Courtesy to Twitter user XdanielArt (date of publication: 8 June 2024)

  • anarchiddy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Just a small thing, but as of the latest release Inkscape has a functioning live-trace tool

    It was one of the biggest things keeping me using illustrator but I used inkscape’s trace yesterday and it worked great

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        It’s a tool that helps ‘trace’ a raster image into vector shapes and paths

        it’s useful for creating vector artwork from raster images - sometimes a logo or icon is only available in a poor resolution raster image, and so having an easy way to convert it into vector saves a ton of time.

        I used it yesterday to create an SVG file for CNC plotting of a company logo. It would have taken me a few hours to hand-trace it myself

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      How much time have you put into Inkscape now? I’m hankering for some reviews from people who are also refugees from the Adobe ecosystem.

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        I don’t use it regularly enough to weigh in comprehensively- I use it mostly for processing svg drawings created in other programs for cnc plotting, or for compiling svg drawings onto standardized layouts for sending to a printer

        My only complaint with inkscape is that it’s a bit slow with rendering complex shapes/canvases with many points, but otherwise it does everything I need from a vector program.

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          The CNC plug in is so useful! I also made my wedding save the dates in it and some figures for a scientific manuscript: worked great.