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| tutorial:digitizing_with_inkscape [2013/10/20 14:59] – external edit 127.0.0.1 | tutorial:digitizing_with_inkscape [2014/03/12 06:23] – mcmaster | ||
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| I am as of the time of this writing I use 0.48, although parts of this may have been written for 0.47. 0.47 is not recommend, see warning at bottom. | I am as of the time of this writing I use 0.48, although parts of this may have been written for 0.47. 0.47 is not recommend, see warning at bottom. | ||
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| ====== Configure inkscape ====== | ====== Configure inkscape ====== | ||
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| - | Edit => Preferences | + | Edit Preferences |
| - | * Pen: Create new objects with: Last used style | + | |
| - | * Shapes: Rectangle: Create new objects with: Last used style | + | |
| - | Without this every time you create a new polygon you'll have to keep re-selecting things. | + | |
| + | * Pen: Create new objects with: Last used style | ||
| + | * Shapes: Rectangle: Create new objects with: Last used style | ||
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| + | Without this every time you create a new polygon you'll have to keep re-selecting things. | ||
| ====== Create a new document ====== | ====== Create a new document ====== | ||
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| And save it somewhere. | And save it somewhere. | ||
| - | File => Document Preferences | + | File Document Preferences {{: |
| - | {{: | + | |
| - | * Grids: Spacing X: 1.0000 | + | |
| - | * Grids: Spacing Y: 1.0000 | + | * Grids: Spacing Y: 1.0000 |
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| - | * Snap: Snap to grids: Always snap | ||
| - | Without this it will be difficult to get polygons to line up predictably. | ||
| + | * Snap: Snap to grids: Always snap | ||
| + | Without this it will be difficult to get polygons to line up predictably. | ||
| - | ====== Add an image ====== | + | ====== Add an image ====== |
| - | Create a new layer to store the image. | + | Create a new layer to store the image. |
| Repeat for additional layers. | Repeat for additional layers. | ||
| - | ====== Create some polygons | + | ====== Create some polygons ====== |
| Start by creating and selecting a new layer. | Start by creating and selecting a new layer. | ||
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| ===== Large / complex polygons ===== | ===== Large / complex polygons ===== | ||
| - | Multiple polygons can be combined together. | + | Multiple polygons can be combined together. |
| I recommend against forming complex polygons (ex: a doughnut), in part because JSSim can't currently handle them. If you don't care about JSSim this is probably not a big deal. | I recommend against forming complex polygons (ex: a doughnut), in part because JSSim can't currently handle them. If you don't care about JSSim this is probably not a big deal. | ||
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| ====== Issues ====== | ====== Issues ====== | ||
| - | Inkscape 0.47 and perhaps some other version has a bug where your won't get 90 degree snap on the last point. | + | Inkscape 0.47 and perhaps some other version has a bug where your won't get 90 degree snap on the last point. |
| + | ====== References ====== | ||
| + | * Digitizing ICs with Inkscape video tutorial (65CE02): http:// | ||
| + | * Some examples | ||
| + | * ST 24C02 clock: http:// | ||
| + | * William' | ||