Single Scan is used to create a single monotone tracing over your image, whereas Multiple Scan can be used to create multiple tracings in multiple colors.

There are two different types of tracings you can make - single scan and multiple scans. When you first open the Trace Bitmap menu, you will see two different options - single scan and multiple scan. To see how the tool works, paste a bitmap image onto your canvas, select it with the Select Tool, then open the Trace Bitmap menu. The following video tutorial will walk you through the process of using Trace Bitmap in Inkscape: You can access the Trace Bitmap tool by navigating to Path > Trace Bitmap, or by pressing Shift + Alt + B on your keyboard. Tweak the settings until you reach the desired result, then press OK to generate your tracing.īuilt within Inkscape is a handy tool called Trace Bitmap, which uses an algorithm to automatically generate a vector tracing of a selected image. Trace Bitmap In Inkscape To use the Trace Bitmap feature in Inkscape, select your image and choose Single Scan for a monotone tracing, or Multiple Scans for a color tracing. Generally speaking, there’s two ways to trace a bitmap in Inkscape - manually, by drawing a tracing over it with the Bezier Pen or automatically, using the Trace Bitmap feature.

And more Tracing software automatically generates vector tracings of raster imagery.

Creating simplified cartoon-style tracings of images.

Vector applications (like Inkscape) allow you to generate vector tracings of bitmap images, which can be useful for:

Inkscape trace bitmap shows pixels