Hi folks,

I'm preparing Vector Graphics figures for a Physics Thesis and need a little guidance on specifying the correct units so that I end up with the correct font size in my final drawing scale.

I've done quite a bit of reading and searching, but I'm still confused ... I'm new to .svg and trying to get my head around the user unit concept ... and the consequences.

BACKGROUND

I'm:
* working in Inkscape
* saving as .svg
* inserting into LibreOffice
* for final export as .PDF

TARGET

My target specifications for the drawings are:

Figure Width : 160mm
Font Size: 10pt
Print Resolution: 300 dpi

That's the final format size where I want optimal view and print resolution.

REQUEST

Is someone out there prepared to give me some advice on setting up the initial drawing size so that:

1) my figure scales well to the required 160mm width
2) my final font size is 10pt at 160mm width

Should I be specifying the exact target figure size in the SVG tag as follows ??

<svg
width="160mm"
height="18mm"
version="1.1"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">

If there is a good guide to this somewhere ... please show me where to find it. I'm quite happy to read up ...

Thanks
Rich

I probably can't help much with this. But it seems like the key would be knowing if Inkscape and LO have the same native resolutions. If you can't find anyone who knows that, it seems like you could figure it out yourself, by making a couple of "test runs".