> > What I'm a bit stuck on is a way to persuade inkscape to layer separate > > for vinyl cutting (eg if you are cutting a Linux penguin you don't want > > to cut a set of interlocking shapes but a black penguin outline with a > > white body on top [or indeed vice versa] and beak/feet on top of that). > > > Run your separations in Gimp- then vectorise in Inkscape. Gimp can do > that, check the "cmyk" processes. Gimp does CMYK separation I didn't realise it could do arbitary colours. I shall have a look this weekend. Alan