Hello everyone,

I’m using Vector Magic (the desktop version) to transform and simplfy designs and graphics and then embroidery them with a sewing machine.

I was wandering - just for curiosity - if is there any alternative of Vector Magic? The Desktop version works only with Windows and not on Linux.

Thanks in advance

  • Dustin@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Hey! I’m not sure if this is exactly what your are looking for, but I use Inkscape for all my vector graphics needs. It does have a trace function to help convert raster images into vector, which might help. And you can do CTRL+L to simplify it. I have used it for creating SVGs for a vynal cutter, which might be similar to what you are doing? I’ve used it on Linux, Mac and Windows without much issue… but there might be a little learning curve.

    https://inkscape.org/

    Good luck!

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      1 year ago

      I definitely remember seeing someone on YouTube sewing after using some built-in Inkscape extension to optimize route and color switches. It was pretty surprising to find such tutorials.

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    I don’t think this is exactly what you‘re looking for, but for cross stitch patterns, KXStitch can import images and create simplified designs with a reduced number of colours and cells/pixels. The KXStitch handbook gives a nice overview of all the features.