Inkscape is a free, cross-platform software vector graphics editor, licensed under the GNU General Public License.
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Enlarge path (make bolder) in Inkscape
I converted the letter "Z" to a path. Now I want to make the Z extra bold. The corners should stay sharp. I don't want to make the letter bigger, I want it to be more bold. Any hints?
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SVG Downward Inner Bevel
I am trying to reproduce this image as SVG:
It was made in Photoshop simply by creating a rounded rectangle and setting an inner bevel layer style, downward. (It's a bit hard to see on this site, ...
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Inkscape: Changing default canvas size
Is there a way to customize the default canvas size in Inkscape?
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How to overlay intersection with original object in Inkscape?
Say I'd like to produce the following diagram in Inkscape.
How were I to proceed? I can create three overlapping circles and I can create intersection objects from them but the problem is to align ...
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Inkscape in terminal: convert to greyscale
What is the command for inkscape (called from the terminal) to convert graphics to greyscale? I was not able to find in in the manual. I use the following command:
inkscape -f drawing1.pdf -A ...
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How to center group based on one member?
I have a group of 2 objects a circle and a line. Looks like letter Q.
I want to center this group, so that the circle will centered in a page and the line will maintain its relative position to the ...
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DejaVu Sans Condensed not showing up in Inkscape, despite installed
My system came with DejaVu Sans and DejaVu Sans Condensed installed by default.
PROBLEM: Inkscape only shows DejaVu Sans.
Do I have to configure something special in Inkscape?
Or is DejaVu Sans ...
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Inkscape radial gradient center color visibly different from specified stop color
I use Radial Gradient in Inkscape.
PROBLEM: Color at center of radiant is much darker than defined stop color, as shown by red arrow:
How comes?
How can I make the color at the center to be the one ...
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Scaling Pattern Fills in Inkscape
I would like to give an object a striped fill, where the stripes are thin and dense. I chose "stripes 1 : 2" from the Pattern Fill menu but the pattern was too coarse. Online help suggested that after ...
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How to make text that round a picture like a circle?
I want to make a logo. The content of the logo is a picture and a sentence which round a picture like a circle. I am using Inkscape (on Ubuntu). Which tools should I use?
If I can't do this on ...
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PDF CMYK export in Inkscape
I'm trying to use the PDF CMYK export plugin for Inkscape, but it fails when I save the document.
I have selected an ICC profile (A FOGRA39L.icc profile) and applied it to most of the colors in my ...
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How do I create a bevel effect on a complex object in Inkscape?
I would like to create a bevel effect in Inkscape. I am going for a very subtle bevel, that looks something like this one which was created in Photoshop:
First I tried the bevel filter in Inkscape, ...
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How can I outline (LaTeX) text in Inkscape?
This is a difficult question to google, as the term "outline" does not mean the same in Inkscape as it does in, e.g., Powerpoint.
However, Powerpoint does not support Latex.
How can I outline a ...
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Create a white light spectrum or shaped rainbow in Inkscape
I need to create a spectum of white light or rainbow, in different shapes.
When I use this method http://art.vinayraikar.com/2008/01/illustrating-rainbow-with-tiled-clones.html my clones are still ...
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Add fill to comic-style font in Inkscape
In Inkscape, I'm using the Komika Glaze font, styled like the drop shadows that you might see in a comic book. So, the shapes formed by the font itself should remain black. But, the interiors of the ...
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Export object with positive coordinates?
I'm attempting to create a path in Inkscape and use those coordinates in another program where only positive (4th Quadrant) coordinates are accepted.
Is there an exportable Inkscape format that will ...
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Gradient filter
I would like to do a non-color gradient, but am not sure how.
For example applying a blur filter in gradient. I.e., imagine the left side of the gradient fill area would be "normal", and as you go ...
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Create and Edit Parallel Paths in Inkscape
I have been using Inkscape for some months now to edit and maintain a transit map of San Francisco. For the most part I am very comfortable editing paths, removing and adding nodes, snapping to grids ...
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How can I save an Inkscape drawing so it can be opened in CorelDRAW without losing layer information?
Is there a way to save an Inkscape drawing so the layer information will not be removed?
When I save the drawing as plain SVG and try to open it again in Inkscape, all layers are gone.
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How to batch-export SVG's to EPS on Windows or import them into InDesign CS6
I noticed that in Adobe CS6 there is still no way to import *.svg files into Adobe InDesign and Photoshop.
Now I want to use a lot of svg's from "TheNounProject", due to their high quality and ...
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Help/docs for using Inkscape for SVG icon font creation
I was deliriously happy to find this blog post about using Inkscape and one or another online converter to create web font kits. My interest is specifically in icon fonts.
While that article was ...
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Can Inkscape be associated to SVG as the primary tool of the trade? [closed]
I'm planning to make an icon to represent SVG. I know there are official logos, but I never saw them until I looked for them, and I don't believe many designers associate SVG to these logos.
My icon ...
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Single path overlapping? I shoelace design
I'm trying to make something similar to this in Inkscape:
I tried making a path then using object to path. But that didn't work.
So then I tried using the pen tool from clipboard... Still didn't ...
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Automating the Creation of Geometric Shapes?
How can I draw geometric shapes, or other regular shapes, such as a gear, using macros or scripts? I'd like to experiment with creating games by combining elements, similar to geoDefense: ...
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Possible to use fill tool in grid cells?
I would like to reconstruct a simple bitmap to vector, so I have put a grid and a layer on top of it.
