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Help Using Inkscape => Inkscape Beginners' Questions => Topic started by: soraktes on July 16, 2019, 01:59:05 PM

Title: separate colors into layers
Post by: soraktes on July 16, 2019, 01:59:05 PM

I'm not sure if anyone will read this (anytime soon).
Say I have 256 colors vectorized. How do I automatically in 1 step turn each color path into its own layer, instead of doing it one by one?
Could someone write a script, or is it already done?

Title: Re: separate colors into layers
Post by: Moini on July 17, 2019, 03:28:11 PM

Someone could write a script. What do you need this for? (And could someone please separate this out into its own topic?)

Title: Re: separate colors into layers
Post by: brynn on July 18, 2019, 07:20:24 PM

Welcome to the forum!

Usually when someone needs this done, it's for printing on fabric, such as screenprinting.  But for 256 colors, it's probably not that.

If it's a worthy enough use - meaning something other people will likely need in the future as well - it increases the chances that a developer or advanced user might be motivated to write a script or maybe even new extension.

Plus, we're always excited to learn how people are using Inkscape!  This sounds very interesting!