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Delete the footer, text labels on the patches, the tiling line on the right side of the page, and the interior sew lines of the patches. To delete the extra pieces, select the element by clicking on it and then press the delete key on your keyboard.

We want to keep only the exterior cut lines of the patch.

Now we will edit the image to remove unnecessary lines. We’ll return to this step to complete the conversion of the other pages later. Leave the default settings as shown here and click OK.

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If your PDF is more than one page the program will ask which page you want to convert.

Click on the file to select it and then click Open.

Navigate to the PDF file you created from EQ8’s print templates option.

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On Mac you will need to first select New Document and then go to File > Open. Open Inkscape or your chosen vector producing design program.We have printed the templates to make this block at a custom size of 12×12 inches.

You can find this block in the EQ8 Block Library under 02 Contemporary Pieced > Frames.

Follow these instructions to select the block that you want to make and create a PDF that is optimized for conversion to SVG >įor this lesson, we are using the block Aunt Lee’s Frame, which is one of the 6,000+ blocks that come preloaded in EQ8.

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However, you can also use Adobe Illustrator or any other design software that produces SVG files to do this conversion.

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Note: For this lesson we are using InkScape, a free design software. This popular vector file can be imported into many different software applications on the market, including digital cutting machines, embroidery machines, longarm software, and more. SVG (scalable vector graphic) is a unique type of image format. That's it for this tutorial, we hope you enjoyed it and that the information will help you in your future projects.Want to create SVG files from EQ8 printouts? Start here!ĮQ8 does not directly produce SVG files, but this lesson will help you learn how to convert EQ8’s PDF Template printouts into an SVG file. This is especially great for purchased items that only have a JPG file attached. Īs quick as that you can convert a JPG into a SVG in Inkscape. Here we tested our SVG in Silhouette Studio. You can now open your SVG in the software used for your cutting machine. For the Save as type option, click the drop down menu and choose Optimized SVG then click Save. In the window called Select File to Save to, choose a location and give the file a name. Once you are satisfied with your traced image, go to File > Save As. The final step is to save the traced image as a SVG.

You can choose to remove the other designs if you only want the design itself. Luckily, the design trace was nice and clean, ready for use. This will also allow you to see if anything needs to be cleaned up. In the image below, we have separated all of the elements, or in this case, the colors. Right click the traced image and select Ungroup. You can delete the original JPG image as we no longer need it. Now that we have traced the image we want to ungroup all of the elements. The original JPG is on the left while the traced result is on the right. The image below is the result of the Trace Bitmap scan settings. Once you are happy with the settings, click Apply.

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We left the rest of the settings as is and clicked on Update to get a preview of the scan. Stacking will separate the colors into stacked layers, which are easier to handle. Smooth, Stack and Remove Background were all ticked. We left the Scans at 8, just a little more than the amount of colors in the image. Click on the image to select then click on the drop down menu under Multiple Scans. As our image is in color, we will use the Multiple Scans option. Singles Scans is generally used for black and white images. Make sure to select Trace Bitmap, the first option and then Multiple Scans. The Trace Bitmap panel will open on the right hand side. This tool can be found by going to Path > Trace Bitmap.

We will be using the Trace Bitmap feature to turn our JPG into a SVG. This is more a feature that requires you to experiment until you find the result you want. Results will vary from image to image and some options available will have no effect. It is not a perfect tool that will give you consistent results. Something to note regarding the Trace Bitmap option. When you open an image in Inkscape a window called PNG Bitmap Image Import will appear. Once you have opened Inkscape, import your JPG file by going to File > Open.

Quilting vector images for inkscape