# Recommendations for svg editor

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/recommendations-for-svg-editor/29303>\
**Category:** Ignition Early Access\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [October 22, 2019, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/recommendations-for-svg-editor/29303 "2019-10-22T22:47:07Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/recommendations-for-svg-editor/29303/6 "2019-10-25T16:15:12Z")

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Here are a couple of tips I learned from trying inkscape. Note, I’m using Ignition 8.0.5.

- when you finish creating your object, modify the size of the canvas under File/Document Properties  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/4/4b5d3216487b295958d1b078c74994374aafacb8.png)

- when you drag the object into designer, select the embed option. Save and link is the default, but this doesn’t work.  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/9/93cfdbee6863f82d63cf0fe5e3341b59b6891f2b.png)

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