Hi folks,

A bit of background: I create (by hand) intricate line drawings, scan them & then vector trace the scanned image. My work is b&w.

When I go to save an SVG file in illustrator (CS6) I'm given loads of options. I'm a little confused (still learning!). I really want to be able to transfer work between illustrator and inkscape without too much fuss. Remember, I'm not using multiple layers, fonts, colors etc.

Any help/insight much appreciated!

I usually save pdf-file from illustrator.
Get better results than saving as svg.
And drag pdf-file straight into inkscape.

Give it a try.

Couldn't you "vector trace" them in Inkscape from the start, and not use Illustrator?