# PShape Intersections

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**Created:** [October 4, 2021, 9:01pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/pshape-intersections/32616 "2021-10-04T21:01:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 5, 2021, 6:58am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/pshape-intersections/32616/2 "2021-10-05T06:58:50Z")

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This is a bit of a hack, maybe not an answer you’re looking for …

Sometimes I render ‘whole’ shapes in the Processing sketch, then apply the ‘boolean’ operation I desire in Inkscape (you might even automate this using [Inkscape’s command line mode](https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Using_the_Command_Line)). So, the fill is one set of shapes, and the mask another. Additionally, you [can separate shapes into layers](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-control-layers-when-exporting-an-svg/21758/6) to make the Inkscape work easier.

I’d rather expedite the process of getting results onto paper when I’m plotting, even if the sketch isn’t ‘fully-automated.’

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