In addition, a new Slice effect makes it possible to split a vector object into parts without destroying the original. The parts can be pasted into existing paths, or as completely new paths, as shown in the image above. Inkscape 1.1 introduces some neat new features for editing vector designs, including the option to cut, copy and paste parts of a vector path using the Node tool. New features for editing vector paths non-destructively When I wrote about the software for Linux Format magazine in 2016, users included Glenn Melenhorst, Emmy and VES Award-winning VFX supervisor at Iloura, who used it on his children’s books.Īs well as illustration, the software can be used to create vector designs for use in motion graphics and 3D modelling. It supports layering includes toolsets for grouping, transforming and simplifying paths and exports to a range of standard file formats, including PNG, SVG, EPS, PDF and DXF.Īlthough the software was first released in 2003, the pace of development has increased in recent years, as has Inkscape’s uptake among professional artists. Inkscape is an open-source vector design package, with a good range of freehand and path-based drawing tools and on-canvas text editing. There are also a lot of quality-of-life improvements, including a new Command palette for accessing common functions and a reworked system of dockable dialogs, plus the option to export images in bitmap formats.Īn increasingly powerful open-source vector drawing package The update adds some neat new features, including the option to copy and paste parts of vector paths and to slice objects into multiple parts without destroying the original.

The Inkscape team has released Inkscape 1.1, the first update to the open-source vector design software since last year’s milestone 1.0 release.

Cut portion of vector inkscape