You are very welcome my friend 😁

You are very welcome. I am glad you found it helpful. ##StayCreative

Thank you so much my friend. If you found it helpful, I am very happy 😊

Hi 👋 😁 I personally think the Trace Bitmap feature in Inkscape is one of the best additions to the software. It makes things so much easier when converting images to use in your projects. However, you will be thankful on the upgrade because as it stands, TB is the most taxing thing to use on the hardware. As an extra bit of info, if the detail is not something that has to be perfect, you can use Simplify (In the Path menu if I remember correctly). This will take away most of the nodes for the shapes ie makes the shape more of an approximation of what you started with which in turn will ease the burden on the hardware. Better hardware = better results 😉 I am thankful daily that my content can help you and other artists. It really does put a massive smile on my face. Thank you ❤ PS Check the community tab of the channel in around 5 minutes. I have something I want to show you all hehe

@@ButtonPressGraphics I have pages of notes I take whenever I watch one of your tutorials, I must remember the "Simplify* option! Thankfully, these images are only around 47 kb, give or take but they do have a lot of colors. As I'm using them for a future animated overlay for my new youtube videos, they don't really need to be super detailed. I will check the community tab forthwith!! Can't wait to see the surprise!

@@MyssahLee I too also have many notes of what projects to try next or things I want to learn & I also sketch a lot. Some of my doodles end up becoming projects and others never see the light of day lol. There is no such thing as bad artwork, only an artist trying new things. Some work, some don't. It's all about the journey

I hope you have fun using the feature. It can be taxing on your hardware but can save lots of time when tracing shapes. Enjoy 😄

You are very welcome my friend. Glad you have found it useful

Thank you so much. I am really glad that you found it useful 😀

Hello Gregg. I have received a lot of great feedback on this video. Other videos tend to deep dive into the tool which can be sometimes overwhelming so, I thought I would simplify it into terms that everyone found useful. Thanks for your feedback. I wish you all the best #StayCreative

@@ButtonPressGraphics Thanks Rob, I am having trouble laser engraving wants to engrave a background instead of just a silhouette without a background. Not sure what I'm doing wrong? Any suggestions will be much appreciated. Thanks Gregg

@@1gdfoster1 When it comes to laser engraving or home printing, unfortunately I am no expert. However, I can share what I know. I believe you may have to do it in layers. For this, maybe using multiple scans with the bitmap map help. When you do this, you can select how many layers you would like, the default being 8. This will separate the 8 layers into ascending order from light to dark. So, depending on the design, you could always use Ungroup to single out each layer and then engrave each layer over each pass of the engraver. As I say, I am not an expert so I may be way off the mark as I haven't used an engraver before or produced any engraving projects for any clients. This is just what I would consider to be the most logical way to go about it. However, I can recommend Laser Everything. It is a youtube channel dedicated to laser engraving. So, with that said, from the design aspect of your designs, I can help you but for the laser side of things, I suggest giving him a watch too. Here is a link to a video I thought may help kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rZajhZR7mNnJgok.htmlsi=QgBs3n3y7u7IyVic Again, I am sorry I could not be more help and give you a definitive answer that will help. However, I am sure that we can both (Myself & Laser Everything) get you to a place where you can accomplish exactly what you are aiming for my friend.

@@ButtonPressGraphics Thanks Rob, I will try the multiscan. I have notes on that from You tube. Thank The Good Lord for You Tube! I will let you know when I have succeeded. Thanks Again, Rob. You're The Greatest!!

