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==Tips==
 
==Tips==
 
Links to external sites:
 
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:'''[https://inkscape.org/doc/tutorials/tips/tutorial-tips.html Inkscape tutorial: Tips and Tricks]'''
 
:'''[https://inkscape.org/doc/tutorials/tips/tutorial-tips.html Inkscape tutorial: Tips and Tricks]'''
  
==SVG File Format==
 
'''The native file format of Inkscape is .svg'''
 
 
'''SVG stands for Scalable Vector Graphics,''' a document format (similar to HTML) to reproduce 2D graphics including some animation.
 
:'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4laPOtTRteI SVG can do that?! - talk by Sarah Drasner]'''
 
:'''[[commons:Help:SVG|Help:SVG]]''' — at Wikimedia Commons
 
*Software at PPM that previews SVG:
 
::all web browsers
 
*Software at PPM that opens (Imports) SVG:
 
::Inkscape, Adobe Illustrator, LightBurn, VCarve?
 
*Software at PPM that saves (Save As, Export) SVG:
 
::Inkscape, Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw
 
*Live code in SVG with Visual Studio Code and the third party extension "SVG"
 
 
==Training — PPM Trainer(s) needed==
 
==Training — PPM Trainer(s) needed==
 
Pikes Peak Makerspace announces its  [https://www.meetup.com/pikespeakmakerspace/events '''Upcoming events, including classes, on Meetup''']
 
Pikes Peak Makerspace announces its  [https://www.meetup.com/pikespeakmakerspace/events '''Upcoming events, including classes, on Meetup''']
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:[[Adobe Illustrator Tips|'''Adobe Illustrator Tips''']]
 
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Revision as of 19:35, 17 July 2023

Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) is dedicated to supporting our maker community in their creative process by providing shared space, shared tools, software, materials and a knowledge base to turn their ideas into reality.

Inkscape is a multi-platform vector graphics software application. It is a free and open source.

It is installed on our Design Workstations 1-3, our Ubuntu Workstation, and our Ubuntu laptop.


Tips

Links to external sites:

Inkscape tutorial: Tips and Tricks

Training — PPM Trainer(s) needed

Pikes Peak Makerspace announces its Upcoming events, including classes, on Meetup

Consider the Manual, Tutorials, FAQs and more under the application's "Help" menu
Inkscape Tutorials — from the Inkscape community
Product Home Page

For Additional Help

Use the PPM Slack channel #computing
List of all PPM Slack channels
Note that we have a Slack channel (#job-board) for members to post, discuss, or accept job opportunities either within PPM or from the community.

See Also

Links to other PPM Wiki pages:

SVG File Format Tips
Adobe Illustrator Tips
Canva Tips
Blender Tips
  Ubuntu Workstation  
  Computers  

Curated Links

Links to external sites:

Inkscape Extensions

Other Fun Stuff

Links to external sites:

Rubik's_cube_almost_solved.svg — on Wikimedia Commons
BodgedButWorks — Inkscape Tutorial, For Engineers And Shaper Origin Users
List of free and open-source software packages — on Wikipedia

Search the PPM Wiki — include Content pages as well as Multimedia.

Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki or if you notice any information that is outdated.