Inkscape Image to Vector

This video from Arclight Dynamics will cover how to make an Inkscape Image to Vector. We will be using black and white images in Inkscape so that they can be plasma cut using the Arclight CNC plasma tables. For more information go to arclightcnc.com.

[@castillelarkin]

Tutorial starts at 1:30 and ends at 4:02. I found that keeping original threshold worked best for me. Additional helpful info follows: 4:33 - Scaling 4:03 - "Page" or "Document" properties (resizing) 5:54 - Adding and nesting additional images 7:00 - How to save to DXF if if you want to print and cut your file 7:58 - Importing into SheetCam (sp?)

[@dibalikchannel566]

thanks

[@kristenphillips8195]

This is a very concise, easy to follow tutorial. Thanks for putting it out there!

[@microlatinamicrocontrol1240]

Excellent ! Simple and useful ! Greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

[@awkboiadn4599]

Dude i realized x1.25 speed it is awesome XD good job anyways and keep doing tutorials ;D

[@MrEdsonantonio]

I've been watcNice tutorialng tNice tutorials and you inspired to try to make soft so I thank you

[@ardaarsen]

Path > Trace Bitmap > OK ...

[@francispaquette104]

thx !!!

[@sleepingcity85]

He even talk about it. Did you watch the video??

[@BPRodifan]

Saved me 10 minutes. But thank you nonetheless video creator man. I meant that unironically I promise.

[@janeteze6062]

@@francispaquette104 be coming

[@alanm3438]

Thanks ever so much for the help. I have a plasma table and this is just what I needed.

[@2x4tube]

Cheers mate! Thanks for the simple tute... This really helped a lot!

[@SaferOceans]

Really helpful video!! Thanks for taking the time to make it.

[@MrObiwankanoobi]

Great Vid! thank you for the lesson. mucho appreciato.

[@ItsAsparageese]

This was super helpful. Thanks for the tutorial!

[@vachevyguy]

i'm new to laser engraving thank you for doing this big help

[@karenhorvath8056]

You are a great teacher!!!!

[@Energyhedgehog]

Every time I use inkscape I find out it can do some crazy stuff, like I'm only looking at the tip of the iceberg when I use it.

[@thiagoguimaraes1951]

It's a very powerful program.

[@jasonmatamalagajardo6941]

so much thanks to you! great explanation

[@dsmasynergy]

This was extremely helpful, thx so much!!

[@truewordz777]

Very good video. Thank you.

[@m.walters4879]

Excellent tutorial.

[@Cohobapr]

Great video thanks!!!

[@phattcat69]

Great video! And thank you!! Is it possible to take a color pic and turn it to a sketch format for black and white? Just curious. Again thanks for your time!!

[@microreniassance2929]

OK, great video. So, how do you vectorize a line drawing in inkscape, so that you don't get double lines around all of the line drawing lines?? Thanks for any recs.

[@unsaiduntold]

Hi, I have a Raster image which i want to trace(Bitmap), and want to turn it into vector SVG, while i try to trace it, it is unable to trace white outline or outer part of the logo which is white, it only vectorises Blue part inside of it, so am confused how to resolve this issue..please help. Thanks :)

[@gr1mhammer]

Awesome tut! Could be streamlined a bit, but an otherwise great investment of my time watching =)

[@cameronwalker1583]

After using the Trace bitmap (Shift + Alt+ B), I am not getting a vectorized image on top of the pixel....

[@marknoble9583]

Hi, Cameron I am experiencing the same issue. Did you ever find a resolution?

[@sleepingcity85]

@@marknoble9583 You have to click on the underlaying graphic. The software tell you at the bottom. You need to see a preview.

[@juliedempster5146]

This is a perfect tutorial, as I am creating images to be plasma cut. BUT I am having trouble as my ..dxf image looks like hell...circles have flat spots, stray lines.... nothing I can see in inkscape, only when I put the file in sheetcam. Any suggestions?

[@laurensiemens1436]

I have an elementary question...do you need a jpg that doesn't have a background to use in inkscape to cut out in metal

[@Fakefriends1]

How do you get rid of the cutting mat and get a white full screen like this?

[@markemmett7270]

Thank you very much.Your tutorial has been a great help but I have done as you have except I save as EPS for Flexi sign but when I open it it Flexi the images have a red line box around the image and this will not let me edit the image in Flexi can you tell me how I can remove the box ? Mark

[@buggobop]

How do you vectorise images with color? Since all this does is make it smooth and black and white.

[@all4street_]

please use speed 1.25 and its very good tutorial :D

[@mahmodabdulsalam99]

good job

[@Edwin-lx2fp]

but that's black n white can you make a video with a jpeg or png that has color.

[@sleepingcity85]

Nobody responded to that? Vector graphics are not jpeg or png. You want to draw with pixels. That is different stuff than vectorizing.

[@Monkeyz60593]

Hello. I'm trying to cut out a logo in my Bystronic fiber laser, I followed every step in this video exactly and when I put the logo DXF into Bysoft ( program for my laser ) I get mass allert that tells me that I have overlapping and open contours. Am I doing something wrong ?

[@Lydia_sama]

this dude said go to youtube like we are not already on youtube. lmfao

[@deanjones2525]

Thank you.

[@Timothy271279]

thank you!!!

[@1337fraggzb00N]

Excellent.

[@retiredsearge]

I downloaded and installed and it will not open from my desk top.

[@MrsQueKnightWilliams]

I restarted my computer and it took at least 2 mins before it open

[@barbvanschoor4777]

How can you change the nodes so that just the outline is cut?

[@arclightdynamics8032]

Barb Van Schoor Barb, You'll want to turn off the fill and make sure your stroke is turned on. This will give you a outline of the object. Next you will select all and under the path menu you'll the break apart option. This will breal ap[art all the lines and allow you to select just the inside cuts and delete them, allowing you to just get the outline.

[@barbvanschoor4777]

Scott Cunningham So if my image has a zillion nodes on the inside do I just keep deleting each one?

[@polferx]

trace in Bitmap it doesn't work what to do?

[@mundomacias1206]

Thank you for the video how i can convert this from vector to g code for Mach 3 i am starting from cero can you help thank you

[@Arclightcncplasmatablesystems]

Going to Mach3 requires Sheetcam. We have updated this video to inkscape training 1

[@muneeburrehman450]

can i do it with pdf

[@zaqwsx28]

skip to 1:30

[@fahimabidarnob1697]

Thanks bruh

[@darrenthomas1000]

Anyone know why my saved vextorized image gets destorted when I pull them to sign_master? It only does it some of the time?

[@Fakefriends1]

Why do you have to transfer to sign master? Can’t you cut right from Inkscape

[@qzorn4440]

looks fishy. works great. thanks. B~} .

[@mariadaluzlopes2706]

Pause.

[@sgtshultz13]

This could be a 2 minute video

[@ThruTheMatrix]

Blah blah blah...just get to the point.

[@arclightdynamics8032]

Plasma cutting: arclightcnc.com/arclight-intro-video/ you can fast forward to 0:48