> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://vector.storyship.studio/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Core Settings

> Master Quality, Detail, Colors, Draw Style, and Fill Gaps settings. Understand how each parameter affects your vectorization results.

## Understanding Core Settings

Core settings give you **professional-level control** over how your images are vectorized. While [presets](/user-guide/understanding-presets) are great starting points, mastering these settings lets you optimize for any image.

<Note>
  **New to settings?** Don't be intimidated! Start with a preset, use HD Preview (2 credits) to test changes, and adjust one setting at a time.
</Note>

***

## Quality

**Controls**: Curve precision and smoothness

### What Quality Does

Quality determines how accurately vector curves match your original image. Think of it as the **"smoothness vs precision"** slider.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Higher Quality" icon="gem" color="#16A34A">
    **More precise curves**

    * Tighter curve fitting
    * Smoother edges when zoomed
    * Larger file sizes
    * Slower processing
  </Card>

  <Card title="Lower Quality" icon="bolt" color="#3B82F6">
    **Faster processing**

    * Looser curve fitting
    * May show stair-stepping
    * Smaller file sizes
    * Quick results
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

### Quality Levels

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Draft">
    **Technical**: `line_fit_tolerance = 0.5`

    **Best for**:

    * Quick testing and previews
    * Roughing out ideas
    * Temporary placeholders
    * Speed over quality

    **Characteristics**:

    * ⚡ Fastest processing (3-5 seconds)
    * 📦 Smallest file sizes
    * 🔍 Noticeable imperfections when zoomed
    * 🎯 Not recommended for final output
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Standard">
    **Technical**: `line_fit_tolerance = 0.1`

    ⭐ **Recommended for most users**

    **Best for**:

    * Daily design work
    * Web graphics
    * UI components
    * General purpose vectorization

    **Characteristics**:

    * ⚡ Good speed (5-15 seconds)
    * 📦 Reasonable file sizes (50-200 KB)
    * 🔍 Clean results at normal viewing
    * 🎯 Sweet spot for 90% of use cases
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="High">
    **Technical**: `line_fit_tolerance = 0.05`

    **Best for**:

    * Print materials
    * Large displays
    * Professional presentations
    * Client deliverables

    **Characteristics**:

    * ⏱️ Moderate speed (15-30 seconds)
    * 📦 Larger files (200-500 KB)
    * 🔍 Very smooth at high zoom
    * 🎯 Recommended for final production
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Ultra">
    **Technical**: `line_fit_tolerance = 0.01`

    **Best for**:

    * Maximum precision needs
    * Artistic work
    * Extreme zoom scenarios
    * Archival quality

    **Characteristics**:

    * 🐢 Slowest processing (30-60 seconds)
    * 📦 Largest files (500 KB - 2 MB)
    * 🔍 Perfect curves at any zoom
    * 🎯 Overkill for most projects

    <Warning>
      **Trade-off**: Ultra takes 3-6x longer than Standard with only marginal visual improvement. Use sparingly!
    </Warning>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

### Quality Comparison Table

| Quality        | Tolerance | Speed | File Size      | Use Case     |
| -------------- | --------- | ----- | -------------- | ------------ |
| **Draft**      | 0.5       | ⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡ | 📦 Tiny        | Testing only |
| **Standard** ⭐ | 0.1       | ⚡⚡⚡⚡  | 📦📦 Small     | Daily work   |
| **High**       | 0.05      | ⚡⚡⚡   | 📦📦📦 Medium  | Print/pro    |
| **Ultra**      | 0.01      | ⚡     | 📦📦📦📦 Large | Archival     |

### When to Adjust Quality

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Increase Quality when..." icon="arrow-up">
    **Symptoms**:

    * Edges look blocky/jagged
    * "Stair-stepping" visible on curves
    * Zooming in reveals roughness
    * Curves don't feel smooth

    **Solution**:

    1. Move Quality slider to **High** or **Ultra**
    2. Use HD Preview to compare (2 credits)
    3. Convert when satisfied

    **Visual check**: Zoom to 400% in Figma and inspect curves
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Decrease Quality when..." icon="arrow-down">
    **Symptoms**:

    * File size too large (>1 MB)
    * Processing taking too long (>60 seconds)
    * Need faster iterations
    * Standard quality looks good enough

    **Solution**:

    1. Move Quality slider to **Standard** or **Draft**
    2. Check if quality is still acceptable
    3. Faster processing = more experimentation

    **Remember**: Standard quality is excellent for 90% of use cases!
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

### Quality Tips

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="💡 Start with Standard">
    **Best practice workflow**:

    1. Always begin with **Standard** quality
    2. Preview the result (2 credits)
    3. Only increase if edges look rough
    4. Save Ultra for special cases

    **Why**: Standard is fast and good enough 90% of the time. Don't over-optimize!
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="🎯 Match Output to Use">
    **Use case guide**:

    | Output          | Recommended Quality |
    | --------------- | ------------------- |
    | Web graphics    | Standard            |
    | Mobile apps     | Standard            |
    | Desktop apps    | Standard or High    |
    | Print (300 DPI) | High                |
    | Large format    | High or Ultra       |
    | Archival        | Ultra               |

    Don't use Ultra for web—waste of time and file size!
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="🔍 Test at Target Scale">
    **Important**: Preview at the size you'll actually use!

    * Web icon (64px) → Standard is plenty
    * Hero image (1920px) → High might help
    * Billboard → Ultra might be worth it

    Zoom to your target scale in Figma before deciding.
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

***

## Detail

**Controls**: How small of details are preserved (noise filtering)

### What Detail Does

Detail controls the **minimum size of shapes** that are kept in the output. Lower detail = more aggressive noise removal. Higher detail = preserve smaller features.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Higher Detail (70-100)" icon="magnifying-glass-plus">
    **Preserve small features**

    * Keeps fine details
    * More complex output
    * Larger file sizes
    * May include noise/artifacts
  </Card>

  <Card title="Lower Detail (0-30)" icon="broom">
    **Aggressive cleanup**

    * Removes noise and artifacts
    * Simpler, cleaner output
    * Smaller file sizes
    * May lose important details
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

### How Detail Mapping Works

**Technical**: Detail slider (0-100) maps to `min_area_px` (5.0-0.5)

```
Detail 0   → min_area_px 5.0  (remove shapes < 5px²)
Detail 50  → min_area_px 2.75 (remove shapes < 2.75px²)
Detail 100 → min_area_px 0.5  (keep almost everything)
```

**In plain English**: The slider tells the AI "ignore anything smaller than X pixels"

### Detail Level Guide

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Low Detail (0-30)">
    **Best for**:

    * Simple logos
    * Icons with few colors
    * Cleaning up noisy JPEGs
    * Removing compression artifacts

    **What it does**:

    * Removes dots, specks, noise
    * Simplifies complex areas
    * Produces clean, minimal vectors
    * Great for logos!

    **Examples**:

    * Company logo from website (JPG artifacts) → Detail 20
    * App icon with solid colors → Detail 25
    * Badge with clean shapes → Detail 30
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Medium-Low Detail (30-50)">
    **Best for**:

    * Flat illustrations with moderate features
    * UI graphics
    * Most general-purpose images

    **What it does**:

    * Balanced noise removal
    * Keeps important features
    * Removes obvious artifacts
    * Default for most presets

    **Examples**:

    * Flat illustration with some texture → Detail 40
    * Marketing graphic → Detail 45
    * Standard icon set → Detail 35
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Medium Detail (50-70)">
    ⭐ **Illustration preset default (50)**

    **Best for**:

    * Detailed illustrations
    * Images with important fine features
    * Textured graphics
    * Most complex images

    **What it does**:

    * Preserves most details
    * Light noise filtering
    * Balanced approach
    * Works for wide range of images

    **Examples**:

    * Complex flat illustration → Detail 55
    * Textured pattern → Detail 60
    * Detailed UI element → Detail 65
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="High Detail (70-100)">
    **Best for**:

    * Hand-drawn sketches
    * Fine line work
    * Complex artistic pieces
    * Maximum fidelity needed

    **What it does**:

    * Keeps almost everything
    * Minimal noise removal
    * Very complex output
    * May include JPG artifacts

    **Examples**:

    * Pencil sketch with fine lines → Detail 75
    * Detailed artwork → Detail 80
    * Complex pattern with fine elements → Detail 90

    <Warning>
      **Watch out**: Detail above 80 may preserve JPG compression artifacts as shapes! Use with clean, high-quality originals only.
    </Warning>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

### When to Adjust Detail

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Increase Detail when..." icon="arrow-up">
    **Symptoms**:

    * Important features are missing
    * Fine lines disappeared
    * Texture is oversimplified
    * Output looks too "clean"

    **Solution**:

    1. Move Detail slider **right** (toward "More")
    2. Try Detail value of **60-75**
    3. Preview to verify (2 credits)
    4. Increase more if needed

    **Example**: Scanned sketch losing pencil strokes → increase to 70-80
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Decrease Detail when..." icon="arrow-down">
    **Symptoms**:

    * Too many tiny dots/specs
    * JPG compression artifacts visible as shapes
    * File size too large
    * Output looks "noisy"

    **Solution**:

    1. Move Detail slider **left** (toward "Less")
    2. Try Detail value of **30-40**
    3. Preview to verify
    4. Decrease more if needed

    **Example**: Logo from website has JPG noise → decrease to 25-30
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

### Detail Tips

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="🎯 Start at 50, Adjust">
    **Recommended workflow**:

    1. Start with Detail at **50** (Illustration default)
    2. Preview result
    3. **If too noisy** → decrease to 30-40
    4. **If missing details** → increase to 60-70
    5. Iterate with cheap previews!

    Most images land between 30-70.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="🧹 Clean Source = Higher Detail">
    **Image quality matters**:

    | Source Quality      | Recommended Detail |
    | ------------------- | ------------------ |
    | Clean vector export | 70-80              |
    | High-quality PNG    | 60-70              |
    | Standard web image  | 40-50              |
    | Compressed JPEG     | 20-30              |
    | Screenshot/scan     | 15-25              |

    Lower detail for lower quality sources!
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="📏 Consider Scale">
    **Size affects detail perception**:

    * **Small icons** (64-128px): Detail 20-40 (noise more visible)
    * **Medium graphics** (500-1000px): Detail 40-60
    * **Large images** (2000px+): Detail 60-80 (can preserve more)

    Smaller outputs need more aggressive cleanup.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="🔬 Zoom to Check">
    **How to verify Detail setting**:

    1. Preview your conversion
    2. Zoom to **400%** in the preview modal
    3. Look for:
       * ✅ Important features preserved?
       * ❌ Tiny noise dots present?
       * ❌ Compression artifacts?
    4. Adjust and preview again

    Don't judge at 100% zoom—inspect closely!
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

***

## Colors

**Controls**: Maximum number of colors in output (color quantization)

### What Colors Does

The Colors setting limits how many distinct colors appear in your vectorized output. The algorithm analyzes your image and reduces the palette to the specified number.

