Working with Symbols in Inkscape

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In this Inkscape tutorial, we'll learn how to use the Symbols dialog to add predefined SVG elements to our designs. We'll also learn how to create our own symbols and save them so we can use them in future documents.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:16 Access the symbol libraries
01:18 Edit the symbols
02:13 Create custom symbols
03:25 Change the symbol names
04:17 Create and save a symbol library
05:33 Outro

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@a7xfanben 3 күн бұрын

Excellent and simple tutorial, thank you for teaching us!

@digitalprincesses 5 ай бұрын

🙇 TYSM for this tutorial! Really fast and concise.

@ruud9767 8 ай бұрын

I never knew. Thanks!

@laboragite 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for introducing me to this option in object, too. And what's more, I'm learning that I can build my own library of symbols!!! It makes me happy, thank you! I know it will be very useful to me.

@pasticciottiontheroad 8 ай бұрын

Wow, that's so cool. I didn't even know these symbols existed. Thank you

@David_Cau 8 ай бұрын

Thanks : clear and concise

@martinbraun599 8 ай бұрын

As always, a great tutorial from which I learned a lot! Thanks so much! A small note: In order to be able to edit symbols, you can simply go to "Convert object to path" instead of deactivating the clone connection.

@SweaterCatDesigns 8 ай бұрын

Awesome!

@jcarlin596 8 ай бұрын

Great tutorial - thanks

@fokeyjo 8 ай бұрын

That's cool.. I also didn't realise it had a bunch of flowchart symbols already setup!

@CelticOneDesign 8 ай бұрын

Symbols are the primary reason I use Inkscape. Really an underused and powerful capability of Inkscape. Just wish markers and patterns are treated the same way as symbols (naming them and storing them).

@fredericroland8204 8 ай бұрын

Thank you !

@Drugvigil 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much bruh.❤

@hammerheadcorvette4 5 ай бұрын

ARROW !!! ARROWS !!!! How many times have I went into Inkscape looking for arrows to use in my Screenshots. . . Fl;ameshot on Linux was broken, Man I went though a lot trying to get my arrows. Although I do not like the ones in the Library, i'm happy to make my own ! Thanks.

@martinbraun599 8 ай бұрын

Sometimes you want to press the like button more than once. ... 🤩

@meipotote5731 7 ай бұрын

Hi. May I ask if all your courses are shown on a windows computer? I have a MacBook & obviously the key functions are different

@TheChazk 8 ай бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍

@KrzysiuNet 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the explanation, but this symbol library seems to be a hell. I have to add hundreds of symbols and I just pass with renaming it. And no description, tags, so I would have to give them very long names, so I could really search thought them. And maybe I didn't find it yet, but you can't even change view, so they have constant size icons. This app seems to be abandoned and rare new versions just introduce more instability and bugs. Nowadays, I can't even change strokes to path for some stroke styles. edit: answering myself 1) Inkscape wouldn't allow me to change path, but I added symlink to predefined symbol directory and it works 2) renaming isn't that hard with text editor: it's always "

@spidey-boy4010 8 ай бұрын

Can we use these for commercial use etc ?

@KrzysiuNet 4 ай бұрын

Yes, but I can't find precise license for that, so we can assume it's GPL, as the rest of the software, which means works using these symbols must be GPL as well and you must attach license. We could once use OpenClipart library with public domain works, but developers deleted it, because it was down for some time. For now we have "import web image" which does nothing for me.