OK, I am trying to import svg's that I myself know are svg's, and I am coming up with empty boxes in the SCAL program. This is happening with several of my svg images. Does anyone know what's wrong, or can point me in the right direction???
Many thanks in advance.
Sonya
I have no idea what's going on??? Help with SCAL please
Re: I have no idea what's going on??? Help with SCAL please
What version of SCAL are you using?
SCAL1 can't open svg files created in SCAL2.
Another thought. There maybe a problem with the file. Have you imported them before and they displayed ok, or is the first time you tried to import them?
SCAL1 can't open svg files created in SCAL2.
Another thought. There maybe a problem with the file. Have you imported them before and they displayed ok, or is the first time you tried to import them?
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Re: I have no idea what's going on??? Help with SCAL please
Did you create them yourself or did you download them somewhere. You have already said that you IMPORTED and that you are sure they are SVGs. If you are using SCAL1 I have a long list of things that can make an svg blank. SCAL2 is a little better, but maybe something on the checklist will help.
A Guide to troubleshooting blank SVGs
in Inkscape
Check the Outline View by selecting View>Display mode>Outline
to see if it looks like what you want to cut
If the Outline View does not show as expected then...
If you imported a bitmap (jpg, png, bmp, gif, etc.) did you autotrace it?
If not, select it, then Path>Trace Bitmap
If you autotraced, did you delete the bitmap version, and not the vector version. (You will see a red x in outline mode if you accidently deleted the vector copy)
Did you convert text into objects?
If not, select text then Path>Object to Path
If the Outline View does show as expected
then
Have you ungrouped everything?
If not then select all then Object>Ungroup repeatedly until the message at bottom of screen says there are no objects to ungroup.
(You can use Path>Combine but SCAL doesn't like Grouping)
Are there any Clipped Paths? (green lines in outline view and the infobar will indicate clipped paths) if so select Object>Clip>Release
If none of that works then
-Double check that the file you imported was really an SVG. Check this (and prevent future occurences) by not selecting "All Files" in the file type menu of the Import dialog box.
-Make sure all objects are within the page boundaries. (Press 4 or View>Zoom>Drawing to check for stray objects or parts of the image that extend past the page boundaries.)
-Make sure that all shapes are converted to paths (select each shape, then Path>Object to Path)
-Make sure the image is made up of closed paths, Inkscape can not cut lines, per se.
-Resave the document as Plain SVG (as opposed to Inkscape SVG)
-Select all, then copy, then open a new document and paste.
-Select all then change the colors (click the color bar at the bottom of the screen).
A Guide to troubleshooting blank SVGs
in Inkscape
Check the Outline View by selecting View>Display mode>Outline
to see if it looks like what you want to cut
If the Outline View does not show as expected then...
If you imported a bitmap (jpg, png, bmp, gif, etc.) did you autotrace it?
If not, select it, then Path>Trace Bitmap
If you autotraced, did you delete the bitmap version, and not the vector version. (You will see a red x in outline mode if you accidently deleted the vector copy)
Did you convert text into objects?
If not, select text then Path>Object to Path
If the Outline View does show as expected
then
Have you ungrouped everything?
If not then select all then Object>Ungroup repeatedly until the message at bottom of screen says there are no objects to ungroup.
(You can use Path>Combine but SCAL doesn't like Grouping)
Are there any Clipped Paths? (green lines in outline view and the infobar will indicate clipped paths) if so select Object>Clip>Release
If none of that works then
-Double check that the file you imported was really an SVG. Check this (and prevent future occurences) by not selecting "All Files" in the file type menu of the Import dialog box.
-Make sure all objects are within the page boundaries. (Press 4 or View>Zoom>Drawing to check for stray objects or parts of the image that extend past the page boundaries.)
-Make sure that all shapes are converted to paths (select each shape, then Path>Object to Path)
-Make sure the image is made up of closed paths, Inkscape can not cut lines, per se.
-Resave the document as Plain SVG (as opposed to Inkscape SVG)
-Select all, then copy, then open a new document and paste.
-Select all then change the colors (click the color bar at the bottom of the screen).