: Extracting icons from a single image I have purchased a set of icons. In the package there are five files that contain all the icons, assembled on a regular grid in different file formats.

@Heady304

Export objects from Inkscape as bitmaps

To export a vector object imported in Inkscape as a bitmap of defined pixel size we need the following steps:

Case source icons include background


Select the object with the select tool.


Export the object as bitmap ("File - Export Bitmap...").


Choose ""Export area - Selection" to only export the object.
Define the pixel size (above 64 x 64) for the resulting bitmap.
Choose a path and a filename for export.
Done.




Note: There is a batch option in Inkscape for exporting multiple selected objects in the "Custom" option but this will not let you define a fixed pixel size for each object.

Case source icon objects only

In case the source icons do not include a square box with margins the above steps will lead to a distorted icon when the object has a with different to height. We then need an additonal step to get desired results.


Select object with the select tool.
Copy the object to clipboard.
Open a new document having the size of the source icons. In Inkscape you will have predefined layouts in the File - New menu (here I took icon_32x32).
Paste the clipboard content to the new document.





Align the icon, e.g. to the center using the "Object - Align and Distribute..." tool.
Export the page as bitmap with "File - Export Bitmap...".
Choose "Page" and the desired bitmap sizes in the opening dialog (see above). We can export all sizes consecutively.


32 64 128

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