Divide boolean not getting clean results

[Boldline]

Trying to divide these overlapped fills causes strange uncleann results. This has been discussed before but bringing up recent examples

0_1656527452091_divide issue2.vstyler

[b77]

@Boldline Do you have the version of the file before Divide?

[Boldline]

It would be earlier on in this file

0_1656529871638_Lakers vertical text 2022.vstyler

[b77]

@Boldline Never mind , I can undo the first one.

[b77]

@Boldline OK, seems to be caused by zero handles.
With no retracted Bézier handles for the tip and for the other node, Divide works much better: https://recordit.co/LzXIrE5pav

See the edited file: 0_1656532975396_Divide-issue_WITHOUT_ZERO_HANDLES.vstyler

Not saying it should not work properly despite the zero handles, but… I use the occasion to complain about them.

[Boldline]

@b77 That's cool that you figured that out - thanks! I agree it should not matter if there are node handles exposed or not -
What did you do to not have the node handles exposed, especially on the curved parts? just hide the handles?

[b77]

@Boldline It works properly if both handles ARE exposed — if the segment's curvature is adjusted by two handles.

In the original file, the segment adjacent to the tip has one hidden Bézier handle.
I dragged the segment with the Node Editor tool (A) to "drag" that handle from under its node, also changed its node to Smooth and readjusted the segment — see the video: https://recordit.co/LzXIrE5pav

[VectorStyler]

@Boldline @b77 This can be replicated, and it seems to be a precision bug in the divide operation. It can be worked around by adjusting the handles.