Converting pdf to vectors

[vucicl]

I had 3 pdf files which I imported and removed all the data I did not need. What is left are images that I want to turn into vectors. See attached file.

I've tried bitmap and pixel trace, but neither will produce a result. Is there a technique short of plotting each node.

[brynn]

Welcome to the forum!

It's because everything already is vector paths!  There is a clip in the file, which doesn't appear to be working properly, so I would remove that.  It will be removed automatically when you ungroup.  I had to ungroup 2 or 3 times, before I was down to the basic paths.

Watch the status bar to find out where you are at each step.  When it says "110 objects selected of type Path" you're  down to the base paths.  If you were to click Ungroup one more time, it would say "No more groups to ungroup".

The Ungroup button is on the command bar, and looks like this    Otherwise, it's Object menu > Ungroup.

Let us know how it goes 

[vucicl]

Thanks that worked perfectly. When I looke originally at the status bar it just said image. I'm assuming if it is grouped the ungroup icon will be lit up.

[brynn]

When I first open your file, and select all, it says "3 objects of type group".  With nothing selected, it just says "nothing selected".  But it's possible when you first opened it, something might have been identified as an image.  I think you said you already had  removed some contents before you've attached the file for us.  And opening the PDF (which can contain both raster and vector contents) originally something might have been indicated as an image.

I'm assuming if it is grouped the ungroup icon will be lit up.

Hah!  No, Inkscape doesn't have the AI (meaning artificial intelligence) type of features, which AI (Adobe Illustrator) has.  Inkscape doesn't think for you!  (Which I have to say, I'm happy about!  How would any program  know whether I intended to ungroup something that is identified as a group.  Maybe I want to duplicate it?  Maybe I want to add something else to the group, enter the group and edit one or all objects separately, move the group, convert to pattern, add it to another group. etc.?  You see what I mean.) 

The status bar gives you hints about what you can do next, depending on which tool you have enabled.  But there's no AI.

Anyway, I'm glad you got the paths that you need