the edges, or adding a tolerance between the pieces.
Bumping up the stroke width gives me the visual result of creating a void between the pieces, but I'm looking to actually alter the underlying shapes. Ideally looking for a technique that will scale with more pieces.
EDIT: Just in case the SVG is not well visible in your browser, here's a screenshot of the image. The fill colors are selected randomly:
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Set a suitably wide stroke on all the shapes
Convert the strokes to paths
Break apart
Fill the parts you want with any colour or add a stroke if required
and obviously delete the leftover black filled paths if you don't want them.
Another alternative method is to select all the shapes, remove all strokes and use Path > Inset or CTRL+( several times, until you get the inset you want. It seems to not create so many nodes.
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