Questions tagged [vector]
Questions about vector graphics (image files created using geometric elements such as points, lines, Bézier curves and shapes, that can scale infinitely without loss of image quality)
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Keep grid the same size when zooming in and out in inkscape
Is there a way to keep the grid as it is when zooming in and out in Inkscape? e.g. when ctrl+mouse scroll in/out or directly typying in Z text box in the bottom right corner?
I might sound dumb, but I ...
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Blur effect in a logo? A NO or a GO?
I wanted to get a sanity check on the topic of logo design. I am a product designer and have done some client work in the past including the creation of some logos. I don't specialize in logo design ...
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I need to create H and T shaped lines
I need to join two lines but not by the ends but by the middle or by a middle and the end. I was looking around but I don't find how to do this
Somebody can help me?
Thanks
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How to shorten or lengthen an angled line segment along original angle in Inkscape?
Say, I've drawn an angled line segment in Inkscape, using Bezier Pen tool with Ctrl to snap angles, like this (where I have a 30 degree angle):
Here is an animated gif from How to snap line segments ...
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Change color of all lines on a design
I was working on a project and all of a sudden out of nowhere, all of my lines on the project turned black from white and I have had no success in changing them back to white again.
how do you change ...
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How to draw and manage complex shapes separately from their different shadow types in vector graphics?
Scenario:
Given 2D vector art of a cylinder with heavy bark texture, or a cube with very strong coarse gravel texture... I would like to be able to show each in different scenes but at different times ...
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Generate a Vector File of Pixel Art with Hard Pixelated Edges [duplicate]
I am working on a project where I am engraving some pixel artwork onto an acrylic sheet using laser cutting. This process requires a vector file for the laser, but whenever I try to vectorize my ...
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How to extend lines for a shape in Illustrator
I've made a shape in Illustrator by taking a square and a circle, selecting both and choosing the Unite option in Pathfinder.
So I now have this shape:
However, I want to extend some of the lines on ...
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How can I COMPLETELY disable snapping of vector shapes to the pixel grid in Photoshop CC2023?
I'm trying to understand if this is the correct behavior or if my preferences have been somehow corrupted.
I've disabled "Snap Vector Tools and Transforms to Pixel Grid" in the Preferences &...
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How to create rectangle wavy patterns?
I would like to know how to achieve this sort of wave like effect that you see here in green:
Notice how it seems to be just a set of 3 rectangles and they all go towards the same end and they bend ...
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Multi select and delete anchor points on a vector shape - Illustrator CC
Im trying to select multiple anchor points to delete on this shape. But when I go to delete the anchor points the shape turns to below? Any speculation on why this would be happening? If I delete each ...
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How can I create a mesh in Adobe Illustrator similar to the one shown here?
These images are entirely composed of mesh and were created using Illustrator. I'm curious about how to produce a similarly well-aligned mesh. Could you provide guidance on this process?
Thank you.
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Save PowerPoint (fullscreen) presentation view as document or vector image?
I have not found a way to save the presentation view at a time X during a presentation as a document of some kind, ideally as a vector graphic (i.e. as PPTX, PDF, SVG or similar).
Is this true, or is ...
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How can I distort the pattern of parallel lines in shape, simulating volume? Using Illustrator, Photoshop or any weird tool you know [duplicate]
I need to distort the pattern of parallel lines in shape, simulating volume. The work should be in vector. Attach a pic of smth likely I want to do:
But I want to do it with any shape, not only type. ...
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Import vector graphics into Google Slides? (Previous process broken)
I'm looking for a new process to insert vector graphics into Google Slides.
Before Google cut the support (in early 2023) for the connections between Google Drive, Google Slides and Google Draw, I ...
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Puffing up a logo [closed]
I am sure that it is possible for a designer software, however I do not know how it would be done!!! I want to change my logo
to make it embossed style for example as:
Can anyone guide or help me?
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What software should I use to animate a simple 2d hexagon logo?
I'm starting out in graphic design and am looking to animate this interlinked hexagon:
Basically I want the blue/black vectors to extend 1 by 1 to create this logo. Is there any software/feature that ...
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How to generate a spring along a circular path?
This picture shows a spring but along a circle.
How can I draw this in Inkscape? Thank you in advance.
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How to edit PDFs dropped into open Illustrator document?
I'm a total newbie with Adobe. I have a bunch of plots and am trying to put them together and make a figure with a series of panels. I noticed that when I open a PDF in Illustrator, I can edit the ...
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svg : what does "use xlink:href" mean in Inkscape?
Is the blue circle a "node" - or what - in this screenshot, and what can be done with it?
Are the only edits (via GUI) going to be by clicking the individual circle? Will "stroke" ...
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Inkscape : dots/points on a curve/line --> x,y coordinates of points in svg file?
Does Inkscape have a way to put points on a curve or line so the coordinates of the points will be written to the svg file? I seem so close to doing this, but perhaps I need a different program.
The ...
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Eliminate mosaic texture
I want to vectorize this image, automatically if possible (at least to get to a starting point). It would be a lot easier if I could somehow blur it so the dark lines separating the mosaic tiles ...
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Inkscape circle/ellipse : marker for center?
I am moving very large circles in Inkscape, snapping the centers to nodes on another shape (see links below). I have to fish around with the circle to get the snap guide to appear. I have marked the ...
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How to create this shape in Adobe Xd?
I need a shape with curved lines. How to create the below shape with curved lines in xd.
The result I need is like this.
