Settings Guide
Know which settings edit now and which settings retrace
The output editor separates Live preview edits from Click to convert settings. Live edits adjust the selected output card. Click-to-convert settings retrace the original source when you click Convert or Update preview.
Settings inventory
Visible settings are route-aware. Unsupported settings are hidden instead of pretending to work.
Live preview edits
These edit the selected output card locally when SVG data is available. They should not retrace the original image.
Output appearance
Line weight and fill spread update the visible SVG, copy, download, fullscreen preview, and file size. Stroke output mode is different: it retraces the original source as filled shapes or centerline strokes when compatible.
Layer colors
Layer visibility, swatches, color inputs, reset, and opacity are available when the SVG contains editable layer metadata.
Size and export
Adjust output dimensions and export sizing where the route exposes local output geometry controls.
Click to convert
These settings retrace or reprocess the source image after you click Convert or Update preview.
Line tracing
Trace mode, threshold, turd size, curve tolerance, turn policy, line color, invert, transparency, and preprocessing controls.
Color and layers
Color layer count, layer trace size, region threshold, layer curve tolerance, posterize, layer mode, palette, sorting, and overlap controls.
Edges and cleanup
Blur, edge boost, edge threshold, edge thickness, noise reduction, gap close strength, small-island cleanup, and hole fill controls.
Remove colors
Selected input color removal and tolerance for raster tracing. Uploaded SVG colors are usually edited through output layer controls instead.
Appearance
Transparent background, background color, alpha controls, fill alpha, layer alpha, output width, output height, and aspect-ratio behavior where supported.
Batch conversion
Batch settings apply to multiple selected files. The output card Batch shortcut opens this section without starting a conversion.
SVG-to-raster export
SVG-to-PNG, JPG, WebP, and PDF routes render an existing SVG instead of tracing pixels into paths.
Width, height, and aspect lock
Set the raster export size. Lock aspect ratio keeps the source proportions.
Background
PNG and WebP can preserve transparency. JPG always uses a solid background because JPEG has no alpha channel.
Quality and file name
Some raster routes expose pixel ratio or quality controls and a simple output file-name field.
Stroke and fill / output appearance
Stroke output mode
Compatible line-art outputs can retrace the original source as Filled shapes or Centerline strokes. Centerline strokes are best for simple sketches, handwriting, and diagrams; filled shapes remain best for logos, cut files, and most conversions.
Line weight
Line weight changes stroke width only when the SVG contains actual stroke attributes. Many image-to-SVG conversions produce filled paths instead, so the control can be hidden or disabled for those outputs.
Fill spread
Fill spread expands filled regions by adding a same-color under-stroke where safe. It is manual, off by default, disabled for precision cut outputs, and can increase file size or make tight details heavier.
File size and parity
Preview, Copy SVG, Download SVG, fullscreen review, and file size display should use the same finalized SVG for the selected output card.
Recommended settings by goal
Cricut/cut files
Favor simpler filled paths, higher cleanup, fewer tiny islands, transparent output when appropriate, and fewer layers unless the project needs color separation.
Layered color SVGs
Tune color layer count, requested palette count, min region percent, layer max trace side, min island px, hole fill px, and remove transparent.
Noisy images
Try scan or cleanup presets, increase turd size or min island px, use noise reduction, and consider resizing the source before converting.
Centerline stroke drawings
Use Stroke Trace or Centerline presets on clean line art. Increase centerline stroke width for heavier lines, or simplify more when a plotter-style SVG should have fewer segments.
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