The latest version (1.1) of Inkscape has been officially released and is available for download! This video summarizes the changes with this version, and it is a longer video so I’ve included timestamps below so you can always watch some now and finish later or refer back at any time.
The main question you are probably asking is…”Should I go ahead and update now?” Unless there is a new feature you are super excited to use (most are more minor updates with this release), then it can be smart to wait a month or so until some bugs get fixed since crashes and glitches will be more common in a new release. However, if you love being on the cutting edge and checking out the newest version then by all means go ahead and uninstall your current version and upgrade now 🙂
Video Timestamps:
- (1:15) Welcome Dialog
- (4:25) Right Hand Panel Display Updates
- (5:15) *Copying and Pasting Nodes* (Favorite New Feature!)
- (10:05) Export PNG Updates
- (12:08) Selection Modes
- (13:46) Trace Bitmap (very minor changes)
- (14:22) Center Rotation Icon Change
- (14:56) Scatter Works Again – Yay!
- (17:11) How to Draw a Diamond Shape
- (17:43) “Hairline” Stroke Option (especially for laser cutter users)
- (19:00) Command Palette (?)
- (20:40) Outline Overlay Mode
- (22:20) Search Feature in Preferences
- (23:10) Paste on Top of Selected Object
- (24:03) Cropping Feature (Filters > Fill + Transparency > Fast Crop)
- (26:23) Pencil Tool Scaling if Shape Set
Links Mentioned in Video:
- Download Inkscape 1.1
- Download Mermaid Frame SVG (to follow along)
- Pattern on Path (Scatter) Inkscape Lesson (goes more in depth on how to use)
Thanks for showing all those new features in use. I’m sure many people will find it helpful.
You bet! Thanks for all you do too!
How do you get the welcome screen to show back up after you uncheck the box?
Lots of great information in this tutorial. Thanks!
You’re very welcome! Glad it was helpful
Will you be going over Inkscape 1.2? Thank you.