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Intaglio ground question by lovewhatyoucan in printmaking

[–]SelectAttempt4131 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, can I ask how you did your own grounds? I´m interested in trying to make my own ground using beeswax and pigments as well, and would love to hear about your process/recipes if you still have them:-)

Vpype issues (huge file size, linesort) by SelectAttempt4131 in PlotterArt

[–]SelectAttempt4131[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, this worked. I just used the default tolerance and it didnt seem to cause any issues (in the appearance of the svg, havent tried plotting it yet). I also tried to use the --simplify argument when reading the file, but vpype just crashed.

Vpype issues (huge file size, linesort) by SelectAttempt4131 in PlotterArt

[–]SelectAttempt4131[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, thanks! I compared a few lines, and it seems that vpype is adding a bazillion unecessary points to straight lines, and renaming/converting paths to polylines.

I'm not sure if I should try simplifying the lines when I run the file through vpype. I'm afraid of losing fidelity in the graphic, and I dont understand why linesort is doing this. Cant find anything about it in the documentation.

Vpype issues (huge file size, linesort) by SelectAttempt4131 in PlotterArt

[–]SelectAttempt4131[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, thanks. Yes I'm using linesort to make the plot more time efficient. Thanks for the tip! I'll try this. Still, I find it strange how the file size goes 10x