What is the difference between a closed figure with two radii and an unclosed figure?

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I have been trying to learn Inkscape and I encountered a property of the ellipse tool which said closed figure with two radii. I am very confused about it and cannot make out why it doesn't qualify as an unclosed figure.



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    I have been trying to learn Inkscape and I encountered a property of the ellipse tool which said closed figure with two radii. I am very confused about it and cannot make out why it doesn't qualify as an unclosed figure.



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      I have been trying to learn Inkscape and I encountered a property of the ellipse tool which said closed figure with two radii. I am very confused about it and cannot make out why it doesn't qualify as an unclosed figure.



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      I have been trying to learn Inkscape and I encountered a property of the ellipse tool which said closed figure with two radii. I am very confused about it and cannot make out why it doesn't qualify as an unclosed figure.



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          In Inkscape, an ellipse created with the Ellipse tool, and the Switch to Segment option, is a closed shape.



          You will see this if you stroke the shape or if you turn it into paths using Path > Object to Path. It's quite clearly a closed shape.



          Ellipse (segment) with stroke.



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          Same shape converted to paths.



          enter image description here



          Unclosed shapes on the other hand, have a start and end point that do not join up.



          For example, this open path was created by switching to the Arc (unclosed shape) option in the Ellipse tool. Then I converted the object to paths so you can see it.



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            In Inkscape, an ellipse created with the Ellipse tool, and the Switch to Segment option, is a closed shape.



            You will see this if you stroke the shape or if you turn it into paths using Path > Object to Path. It's quite clearly a closed shape.



            Ellipse (segment) with stroke.



            enter image description here



            Same shape converted to paths.



            enter image description here



            Unclosed shapes on the other hand, have a start and end point that do not join up.



            For example, this open path was created by switching to the Arc (unclosed shape) option in the Ellipse tool. Then I converted the object to paths so you can see it.



            enter image description here






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              In Inkscape, an ellipse created with the Ellipse tool, and the Switch to Segment option, is a closed shape.



              You will see this if you stroke the shape or if you turn it into paths using Path > Object to Path. It's quite clearly a closed shape.



              Ellipse (segment) with stroke.



              enter image description here



              Same shape converted to paths.



              enter image description here



              Unclosed shapes on the other hand, have a start and end point that do not join up.



              For example, this open path was created by switching to the Arc (unclosed shape) option in the Ellipse tool. Then I converted the object to paths so you can see it.



              enter image description here






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                In Inkscape, an ellipse created with the Ellipse tool, and the Switch to Segment option, is a closed shape.



                You will see this if you stroke the shape or if you turn it into paths using Path > Object to Path. It's quite clearly a closed shape.



                Ellipse (segment) with stroke.



                enter image description here



                Same shape converted to paths.



                enter image description here



                Unclosed shapes on the other hand, have a start and end point that do not join up.



                For example, this open path was created by switching to the Arc (unclosed shape) option in the Ellipse tool. Then I converted the object to paths so you can see it.



                enter image description here






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                In Inkscape, an ellipse created with the Ellipse tool, and the Switch to Segment option, is a closed shape.



                You will see this if you stroke the shape or if you turn it into paths using Path > Object to Path. It's quite clearly a closed shape.



                Ellipse (segment) with stroke.



                enter image description here



                Same shape converted to paths.



                enter image description here



                Unclosed shapes on the other hand, have a start and end point that do not join up.



                For example, this open path was created by switching to the Arc (unclosed shape) option in the Ellipse tool. Then I converted the object to paths so you can see it.



                enter image description here







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