Hello, I have a problem for which I can find no answer anywhere else.I am creating ovals with transparent interiors that need to be exported to SVG and then uploaded to a website for use in a sign making app. The problem is that when I create the oval correctly in Corel and upload to SVG then the inner oval is not transparent. Basically I create two ovals and clip the selected objects so that the oval has a transparent center. If I do this in inkscape and save it then I can upload it to the website and it works as it is exepcted to. If I save an SVG oval from the web and import to Corel and then modify it and export it to SVG it works. I have gone over this every way I can think of and can find no reason why this isn't working. I am happy to make a video for anyone who wants to see the exact process. I am super frustrated and I don't want to have to do all this work in inkscape given that I have been with CorelDraw since the 90s. I am using Corel on the mac if that makes a difference and I haven't yet tried it on a windows version. Here is a link to a video I uploaded to YouTube for anyone who can help with this. thank you greatly in advance for anyone who tries to help!
John Barton You’re not imagining it, this is a CorelDRAW SVG export issue, and it comes down to how Corel represents “holes” vs how the target app interprets SVG.
When you clip one oval from another in Corel, Corel exports that as a clipping mask in SVG. Many web apps (especially sign/design tools) ignore SVG clipPaths, so the “hole” gets filled instead of staying transparent.
Inkscape, on the other hand, exports the same shape as a compound path with an even-odd fill rule, which is widely supported — that’s why it works there.
Instead of clipping, you need a compound path.
Draw the outer oval
Draw the inner oval (center it)
Select both ovals
Go to Object → Combine (or Cmd + L on Mac)
Cmd + L
This creates a true hole, not a clip.