al_ka_seltzer 23 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 I use vectorizer.io to convert JPEGS & svgomg if I need to lose more kb. I here some use Inkscape to trace images, but having tried it I found it a nightmare. There are some awesome Decals out there, but whats the best system for you? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuniorChubb 3,359 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 (edited) I usually create what I need in Adobe Illustrator, time consuming but it yields some great results. I will occasionally use a site like you mention to lose a few KB of an SVG though. Illustrator feels so unnatural when you start using it but once it clicks it is a great tool. Edited February 19, 2019 by Hatch fixed word filter 1 Quote Can you smell what the Stone is cooking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie 1,006 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Illustrator only! I do also wonder how some people create such detailed svg's within the 15 kb limit 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuniorChubb 3,359 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Paulie said: Illustrator only! I do also wonder how some people create such detailed svg's within the 15 kb limit 🤔 Now the 'Rpelace Decal' option is there its easy Paulie. Just break your image down into smaller parts and rebuild in Livery Editor. SVG boundaries/dimensions are marked by their vectors though so you have to ensure they all get imported the same size as each other. I do this by placing a dot in each corner of my workspace and making sure they show when I save to SVG. See below (I have increased the size of the dots and made them black to make it clear) Layer 01 Layer 02 Layer 03 Final Result You just place one decal, duplicate it, then use Replace Decal and it will fit perfectly, no resizing required. Edited February 22, 2019 by JuniorChubb Quote Can you smell what the Stone is cooking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie 1,006 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Yeah that's a good option. But some guys seem to get the whole Princess Bubblegum in one file for instance 😅 I think the Jap's have their own funny little tools for it! 😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuniorChubb 3,359 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Paulie said: Yeah that's a good option. But some guys seem to get the whole Princess Bubblegum in one file for instance 😅 I think the Jap's have their own funny little tools for it! 😅 Link me one in a PM Paulie... I wanna have a look. Edited February 22, 2019 by JuniorChubb Quote Can you smell what the Stone is cooking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleg213 746 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 (edited) The trouble with the tracing sites is they often layer really badly and you end up with way too much of a file size on them, every line and background for instance will be drawn as an individual shape while if you do it from scratch you can drop the file size by having a much less detailed background with it's boundaries hidden by the detail on the top layer. svgomg is pretty useful but I only really use it to str*p out the extra file data if I have a logo which is borderline on the size. If you are up at 50kb+ then it will only ever really get your file size down by really killing the quality on it. Edited February 22, 2019 by doubleg213 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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