Vectorizing an Image

  1. Insert an image into your design.
  2. Open the Tools tab and click the Vectorize Image in the Reverse Engineering group of the Tools tab.
    Curves will preview along the boundaries of colored areas.
  3. (Optional) Change the tool options.

    • Trace Method:

      • Border: Curves are created along borders between colors.
      • Midline: Curves are created along the mid lines of colored areas. Use this option for line drawings

    • Threshold: This is the sum of RGB color values normalized to a value between 0 and 1. It is useful for non-black-and-white images where area boundaries may not be as well defined as black-and-white images.

      Check which RGB colors to include.

    • Smoothness: Controls how curves are fit through the image pixels. Enter a number between 0 and 1. Higher numbers produce smoother curves.
  4. When you are satisfied with the curves, based on preview, click the Complete button to create the curves.
  5. If necessary, open the Repair tab and use the Fit Curves tool to further refine the curves.

The images below show the effects of the tool options. The black-and-white image is used to show Smoothness and a more colorful image is used to show Threshold.

Trace Method = Border
Trace Method = Midline
Threshold = 0.3
Threshold = 0.5

Threshold = 0.7
Smoothness = 0.0
Smoothness = 0.2
Smoothness = 0.2