A 'Path to object' feature wouldn't help - if such a thing existed it would be for converting paths back into basic objects like rectangles and circles. The shape you want can only be described with a path. Why is the green object that shape? Is there a particular reason? You could clip a simple rec...

Sorry, I misunderstood your problem. I thought you were able to load the EPS, but the letters were all combined into one object. I don't know anything about the issue with loading the EPS file in the first place. The only thing I can suggest is trying a couple of the free online format convertors to...

If the letters are visually separate then there will certainly be a way to split them into individual objects within Inkscape. The first thing to do is to select them and see what it says on the status bar at the bottom of the screen. If it says 'group' then you might be lucky and be able to simply ...

THX for the answer. Hope I undertstand you but I do not know how is it possible to draw the outline of the whole drawing. My drawing consist of oval, bezier curves and straight lines. How can I make the single object (without inner lines) from this drawing? Because the oval has a solid fill (or at ...

No, the SVG format doesn't support nodes with more than 2 connected segments, so T-shaped joins are not possible. In this case I would simply draw the whole of the rear section of the banner as a single object, going all the way from the left to the right. That way it will be a closed path, and the ...

Another new strip: this one is to celebrate International Thunderbirds Day (which is a thing, apparently).

Full Circle Magazine #149 includes part 89 of the series. In this instalment I show you the basics of using JS in the browser to add, remove and re-order SVG elements.

Answered over at the official forum: https://inkscape.org/forums/questions/print-grid/

There's probably little point asking the same question in both forums, as there's a big overlap in users - particularly the question answering kind.

Trace Bitmap puts the traced path directly on top of the image you're tracing, so doesn't always look like it's done something. As Maestral hinted, check the status line: if it says you have a path then the trace has completed. In that case move the path out of the way and delete the original image ...

As you've found, the Tweak Tool affects the objects inside the group, not the group itself. What Moini is suggesting is that you can clone the group, then use the Tweak Tool on the clone - it's just a single 'object', so will rotate as a whole. Once you've rotated it, you can use Edit > Clone > *Unl...

The key is in the fact that stroke to path converts what was previously an outline into a filled path in its own right. That path is made up of sub-paths representing the outside and inside if the stroke. In your case you only want the outside shape, so you need to delete the nodes making up the inn...

If the outline of the yellow path suits your needs, here's what I would do: 1) Create the yellow path by setting the stroke width to 40mm 2) Path > Stroke to Path 3) Path > Break Apart (this will create two paths) 4) Manually delete the inner path What's left will be a filled path following the outl...

Full Circle Magazine #148 includes part 88 of the series, in which I take a deeper dive into manipulating SVG using JavaScript (via the developer console in the browser).

When you open it in Wordpad do you actually see any content? Does it look like an CSV file (hint: it'll contain lots of < and > symbols, and start with <svg )? What is on the very last couple of lines of the file? If you can put the file somewhere for us to download you'll be able to get a more defi...

Let's get the stupid possibilities out of the way: * Does it still happen after a reboot? * Do you have a wireless keyboard and, if so, have you tried fresh batteries in it? * I presume from the screenshot that this is running directly in Windows on your hardware but, just in case, can you confirm i...

We're now on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/peppertop Here's the obligatory pitch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYZ_L1grhk0 If you like The Greys in particular, we plan to reveal the secrets of all the Easter eggs to our patrons. Every Greys strip has at least one Easter egg, and although...

Inkscape has got more stable over the years, but can still crash more regularly than I would like. When working on comics the first thing I do at the start of each editing 'session' is "Save as..." and give the file a new name (I just use an incrementing suffix at the end of the name). If ...

NOTE: The original post was edited to include a spam link. So that Moini's reply might still be useful to someone, here's the link-free post that was originally in this topic: I'm using a mouse and not a tablet so my go-to method of drawing lines is to draw a path then smooth it/push it into place w...

Roza wrote:Hi Xav,

Witty comics, nicely draw! Please keep making them!

Thanks. We are still drawing The Greys - but very, very slowly! Most of our comic creating time is spent on our 'Elvie' comic strip, which appears in Linux Pro magazine, and makes us enough money to keep the lights on at the website.

I've merged this topic with the original. Please can you refrain from posting duplicate messages (as a new user your posts need to be manually approved before they go live, and there are only a few moderators on the board so it can take a while), and opening duplicate topics - it won't get you any m...

Bad news, I'm afraid. The file you uploaded contains no data, just null bytes (i.e. every byte in it is set to zero). You can try looking at the Inkscape preferences (Ctrl-Shift-P). Go to Input/Output > Autosave and see if autosave is enabled (it usually is by default), then check the directory it's...

My immediate guess is that you have an unclosed path with two nodes overlapping, and the cap set to Square. Select the object and check the status line to confirm if it's a path. If so, switch to the :tool_node: tool and rubber-band select over the top left corner - the status bar will likely tell y...

The two menu entries are the same thing - it was renamed to 'Export to PNG' to make it clearer that the exported file is a PNG image, not any other kind of bitmap image (and certainly not a 'bmp' image, that many people think of when you say 'bitmap'). In practice Inkscape has only ever been able to...

Full Circle Magazine #147 includes part 87 of the series, in which I use Inkscape, JavaScript and a browser to create an animated set of traffic lights.

We need more information about what exactly you're doing. Obvious things include:

* What video editor are you using
* How are you exporting the text from Inkscape? As a PNG, or something else?
* What export settings are you using?
* Your operating system and version of Inkscape would be useful, too.