Images and vector artwork

Use artwork to add context or familiar symbols to a drawing. Raster images are fitted into rectangles; SVG graphics retain vector geometry and can be rotated and recolored.

SVG graphics

The vector browser contains built-in artwork and your imported SVGs. Choose artwork to attach it to the placement preview, or import an SVG file. Imported graphic data is embedded in the project, so the drawing does not depend on the original SVG path.

You can also add a folder of SVGs to the browser. That folder is reread on startup.

Size and rotation

Select a graphic to edit its position, size, and rotation, or use its canvas handles. Aspect-ratio locking preserves the shape while resizing. Rotation snaps to 15-degree increments by default; hold Shift for free rotation. Movement can use either grid snapping or the unsnapped graphic option.

The movement bindings in Inputs and keyboard shortcuts can include an unsnapped alternative for graphics. These movement options are separate from the modifiers used when dragging a resize handle.

Resizing on the grid

Hold Shift while dragging a resize handle for smooth resizing without grid snapping. Hold Ctrl+Shift to make both width and height whole grid-square dimensions. Both preserve the aspect ratio when it is locked, so Ctrl+Shift can require larger steps: a 16:9 shape can fit at 16×9 or 32×18 squares, but not at every intermediate whole-grid size.

Without these modifiers, an aspect-ratio locked shape snaps the dimension you drag based on direction. With the ratio unlocked, ordinary resizing snaps both dimensions. These rules apply to SVGs, raster images, backgrounds, and annotations.

Recoloring artwork

Single-color graphics offer one color control; multicolor graphics offer palette replacements. Replacements change RGB colors while preserving the original paint opacity. Resetting the palette restores the source colors.

Not every SVG feature can be previewed. If the importer reports a warning, inspect the placed artwork and its export before relying on it.