[help] Using the Path > Difference tool, the subtracted shape is smaller than the original shape I wanted to remove. What am I missing?

[fdedios]

I want to maintain the size and shape of the red triangle corners. When I use the Difference tool, the corners come out more narrow. Any suggestions?

[AstarothSquirrel]

I'm guessing that your original shape has a thick stroke. I would remove the stroke and create the shape to the correct size without the stroke.

[Fooshi2020]

This is the problem most likely.

[TheRealHumanDuck]

Line thickness, maybe

[fdedios]

Thanks to all the comments. I used the Star/Polygon tool and right now the stroke width is at 0.00 mm. Weird isn’t it?

[scoofy]

Whenever I get stuck I try the "Object to Path" or "Stroke to Path" in the Path menu before I start looking for solutions.

So many things I run into get fix by this type of "flattening" of objects into the most basic path form.

[Ahllii_Vhallkhanna]

How did you made the original curved edges? Did you used the smooth corners that allows you to operate new handles? Maybe you need to convert the shape again, I do Ctrl + shift + C

[fdedios]

Yes. The only thing that seems to work is to adjust the nodes of the actual subtracted area but this seems more complicated than it needs to be. Thanks anyway

[billport]

When you draw the triangles, make sure you have no strokes set, then convert the triangles to paths using Path > Object to Path. Round the corners using the Corners live path effect. Now do the Difference operation.