Inkscape

Inkscape is a vector graphics editor application. It uses Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), an open XML-based W3C™ standard, as its native format. Inkscape is built on GTK+™, and can therefore run on a variety of different platforms.

Install Inkscape from the Muon package manager, which can be started by going to K menuComputerMuon Software Center.

To run Inkscape, go to K menuApplicationsGraphicsVector Graphics Editor (Inkscape).

Some features of Inkscape are:

  • Cree elipses, rectángulos, círculos, rutas y texto usando los diferentes tipos de herramientas disponibles.

  • Manipular, estilizar, rotar y editar objetos.

  • Interfaz de línea de comandos, principalmente para funciones de conversión de formatos.

  • XML tree editor for manipulating SVG documents.

Crear imágenes vectoriales con Inksape

  1. Open Inkscape by going to K menuApplicationsGraphicsVector Graphics Editor (Inkscape).

  2. Set the image size by changing the 'width' and 'height' of the document in FileDocument Properties.

    Example 5. Propiedades del documento




  3. Draw circles, rectangles, polygons, etc., by selecting the appropriate tool from the toolbox and then left-clicking the mouse and dragging in the image.

    Example 6. Dibujar formas




  4. Text can be added to the image by selecting the 'Text' tool (marked with a T symbol in the toolbox) or by pressing T on the keyboard and left- clicking once in the image where the text should be placed.

    Example 7. Añadir texto




  5. When the editing is complete, save the image by going to FileSave. Navigate to the folder where the file should be saved, enter a filename, and left-click the Save button. Files can be saved as Plain SVG or as Inkscape SVG. There is additional information inside Inkscape SVG images that is not used by other SVG image editors.

Referencias

The "Help" menu in Inkscape includes tutorials. Additional information about using Inkscape is available: