I suck at tracing logos and creating vectors

[SwatBoss226 (Mike Beath)]

What is the best website that will convert a logo into a workable vector file for me? I am not good at taking a file creating a workable vector. I am about to just start paying someone. Who is the best?

[jtclose (Jim Close)]

Try inkscape. It has a trace option

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

Carbide Create has a facility for this:

Carbide Create - Image Tracing

We just posted CC 520 to: https://carbide3d.com/carbidecreate/download/ 520 includes a big new feature for us, Image Tracing. [image] You should be able to load a JPG or PNG and get a reasonable set of curves from it very quickly. A few caveats: Right now, it’s mono only so color images will be converted to black and white using the thresholds in the window. We’re not optimizing for very small images so some will work well, others won’t. We’d recommend images larger than 500px on a side …

but why are you asking after tracing or creating when you have a file which simply needs minor editing?

Assuming this is in relation to:

Can someone help me with this file?

In addition to the video training at: I wrote up a bit at: and and you may find a text such as: helpful As noted, there are just a few things which need to be done here (if you can’t source a file which as made by a competent illustrator): ungroup vectors [image] [image] make a layer for each colour [image] Select and then move those elements whose outer perimeters are defined by the colour in question to that layer: [image] [image] use Join Vectors to close any op…

[SwatBoss226 (Mike Beath)]

I’m gonna dive into the training first thing tomorrow with a fresh brain. Thank you for everything. I had a bad day and none of my work was coming together today.

[gdon_2003 (Guy Donham)]

As the fox said, some days chickens, some days feathers. We all have those days. Just keep moving forward.

[ksymons (Ken Symons)]

https://convertio.co/ has worked well for me depending on the source image. I’ve used it to convert JPG and PNG files to SVG which can then be imported into Carbide Create directly.

[robgrz (Rob Grzesek (Carbide 3D))]

We’ve seen absolutely insane files come from Adobe/Inkscape/Convertio. We always recommend starting with tracing in Create because it’s specifically made for this application. If that doesn’t work for your images, you can move on to a third-party option.

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

The issue is, this file is multiple colours:

so would require multiple scans using different threshholds (unless one was fortunate enough to have one work out)

How to use multiple image traces to capture all details in an image

As requested on support… Given an image with a multiple light/dark colours, it may not be possible to capture all of the regions defined by colour in a single trace operation: [southside market logo] The solution is to make multiple traces, but one must be careful not to introduce duplicate geometry. Begin by making a suitable file and choosing the “Trace Image” command: [image] Select the image in the dialog: [image] try dragging the Threshold slider so as to capture the various regi…

A further issue is the inconsistent bordering around the colour transitions.

Tried it in:

https://www.visioncortex.org/vtracer/

which made a mash of said transitions and didn’t seem to yield a usable result:

Ideally, there would be a black-and-white version of this, which would of course trace nicely (if a suitable resolution) which could then be used in a straight-forward way.

Hopefully, the fixed version:

will be an acceptable starting point for @SwatBoss226