@@1gdfoster1 No thanks are needed my friend & yes! KZfaq is not all clickbait & music videos anymore. It is a regular fountain of knowledge. Besides, I am more than happy to help. Lastly, please do! I would love to see the work when it's complete. I can even showcase it on the channel if you like. Artists are better together #StayCreative

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That is great to hear. I am really pleased you have found it useful my friend. #StayCreative

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That all depends what you would like to do with the file my friend. I will do a dedicated video on the export functions in the next couple of weeks to explain but for now... Say you want a PNG file (A graphic with a transparent background). I will explain the basics. Go to File> Export... & this will open the Export menu on the right-hand side. At the top you will have Image Size. (The resolution is what you selected within the Document Properties, shown by Width & Height) The DPI (Dots Per Inch) dictates the quality. A lower DPI is more pixilated whereas a high DPI is clearer but will affect the size of the image. At the bottom of the same tab you will see the file path (typically starting with C:\ & ending with bitmap.png) to the right of the path there is an icon of a folder. Click the icon and it will open your file explorer. From there, choose the location for the file and the file type from the drop down box at the bottom. Select PNG and hit Save. This will export the file with the chosen settings. To save it as a SVG file (which is the scaleable variation) select Plain SVG. When you save your project, it will save as an Inkscape SVG which is slightly different. I hope this helps but if not, please don't hesitate to email buttonpressgraphics@gmail.com & I can help you further.

There are many, many variations to the Trace Bitmap feature. It all comes down to the settings that you use. However, TB will never be perfect. Especially if your PC is quite low spec or you are using a highly detailed image (like 4k for example). It all depends what you need from your image.

I assume what you are referring to is lining up two separate shapes, one with fill and one with a stroke? In that case, I would say you are better off using one single object instead. However, in the other case, you can choose what layer mode the stroke uses in the Fill & Stroke menu under the Stroke Style tab. It allows you to choose things like having the stroke on top or under the fill. Hope this helps

the reason i ask is because i am setting up a drawing for laser cutting and the service provider i am using requested that objects to be cut have a red stroke with no fill.When i add the stroke to the fill it over laps which means that the laser would cut into the fill shape. This then means the resulting shape will be smaller then the hole in another cut peice that it is inteding to go into.@@ButtonPressGraphics

@@alexhetherington8028 Ahhh okay, I understand. I would suggest creating 2 shapes, one with fill but no stroke and one which has no fill and a stroke. You can now Stroke to path and line it up with Snapping enabled. If there is any overlap, you can manually tweak the corners. However, to be upfront, I rarely use Inkscape for rendering in regards to printing. I tend to use Illustrator for that.

So my problem is when I create a stroke because it overlaps it means the cut shape will be smaller than intended

@@alexhetherington8028 You can always use dynamic offset on a duplicate of you shape then use a copy to path>difference to cut a perfect hole in the shape and size you want. That would leave you with two paths that would be exactly correct. However, for the stroke I am not aware of a solution in Inkscape. I am sorry I cannot be of more help

You can my friend. There are multiple different modes within this feature. This video is simply put together to show you how to use the Trace Bitmap. However, GimP is a fantastic bit of software. If you have your own methods, do want you find easiest.

@@ButtonPressGraphicslooking use Gimp and Inkscape almost as two sides of the same program but just bumped to 1.3 in Inkscape. What I am looking for is to take a vectored object and make the inside one object to engrave with a laser and the outline a different object to be cut with that laser. For that sort of work it is a very common problem. If there was a quick way to select all the nodes in a line, cutting and pasting is what I do, but getting them all and only that (often very complicated) line is a tricky issue and I am hoping to find something in new abilities of v1.3 to accomplish it.

@@freedem41 That sounds like quite the project. Unfortunately for myself, I have never used Inkscape for engraving or laser cutting so this is not a subject I can confidently help with. However, I know there are a lot of people that do use these programs for that exact reason. I wish I could help you more in that regard.

Unfortunately yes, like I said in the video, the more nodes there are, the more pressure it will put on your GPU. I have a video coming soon on Clipping so maybe wait for that as it may help you with a work around for those kinds of issues

When it comes to the Trace Bitmap feature, it is not perfect but the mode makes a big difference. Try experimenting with different modes. Remember that even when you use this feature, once you Object To Path via the Path menu, you can then edit any of the points with the node tool to rectify it. If you like, send me a picture via my email & I will be happy to advise you in that way my friend. Hope that helps #StayCreative