Inkscape is a free, cross-platform software vector graphics editor, licensed under the GNU General Public License.
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Exporting an object as svg from inkscape
I know that Inkscape does not have the ability to export selected objects as svg, but is there a workaround that people have found that works?
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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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How can I color a pattern in Inkscape?
How can I color a pattern in Inkscape without creating a custom pattern? I guess this should be possible. But I can't manage this :-(
I draw a square. --> I get a square filled with a color (green). ...
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Inkscape can not blur Bezier line if it is connected to the outer end of a spiral
I have added a Bezier ine to the outer end of a spiral. (See comment for details.)
After that I selected both, colorized them and gave them a small amount of blur (1.5%).
The problem is, that only ...
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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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Is there a way to view the metadata of SVG or EMF files using open source tools?
I have an image/chart that takes a long time to print - actually, a long time to create the post script file. Years ago I had a tool that allowed me to 'inspect/view' the chart and it visually showed ...
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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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In Inkscape, how can I save colors for use in multiple elements?
For example, I'd like to have a color called "text-color" or one called "content-box-color". How can I save a color like this and then assign it to an element?
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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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Can I make each group in this SVG file its own SVG file?
I have a huge SVG file that I filled with all the characters for a font. There are a lottt of characters and it'd take forever to manually copy each of them into its own file. Each character has all ...
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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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An analogous gradient on a triangle in Inkscape
I have a rectangle, shown below, which has a gradient so that the top and bottom edges fade to black. I wish to reshape this this rectangle into a triangle (like the one pictured) so that top and ...
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How do I select multiple paths in inkscape?
I'm trying to figure out an easy way to select multiple paths in inkscape 0.48, ubuntu.
I've read in Inkscape (4th Edition) by Bah, that you can left drag and a rectangle will display and select the ...
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How can I create an abstract sea/wave effect in a free vector package?
I'm looking to create a vector (ideally) illustration with an abstract sea, much like this (not the dolphins or sun):
How can I go about this using free tools such as Inkscape?
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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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Vector and bitmap images won't align in Inkscape, why?
I have created an image in Inkscape, it will be a label for a product so I needed it to bee of just the right size when it prints out. Now I have the core in vector drawing but I wanted to add some ...
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Quantify the area of a shape in Inkscape
In Inkscape, is there a way to automatically calculate the space / area a shape occupies? I am representing data in complex shapes and I need a way to scale them accordingly.
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SVG to bitmap converter that doesn't generate horrible bitmaps
I've been using Inkscape to generate PNG's from various SVG files. This works fine for larger images, but for smaller images (like icons), bitmaps appear grainy and extremely anti-aliased at the ...
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Bug with cutting shapes?
I just recognized a big bug. Could someone please confirm or give me a hint?
When Cutting a shape with another Shape and repasting the shape back, so both shapes lie beside each other, then a small ...
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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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Remove background based on color in Inkscape
There is a classical way of removing background in Inkscape using Bezier curves. This is often quite lengthy process.
Is it possible to remove the background of an object based on background color ...
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How to convert .svg to .eps?
I am using Inkscape to create .svg vector files. I wanted to convert it to .eps so that I could use it in Latex (unable to use .svg in Latex). Please recommend a free software to convert .svg to .eps.
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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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How can you export an Inkscape SVG file to a PDF and maintain the integrity of the image?
I've been having a devil of a time getting Inkscape to export PDFs cleanly and there don't seem to be very many answers out there on all the various wikis and tutorials. In particular, transparencies ...
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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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How to create a fictional city map
Any ideas how to start making a fictional city map (like one for example). I'm fairly good in using Illustrator and Inkscape but I'm unsure what an optimal workflow would be.
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How can I cut out a section of a circle using Inkscape?
In Inkscape I first typed text, created a circle, then made two lines from the center.
It looks like this now:
Now, I want it to look like this with the piece cut off, which I made before:
I ...
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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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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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Inkscape; transfer gradient names between documents
For a webinterface i am designing icons in Inkscape. These icons all use the same colorsetting and gradient. Then, when designing the mockups i copy the the icons to a new document using copy + paste. ...
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Outer bevel in inkscape
I'm new to filter editor, and it's pretty complicated. How would you approach creating outer bevel effect on shape in Inkscape?
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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 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 keep only the visible parts of the every object/path of a SVG image? Like “flatten” all the SVG
I've an SVG image with many objects, ones over anothers. What I need is a final SVG, with the same visual result, but in a way that I could change the opacity of any object without revealing the ...
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Inkscape copy shape to several layers
I have a Inkscape Project with about 100 Layers. Every Layer has the same shape ( with others beside that are different ). Now I would like to exchange the shape with a new one.
So far I did this by ...
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How do I select an object that's below another object in Inkscape?
A common problem in Inkscape is that you want to select an object but another object always gets in the way because it completely obstructs the background object or because the two are too close ...
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Is there a version of Illustrator's “Divide Objects Below” for Inkscape?
In the project I am working on, I need to draw a line across the image and split all paths below that in Inkscape. I know Illustrator has Object > Path > Divide Objects Below. Does Inkscape have ...
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Convert a line drawing from raster to vector
I have a raster image, basically a scanned drawing of the outlines (and some detail) of various objects, and I wish to convert these lines to vectors, using either illustrator or inkscape.
My present ...
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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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how do I import a vector path from Inkscape into Gimp?
I'd like to take an SVG clipart, pull out particular paths from it, and bring them into Gimp and use them to create selections and/or to stroke. Nothing I've tried seems to work -- even though Gimp ...
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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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Set the colour of arrows in inkscape
I have added end arrows to some connectors and Bézier curves, but I cannot find how to set their colour, since they appear to be concerned neither by the background settings nor by the outline ones. ...
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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 link images relatively in Inkscape?
I would like to make relative links to pictures in an Inkscape file. So when I move the project files (images and the Inkscape master), I wouldn't have to relink the images.
What is the proper way to ...
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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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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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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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Is vectorizing an image copyright theft if the image is not CC/Public domain?
Is it okay to vectorize this image to make a poster out of it even though the image is not Creative Commons or anything like that? I'm not using any part of the image directly and only going to use it ...
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Inkscape: Sharp Sloped Edges
Is there an easy way to transform a standard box or rectangle to look like this?
I am referring to the sharp sloped orange box in the picture. As far as I know, one can only install round edges. ...
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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 ...
