I have need for an SVG editor, but none of the ones I’m finding online seem to have what I need. I have some SVG files, that have some shapes that are right up against other shapes, and so have merged with them. So what I need to do is to cut the lines, and add new lines to complete both shapes. Then, I need to recolor and possibly fill in some (but not all) of the shapes. Adding other simple shapes like circles and maybe text would also be useful.
What I do not need is the ability to import raster images into SVG, nor do I need cutesy templates for making things like greeting cards. Which seems to be the only thing that most of the tools available are designed to do.
And yes, I do know that SVGs are fundamentally text files, and can be edited directly in a text editor. I know how to do that, and I’ve done it before. But these SVGs range in size from 100 to over 200 KB, which is an awfully large file to find the pieces I need in. If there’s a tool that shows the text in one panel and the image in another, though, and lets you select lines in the image and shows you where that is in the text, I could use that.
I second the recommendation for Inkscape. I’ve made maybe two SVGs in my life, and I lived to tell about it thanks to Inkscape. I didn’t find it the most intuitive interface around, but for a couple quick jobs I didn’t have much trouble with it.
I seem to find myself bouncing back and forth*, often with the same file, between Inkscape and Gimp. If they can be imported into Tinkercad, I probably used that as well.
But, I’ll fourth Inkscape.
*I say that like it’s a regular thing. I’ve used it only a handful of times, but one of those times was a rather big (for me) project. But the tutorials are on youtube and you can find answers to just about any question you have on the internet.
Adding my vote for Inkscape…been using it for years to create all kinds of digital art designs. It sounds like a pretty simple task to do in Inkscape, if I am understanding what you are looking to do. If you give it a go and get stuck, let me know and I’ll see if I can help.
Yeah, those who know me won’t be surprised that Tinkercad is involved in the project, too.
I’ve downloaded it now and taken a look, and it does look like the sort of thing I need. There’s definitely going to be a learning curve, here, but I can probably figure it out from Google searches, from here (and if not, I’ll come back for help).
Yup, that’s why I hadn’t plotted out this step in much detail, and why I was surprised that all of the top Google results for SVG editors didn’t seem to be capable of it.
I highly recommend Logos by Nick on YouTube. He has “starter guides” and lots of useful videos with a variety of usage topics (not just logos). Inkscape also has a community help forum on their site as well.
If you want an online SVG editor, try https://codepen.io/. You can see the code along with the visual. It sections out for CSS and Javascript as well as SVG.
Just wanted to pop back in here and mention that I finally had time to sit down and poke around with Inkscape, and after some trial and error, I managed to figure it out enough to do what I needed to do. The key was in using the “view nodes” mode, and the buttons to delete or create segments between selected nodes.