Create Stencil With Inkscape Extension

How to create a stencil library with the SVG Stencil Inkscape Extension #

We created an Inkscape Extension which helps with the creations of new stencils.

  1. Install the extension
  2. Open your svg file with reusable components
  3. Move all single components to a separate layer
  4. Move all stuff you don not want to share to a hidden layer
  5. Open de extension from the extension menu
  6. Choose an newly created output directory as export path
  7. Fill in all fields on the first 3 tabs.
  8. You can use this extension multiple times, but the first time, make sure to check write stencil-components.json and write -stencil-meta.json