# Close Paths

This is similar to [Chain Paths](https://old.stadtfabrikanten.org/pages/createpage.action?spaceKey=IFM&title=Chain+Paths&linkCreation=true&fromPageId=55019335) extension but it has less features and only "one job". It helps to close open contours. This will connect the first point and the last point of a path which has no "Z" flag (which indicates for a closed path). If the first and the last point are already coincident it will just add the Z flag to the end of the path. If there's a distance left between the points a new line segment will be created to close the path. "Close Paths" extensions is also similar to [Join Paths / Create Tabs And Dimples](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/books/fablab-chemnitz/page/join-paths-create-tabs-and-dimples) and [Line Merging (Combine Paths)](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/books/fablab-chemnitz/page/line-merging-combine-paths "Line Merging (Combine Paths)").

**This plugin does not apply for paths in groups. Please ungroup before!**

## Draw some path

[![grafik.png](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/jIBiKu3hjdsz177y-grafik.png)](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/jIBiKu3hjdsz177y-grafik.png)

## Make the path ends overlapping

This won't close these contours automatically. That's the reason to use this plugin

[![grafik.png](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/Bs1RJzHMpDyEnQZ5-grafik.png)](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/Bs1RJzHMpDyEnQZ5-grafik.png)

## Select the paths you want to close and run extension

[![grafik.png](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/HLFCPb9bfQlRKN1x-grafik.png)](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/HLFCPb9bfQlRKN1x-grafik.png)

[![grafik.png](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/wsPUej6mQ2JlwjHn-grafik.png)](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/wsPUej6mQ2JlwjHn-grafik.png)

Notice that the path was reduced from 6 to 5 nodes. This happened to the other selected paths too.