Thank you for any help.
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How to do these pattern borders on Inkscape?
I've been pondering how to make the specific border style like in this patch in Inkscape since I'm already quite confused at this point.
How to do the patch border on Inkscape like in this image? I'm ...
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Make pattern transparent and use it as a mask
I have an issue with a pattern image (TIFF) that I just cant get around with.
To keep the explanation short, I'll add pictures for reference.
The issue is that I cant re-create this exact same effect. ...
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Adobe Illustrator - mantain path shape after erasing vertex [duplicate]
issue:
After I draw a path with the Paintbrush Tool, if I erase part of the path, the whole curve changes its shape slightly
what I want to achieve:
I want to be able to erase part of the path I've ...
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How to manage the transparent spacing while creating icons in ai?
I tried creating icons using ai but got stuck while managing consistency.
I want to achieve the result shown in the Image. For every icon, I'll create.
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How to properly design non-flat menu and tool bar icons in aero style?
I'm looking for a comprehensive guide on designing non-flat icons for toolbars and menus in applications like the one you can see in Matlab 1 or Excel 2010 2.
The problem is, that you don't find much ...
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How to generate random path lengths in Illustrator
I want to generate an array of 200 paths with varying (random) lengths.....
I can easily generate the 200 paths.
I'm struggling to find a method or tool to randomize the path lengths. I could, of ...
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How to re-scale the vector so that the outline is equal to 5m
I have the image below, which is an outline vector image. I would like to resize the image, so that the total length of outline is 5 meters. Could somebody help me to fix this?
Thank you.
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How to expand a pen stroke exactly as-is in Adobe Illustrator?
I have a pen stroke in Adobe Illustrator that I wish to expand (Object > Expand). However, the expanded object is not pixel perfect with the unexpanded pen stroke. To reproduce this behavior, ...
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Photoshop path won't mirror exactly
I am new to doing vector art with Photoshop and am encountering a weird problem. I've been using paths to define my shapes, and using free transform to mirror them and drag them over to look reflected ...
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Scaling selected Inkscape path nodes to exact percentage. How?
Seems like a simple thing. If the answer exists elsewhere please help me with the link.
There exists a possibility to scale an object or a group to a specific percentage. For this one can use e.g. ...
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Creating shockwave vector in Gimp
Being completely new to Gimp, I can't seem to create something like this:
Any direction on how to proceed?
I started out with creating a circle with ellipse select tool, then filling it with brush ...
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How to draw strokes under shape outlines on the same layer?
When drawing vector art in Illustrator, it is often the case that I wish to add highlights to a filled and stroked shape via a path with opacity. However, when I try to do this, the highlight bleeds ...
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Inkscape adds handles to corner nodes after node deletion
In Inkscape, when I have the following:
If I remove the red node, the neighboring nodes magically get handles, I guess because Inkscape tries to keep the appearance with fewer nodes, resulting in ...
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Expand Appearance in Adobe Illustrator
I made a polygon shape in illustrator through stroke options and made it into a dotted line shape. I've applied some transform controls and want to expand the whole shape into individual dots. But ...
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Is there any other way to resize the stroke vector without Expanding it in Ai?
I am creating some icons in Ai and want to resize the designed shapes.
But the problem is
I have stroke shapes, and when I am resizing, it changes its stroke size.
The way I knows is
Expand the ...
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How to convert a raster image to vector image in Inkscape?
I've found some licensed image that I want to reproduce in Inkscape (without backgrounds) but I'm a novice and I would want to get them to make some scientific illustrations.
Can you show the faster ...
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How to create a curved triangle of specific dimensions?
I'm trying to make a triangle where all the sides are curved outward, like a Reuleaux triangle, but the sides must be of a specific length. The length must be measured along the curve, not from end to ...
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Including vectorized 3d drawings of objects in a printed document
When in need to draw an illustration in 2d or even 3d, one can use a mark-up language like svg or pgf. Both produce vector based illustrations, they are good and can produce very nice results.
One ...
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Code-colored text in Inkscape or Illustrator
I would like to create a vector of text, code to be exact. I do have quite a bit of code to use and don't want to color it all (brackets and all) by hand.
Do you know a way of doing it? A plugin maybe?...
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How to make hairline around vector graphic?
I wanted to render a Scribus .sla file to .pdf and got a warning .pdf embedded. The reason was that I placed a .pdf graphic in an image frame instead of importing it as vector file.
An internet search ...
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Figma flatten doesn't show my vector shape
So I tried to combine several vectors of an illustration component and when I flatten them, it doesn't really work. I tried to union them first and then flatten and still doesn't work.
Is there maybe ...
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scaling a circle to tangent two other circles (Adobe Illustrator)
im trying to scale the red circle such that it tangents the two yellow circles exactly while also tangenting the blue circle at the bottom of the red circle.
i need a method that will guarantee that ...
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How to convert a path blurred object into a vector?
I have created a logo in Ps that uses the path blur effect. I would like to convert it into a vector in Ai as I would like to have a higher resolution print on a sublimated shirt. But once I image ...
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Illustrator Width tool: edit multiple points simultaneously
Is it possible, using the Width tool (Shift+W), to change the width of a path at two (or more) points simultaneously? I am trying to adjust the width of a closed path symmetrically, by working on two ...
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3-D looking graphic - What software can be used to create such?
Is there a term for such an image, and what software is used to create a graphic like the following image, for example? It looks like some kind of vector image built from basic shapes.
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