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Help Using Inkscape => Beyond the Basics => Topic started by: thewednesdayfrog on February 04, 2015, 09:17:37 AM

Title: Using symbols and creating symbol libraries
Post by: thewednesdayfrog on February 04, 2015, 09:17:37 AM

Hi there, I've moved over to Inkscape from Illustrator CS4 and can't seem to see how to create a new symbols library.

How can I create new symbols or import my Illustrator Libraries?

Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Using symbols and creating symbol libraries
Post by: brynn on February 04, 2015, 09:35:45 PM

Welcome to Inkscape Community!

What format are your symbol files?  I know some people make SVG files to hold all their symbols, which they call a "library".  But maybe you are talking about something like a wingding font?

If they are SVG files, have a look in your inkscape directory,  inkscape/share/symbols and read the README file.  Is that what you're looking for?

Are you using the new stable 0.91?

Title: Re: Using symbols and creating symbol libraries
Post by: brynn on February 04, 2015, 10:13:11 PM

I think if you put  your SVG symbol files into that directory, they will appear in the Symbols dialog (which quite confusingly is in the Objects menu).

Title: Re: Using symbols and creating symbol libraries
Post by: Janne on February 05, 2015, 06:58:38 AM

Illustrator Symbols are normally .ai files as far as I know.