![]() You know, after talking about layers so much, I re-read your original message. If you do want a solid background, you'll need a 3rd layer, for that 3rd color. Then select the color you want on top, and do Shift + PgUp to move it to the new layer. Next, create the new layer, if you haven't already. Depending on whether you want a solid background, use 3 scans and uncheck Remove Background below or transparent, use 2 scans and check Remove Background. Probably you'll want to use the Multiple Scan option, Colors. But you should end up with 2 or 3 objects/colors, again depending on settings. You might need to tweak the colors, because sometimes they don't come out quite right. But if you used the proper options in Trace Bitmap, you shouldn't need to color anything. I'm not sure what you mean about the dashed lines. Since I've been away for a few days, it's probably too late for undo! So you'll probably just want to trace the PNG again. (it's possible, but much easier to start over) If you still want to try with auto-trace, just undo the break apart and ungroup instead. If you actually did use Break Apart (instead of just not knowing the right names yet) you won't be able to use the result very easily. There are 3 ways to do that - a button in the command bar, or Object menu > Ungroup, or a key shortcut (Help menu > Key and Mouse Ref.) ![]() (And that's the opposite of what you need to do, to have the colors separate.) The trace result will be "Grouped" and you need to Ungroup. When you said you tried to break apart the trace result.well, "Break Apart" (in the Path menu) is the Inkscape terminology for changing a compound path (2 or more sub-paths) into 2 or more unique paths. I still think it will be much better to use your original drawing than an auto-trace result (Trace Bitmap). Maybe you didn't notice the Layers dialog, which will be docked on the right side of the page by default.* Here's a screenshot, and plus sign is in the red circle: Here's how to convert, if you need to.įirst, do Layers menu > Layers (to open the dialog) That blue plus sign is new in version 0.91. But I think with some machines, text can be cut out, even if it's not converted to path. The text won't be paths unless you convert it to path. I'm not familiar with any cutter machines, but it's my understanding they need paths to cut on. That will move the selection up to the next layer. Select all the red objects (or all the black, whichever one you want to be on top), then do Shift + PgUp. ![]() Click the blue plus sign, and follow prompts, to add a new layer Layers menu > Layers (opens the Layers dialog) But it's almost always better for an image be created originally as vector - especially for cutting. But once you drag the result away from the original, you can see it better. And it might seem like nothing happens because Inkscape puts the result right on top of the original imported image, so it's hard to notice if anything happened. (If you had imported the PNG, that would be traceable. Yes, if you've created the whole thing in Inkscape, and you didn't import any pre-existing images, everything is already vector!
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