I'm new also with Inkscape and Graphtec, but we discovered that you MUST set your MAXIMUM ever length in the plotter or every plot that exceeds that will get cut off. THe max is 130". It doesn't cut it all, but allows up to 130"

Is there a way to separate the straight edge and ellipsis group from the overall path as a separate path/group then select the rest of the object and shrink the dimensions by typing into the WxH boxes?

I have several templates which I need to "pull in" by about 1/16"-1/8" on some edges but not all. I created the objects by tracing over a scanned image with the Bezier tool. I was reluctant to smooth the path as it changes the shape and I can live with the original trace, except ...

I want to thank everyone for responding! I finally managed to trace the existing outlines, size them, and even take two objects and combine them into one! (I had to cut one of the templates because it was too wide to scan and this allowed me to merge the two halves back together.) This is a fantasti...

Thank you! I've read those two tutorials and also looked at your example. I am still unable to get a line to draw on the image. When I have the pencil tool selected, the image selected, and drag the mouse, it draws a box around what I covered, but the box disappears when I release the mouse. No node...

Here's the file... I just can't understand the concepts yet and don't get the results I expect. All I want is to have a nice bold, smooth outline which I can size to the true dimensions of the object. (We have a massive plotter that cuts out the forms into shapes with knives rather than ink heads). ...

I traced some objects onto white paper using a ballpoint pen then had them scanned at Staples. I have PDF document that looks fine, although the outlines are very thin. I want to use Inkscape to make the lines bolder, smoother, and resize the objects to their correct size (in inches), then write the...