Hello all

I am trying out Inkscape after years of using Illustrator and I have had very little problem porting my skills and techniques from one application to the other. The only sticking point that I am having is the ability to import an image and trace over it in 'Outline' under 'Display Mode'. The only way I can see this technique working is to trace the entire image with a single 'Stroke' selected, whilst having no 'Fill' selected. I would then need to go back and re-colour the drawing. Is there a way that allows more flexibility (similar to AI's Template Layer that is excluded from Outline Mode)?

I have found many topics covering Inkscape's bitmap to vector feature but I have only found one topic on this problem that is actually a feature request for this ability.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/181497

Thanks in advance

Nick
http://www.illustratorworld.com/users/nick/

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AI's Template Layer displays the exact rez of your source image and that has been the case for some time now. It must have been a while since you last used AI.

What you describe would be a very welcome feature as all of my colleagues sketch or draw their illustrations by hand, then scan and trace in their chosen application. That said, it isn't as bad as what I thought it would be. Instead of switching between 'Normal' and "Outline' Mode, I am hiding and unhiding objects and just generally taking more care in which order I create new elements.

Overall, Inkscape gets the thumbs up from me.

Thanks for you reply.

Nick
http://www.illustratorworld.com/users/nick/


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