I am using Inkscape to give the last polish to some of my scientific figures. Usually, I create them in Gnuplot and then import them as PDFs or SVGs.
However, I noticed something strange. When I import the figures and then try to move some objects outside the range of the image, the objects become invisible.
When they are partially within the bounds of the image, the objects are partially visible. You can convince yourself,
The sample image is attached. If you import it to Inkscape and then select some object, like a number or a graph, and move it outside the page.
How can I make the objects stay visible?
Furthermore, I noticed an inconsistency between Inkscape 1.2 and 1.3. when I create PDF or SVG files with the Plot.jl package in Julia, and I play around with the figure size,
parts of the figure will be cut off. In Inkscape 1.2 that was no problem, I could just move the cutoff objects to another layer and the objects became fully visible. However in Inkscape 1.3
The objects remain cutoff when I move them to another layer. Does anyone have an idea, why this could be and how I could make them visible again in Inkscape 1.3?
To complete your description, each path in the imported PDF has its own clip. If you have 50 path, you have also 50 clip definitions, each are the same rectangle at the page dimensions, undefined fill and stroke. To unclip : select all (Ctrl + A), right-clic > unclip. To get rid of the unnecessary rectangles released by this operation, select a free zone in the page (no path except these rectangles) with Alt pressed to select and delete them in a single pass.
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Hey there,
I am using Inkscape to give the last polish to some of my scientific figures. Usually, I create them in Gnuplot and then import them as PDFs or SVGs.
However, I noticed something strange. When I import the figures and then try to move some objects outside the range of the image, the objects become invisible.
When they are partially within the bounds of the image, the objects are partially visible. You can convince yourself,
The sample image is attached. If you import it to Inkscape and then select some object, like a number or a graph, and move it outside the page.
How can I make the objects stay visible?
Furthermore, I noticed an inconsistency between Inkscape 1.2 and 1.3. when I create PDF or SVG files with the Plot.jl package in Julia, and I play around with the figure size,
parts of the figure will be cut off. In Inkscape 1.2 that was no problem, I could just move the cutoff objects to another layer and the objects became fully visible. However in Inkscape 1.3
The objects remain cutoff when I move them to another layer. Does anyone have an idea, why this could be and how I could make them visible again in Inkscape 1.3?
All help is appreciated!
Hi,
To complete your description, each path in the imported PDF has its own clip. If you have 50 path, you have also 50 clip definitions, each are the same rectangle at the page dimensions, undefined fill and stroke.
To unclip : select all (Ctrl + A), right-clic > unclip.
To get rid of the unnecessary rectangles released by this operation, select a free zone in the page (no path except these rectangles) with Alt pressed to select and delete them in a single pass.
That's just a walkaround, tho.
I would use the svg options from the generating programs, instead of pdf.