Is it possible to e.g. use the fill tool, to just fill out one of the grid squares at a time?
Or ...
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Emulate gold letters in Inkscape
I would like to write with golden letters in Inkscape. I've found the Gold gradient, but no gold texture in the filters.
How can I do that?
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How to create the drop shadow “We are Mozilla” effect?
The text "We are Mozilla" on this page: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/ seems to have something of a "white" drop shadow effect that makes it seem embedded onto the page, somewhat.
How can we ...
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How to Connect Bezier Curves in Inkscape?
You can see there two bezier curves that I want to connect together. How can I do that? My current area with the peak consists of many small bezier curves which is totally intolerable because it ...
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How can I export as png without alpha?
How can I export an Inkscape image as a png without any alpha?
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How to fill a font with an image in Inkscape
I have written a word using a fat font like Impact, and I have an image of roses.
Instead of adding a color to this word, I want to "color" it in Inkscape using my roses image.
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How do I export multiple objects to raster images from Illustrator cs5?
I need to export multiple objects from Illustrator to separate .png files. The objects are different in size.
I know this is easily done from Inkscape, but Illustrator seems to produce nicer images.
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Increment Dynamic Offset Size
Is there any way to change dynamic offset size other than using the handle? I'd like to be able to create uniform dynamic 5px outside of the original shape for multiple.
I'm looking for something ...
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Adjusting stroke width for square and rectangle tool in Inkscape?
I am creating a favicon via Inkscape using "icon_16x16". I would like to put a border around the image and fill it in with another color. I have attempted to use the "square and rectangle" tool but ...
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Inkscape Changing Color of the Whole Object
I have made a bubble in Inkscape. The bubble comprises of a circle and an eclipse inside the circle. The bubble has gradient effects and is red in color.
Now, I want to change the color of the whole ...
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Guidelines or resources to create an application icon based on typefaces
I've been using an Open Source application for a while now and, given that its current icon looks somewhat basic, I thought it would be great if I could contribute back with a perhaps more ...
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Opening Inkscape SVG in Illustrator, not looking right
I'm new to graphics, and had to make a small poster for a competition. I created it in Inkscape, but found out they need a .ai file. I tried opening the SVG in Illustrator, and it just does not look ...
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Using type 1 fonts in Inkscape on a Mac
I have type 1 fonts in pfb format that I would like to use with Inkscape on a Mac. However, I can't get Inkscape to find them. The instructions seem to be only for Linux or Windows, but I assumed ...
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Failure to convert .svg to readable .eps in Inkscape
I am trying to produce a design which can be used to make a stencil of teardrop and heart shapes of various sizes.
The basic design is created by an equation in "Graphmatica" and inserted as a .bmp ...
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How to Batch-export layers of Inkscape-generated SVG-file to Bitmap for sprites?
Batch -export means that I may need to add certain transformations such as anti-alias, contrast-fixes and resizing. SVG here means I am using Inkscape. One layer here is a sprite. I currently export ...
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Inkscape: remove stroke preserve size/shape
I've created a path with a stroke and a fill of the same color, and I'd like to remove the stroke while preserving the size/shape of the object. Is there a simple way to do this?
In other words, I'm ...
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Mathematical operations such as “Reflection in Line” with FOSS Linux tools such as Inkscape, Gimp or Blender?
In Gimp, I could do this by "Layer/Transform/180 rotation" and then "Layer/Transform/Flip vertically" -- and then with some mouse, putting things together but it is slow. I am now looking for simpler ...
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din-a6 four times on din-a4
I want to print 4 din-a6 postcards on a din-a4 paper. How would you do this with inkscape?
The postcard should be duplex. I could calculate it myself, but I guess there is a tool, since this is a ...
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How do you change the origin of a radial gradient in Inkscape?
I want to change the origin of a radial gradiant in inkscape (so that it's not the centre of the shape, but off to one side). How do I do this?
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Inkscape: bitmap pattern filling - 1px line around every tile
I want to fill an object with a bitmap pattern.
Instead of perfectly connecting, there is this 1 pixel transparent line around each "tile" of the filled object.
The same problem was described here: ...
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Assigning new W or H coordinate value also changes other values, even though W and H proportions are not interlocked
Let’s say I’ve drawn a line with (X;Y)=(0;0) and now I want to manually assign to it (W;H)=(10;5) or (W;H)=(20;10).
Even though weight and height are not locked (the “change .. by the same ...
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Best Way To Make A pdf Book Cover for Create Space?
Let's suppose you have copies of Inkscape and GIMP. Let's suppose you download a paper back book cover template from Create Space and load it up into Inkscape. What steps do you take, what settings do ...
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Cut shape in Inkscape so it has transparent background?
I was wondering if Inkscape has the ability to select the outline of a shape, and then be cropped or copied and pasted over another shape (?)
I remember being able to do this in Illustrator but you ...
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How can I create organizational chart in inkscape?
I have lots of problem with inkscape connectors incluing these
1. when Icopy/pase a connector everything changed!
2. can not break a connector alone!
now I do not know how to creat some ...
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SVG Filter: Fisheye
Is it possible to make an SVG filter that will apply a fisheye effect to an image? Or is this beyond the scope of this technology. I don't have a great understanding of vector graphics, etc. and if ...
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Vectormagic.com-style-design by Inkscape with Bitmap-trace aka potrace?
I have used the Vectormagic.com -hxck i.e. copy-pasting to get quantified and nice-looking pictures fast but doing this is too slow with overwhelming amount of pictures. My friend is mocking that this ...
