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How to batch convert multiple Inkscape SVG to plain svg and converts all objects/layers to paths?
I'm making some illustrations for a dissertation in Inkscape and I like this software.
However, when inserting those illustrations to Word files, there appear some weird artifacts like:
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What is the math governing the shape of Inkscape's spiro paths?
I have begun experimenting with Inkscape's "spiro" mode for curves. Since I usually end up writing Python to create art that Inkscape just doesn't have the tools to accomplish, I'm curious what the ...
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Inkscape not showing svg that displays correctly in browser
This svg from wikimedia, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/OOjs_UI_icon_language-ltr.svg, is visible in web-browers, but shows nothing in Inkscape 0.91r13725
<svg xmlns="http://...
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Looking for svg editing software that supports the animate function
I am currently doing some simple svg files by hand. They contain simple graphics. Think of a circle representing a planet and a smaller circle passing in front of it representing a moon. I use the ...
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Problem converting pdf to eps - grey hue (using Pixelmator and Inkscape)
I am not a graphic designer at all, but a science grad student.
I need to submit figures to a journal in .eps format, they do not accept .pdf.
When I try to convert my .pdf files to .esp, different ...
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How can I change every instance of sans-serif to a different font in Inkscape?
This question asks about bulk changing a font in Inkscape: How to change font of all the text in an SVG image at once using inkscape?
That works, but only on text with a font selected. Text with the ...
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How do I combine paths in Inkscape while preserving overlap?
I'd like to CNC draw an image. The image is composed of many, many shapes that overlap with each other.
Say I'd like to draw this image:
Visually I can see the outline of the star, but part of the ...
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Export svg without anti-aliasing in Inkscape 1.0 by command line
Inkscape 1.0 has the choice to export svg to png without anti-aliasing by GUI:
I want to export svg to png from the command line without anti-aliasing, but I'm not able. I've read the Inkscape man ...
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Inkscape copy text from one image to another
I just got introduced to Inkscape and it seems like a pretty cool piece of software.
I have a very simple task: I have several images that are maps of a certain location. I added the names of the ...
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How do I set a new SVG Path starting point?
I'm animating an SVG using CSS and I need to edit the SVG to have a new starting point for the animation.
The path is relative.
How can I go about doing this in Inkscape?
Same issue but ...
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How to simulate embossed punch tape
Twenty years ago I ran a Sex Pistols fan site and, taking a cue from the punk-rock DIY aesthetic, designed the home page to look like it was crudely produced by sticking labels on paper. I actually ...
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Inkscape: Export SVG to LaTeX-PDF preserving text positioning
I am using Inkscape to export .svg files to LaTeX-PDF using the following command:
inkscape --without-gui --file="<file>.svg" --export-pdf="<file>.pdf" --export-latex
It generates a pdf ...
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Combine large numbers of shapes while maintaining lines?
How do you convert a complex design of shapes into a single path?
I have this design made from individual overlapping paths:
that I want to etch using a CNC machine. The machine can read an SVG file, ...
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Automatically converting square shapes into sigmoid curves
I'm trying to convert many shapes delimited by straight lines (green in figure below) into shapes delimited by sigmoid curves (i.e., starts horizontal, curves upward, ends horizontal). This is for an ...
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Create pdf or eps (mostly vector) graphic with wacom tablet
I would like to add some graphics to a Latex presentation using a wacom graphics tablet. I would like to use vector graphics, so the pdf output will stay small and look good in every resolution (if I ...
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