Dimentions on Inkscape

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xlordt
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Dimentions on Inkscape

Postby xlordt » Mon Jun 25, 2007 4:27 am

Hey, I'm new to inkscape... Just started using it a few days ago.. but for some reason I can't get this width and height thing going well.. are there any hints for this? For example If I wanted to create an icon 32x32 it either it creates it to small.

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Re: Dimentions on Inkscape

Postby The_JinJ » Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:25 am

Just new myself and not 100% sure what the problem is.
Seems to work ok for me - if I do New --> 32x32 icon it creates a 32x32 grid as expected
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Re: Dimentions on Inkscape

Postby xlordt » Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:44 am

Ya.. thats what I have bee doing, but something is going wrong.. hmm I guess I can just keep playing with it. thanx

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Re: Dimentions on Inkscape

Postby Darth_Gimp » Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:08 am

File > Document Properties > set the height and width
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Re: Dimentions on Inkscape

Postby ryanlerch » Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:21 am

and always remember that inkscape is a vector graphics program, as long as you have the page a square, you can work in inkscape at dimensions of 2000X2000 if you want, just export it to 32X32 when you get to that stage...

another useful tool for drawing icons in inkscape is view>icon preview it shows you what the icon will look like in a rang of different sizes...

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Re: Dimentions on Inkscape

Postby microUgly » Mon Jun 25, 2007 4:16 pm

xlordt wrote:Ya.. thats what I have bee doing, but something is going wrong.. hmm I guess I can just keep playing with it. thanx

Check when you are exporting it that you select the "Page" button as opposed to "Drawing" or "Selection". Also make sure the DPI is set correctly.

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Re: Dimentions on Inkscape

Postby xlordt » Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:28 am

microUgly wrote:
xlordt wrote:Ya.. thats what I have bee doing, but something is going wrong.. hmm I guess I can just keep playing with it. thanx

Check when you are exporting it that you select the "Page" button as opposed to "Drawing" or "Selection". Also make sure the DPI is set correctly.
I think this was my case.. will confirm it soon again.


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