svg files blank in SCAL when converting from Inkscape
svg files blank in SCAL when converting from Inkscape
I open a .jpg in Inscape, do file>save as, make the format a .svg and save it. Then open the .svg file in SCAL and it is blank. Now, I can download an .svg file from a website and open in SCAL and it works ok, so my program is working. What am I doing wrong to convert the .jpg to .svg, what else do I need to do other than just saving it.
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GrammyKrausse
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Re: svg files blank in SCAL when converting from Inkscape
I posted this long ago but this is how I do it: 
I'll see If I can help a little.
One thing to remember in all steps you need to use the select tool ( the offset arrow in the toolbar) and select all images.
You go to file "import' the jpg.
You go to edit make bitmap (at this point you will have one image ontop of another, seperate the two and delete the bottom image)
You go to view and select display mode and at that point you chose outline, now you will have a blank box with a red x.
You go to path trace bitmap, you wlll have a pop up screen and change the thresholds to the setting you want. When I first started I used the default settings til I got use to playing with it. on this screen choose update. You will see a vague image in the box that looks like your original and see your original has changed with a big red x. Close the popup, move the red x off to the side and delete the X
Then you go to path again and chose break apart, you should have shadow and different sections to seperate.
Now all this is general instructions. There are after you practice awhile other instructions on cleaning up your nodes and color picking. After you practice awhile let me know and I'll help you further. It is really really easy and you might not have to have my help. If I can figure it out I'm sure you and others can too.
Grammy
I'll see If I can help a little.
One thing to remember in all steps you need to use the select tool ( the offset arrow in the toolbar) and select all images.
You go to file "import' the jpg.
You go to edit make bitmap (at this point you will have one image ontop of another, seperate the two and delete the bottom image)
You go to view and select display mode and at that point you chose outline, now you will have a blank box with a red x.
You go to path trace bitmap, you wlll have a pop up screen and change the thresholds to the setting you want. When I first started I used the default settings til I got use to playing with it. on this screen choose update. You will see a vague image in the box that looks like your original and see your original has changed with a big red x. Close the popup, move the red x off to the side and delete the X
Then you go to path again and chose break apart, you should have shadow and different sections to seperate.
Now all this is general instructions. There are after you practice awhile other instructions on cleaning up your nodes and color picking. After you practice awhile let me know and I'll help you further. It is really really easy and you might not have to have my help. If I can figure it out I'm sure you and others can too.
Grammy