Give your file a name and click the Save button. Then in the Save as type: dropdown box select Inkscape SVG (*.svg). Select where you want to save the file on your computer.
Now that the file is ready, we will convert it into an SVG file. Your page should look like this when you are finished deleting. If you accidentally delete something you wanted to keep you can hold down the Ctrl key and type Z (or hold the Command key and type Z on Mac) to undo your error. This is particularly helpful for deleting the footer. You can click and drag with your mouse to draw a box around multiple elements and select them all at once. If you did not remove the key block and headings when you first created your PDF you will want to delete those as well. 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.
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. 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. However, you can also use Adobe Illustrator or any other design software that produces SVG files to do this conversion. 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. 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.
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