<Note>
  **This is color quantization**, similar to saving a GIF with limited colors. The AI intelligently picks the most representative colors.
</Note>

### Color Options

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="2-4 Colors">
    **Best for**:

    * Two-tone logos
    * Simple icons
    * Minimal graphics
    * Duotone effects

    **Characteristics**:

    * 📦 Smallest file sizes
    * ✏️ Easiest to recolor
    * 🎨 Major simplification
    * ⚠️ Most colors merged

    **Examples**:

    * Black and white logo → 2 colors
    * Twitter/Facebook style icon → 2-3 colors
    * Flat two-tone badge → 4 colors
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="8-16 Colors">
    ⭐ **Logo preset default (16)**

    **Best for**:

    * Brand logos
    * Simple illustrations
    * App icons
    * Clean graphics

    **Characteristics**:

    * 📦 Small file sizes
    * ✏️ Easy to manage
    * 🎨 Preserves main colors
    * ⚡ Good balance

    **Examples**:

    * Company logo with 3-5 brand colors → 16
    * App icon with gradient → 16
    * Simple flat illustration → 8-16

    **Why 16 is popular**: Enough for most logos, easy to recolor in Figma
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="32-64 Colors">
    ⭐ **Illustration preset default (32)**

    **Best for**:

    * Complex illustrations
    * Multi-color graphics
    * Detailed UI elements
    * Rich artwork

    **Characteristics**:

    * 📦 Medium file sizes
    * 🎨 Rich color palette
    * ✏️ Still manageable
    * 🎯 Recommended for most images

    **Examples**:

    * Flat illustration with many colors → 32
    * Infographic → 32-64
    * Colorful pattern → 64

    **Sweet spot**: 32 colors handles most illustrations beautifully
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="256 Colors">
    **Best for**:

    * Photo-realistic images
    * Complex artwork
    * Gradient-heavy graphics
    * Maximum color accuracy

    **Characteristics**:

    * 📦 Large file sizes
    * 🎨 Full color spectrum
    * ✏️ Hard to manually recolor
    * 🐢 Slower processing

    **Examples**:

    * Photo converted to vector → 256
    * Artwork with gradients → 256
    * Complex digital painting → 256

    **Trade-off**: More colors = more accurate but harder to edit
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Unlimited (0)">
    **Best for**:

    * Preserving original palette exactly
    * Special cases only
    * Testing purposes

    **Characteristics**:

    * 📦 Largest file sizes
    * 🎨 Every color preserved
    * ✏️ Very complex
    * ⚠️ May create hundreds of colors

    **When to use**:

    * Original has specific color requirements
    * Testing to see full palette
    * Then manually reduce afterwards

    <Warning>
      **Rarely needed**: Usually better to use 256 colors. Unlimited can create 500+ color swatches, making editing nearly impossible.
    </Warning>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

### Color Selection Guide

<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Image Type</th>
      <th>Recommended Colors</th>
      <th>Why</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>

  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>Simple logo</td>
      <td>4-16</td>
      <td>Logos use brand colors, limited palette</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>App icon</td>
      <td>8-16</td>
      <td>Clean, recognizable at small sizes</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>Flat illustration</td>
      <td>32</td>
      <td>Rich enough for variety, manageable</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>Complex illustration</td>
      <td>64-256</td>
      <td>Preserves subtle color variations</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>Photo/realistic</td>
      <td>256</td>
      <td>Maximum fidelity for gradients</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>Gradient-heavy</td>
      <td>256</td>
      <td>Smooth color transitions</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

### When to Adjust Colors

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Increase Colors when..." icon="arrow-up">
    **Symptoms**:

    * Colors look posterized/banded
    * Gradients have visible steps
    * Subtle color variations lost
    * Output looks too simplified

    **Solution**:

    1. Increase Colors setting (try 64 or 256)
    2. Preview to compare
    3. Stop when colors look accurate

    **Example**: Illustration with subtle shading → increase from 32 to 64
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Decrease Colors when..." icon="arrow-down">
    **Symptoms**:

    * Too many color swatches to manage
    * Want simpler palette
    * File size too large
    * Need to recolor easily in Figma

    **Solution**:

    1. Decrease Colors setting (try 16 or 8)
    2. Preview to verify main colors preserved
    3. Accept some color merging

    **Example**: Logo with brand colors → use 16 to simplify palette
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

### Color Tips

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="🎨 Fewer Colors = Easier Editing">
    **Post-conversion benefits**:

    | Colors    | Editing Complexity  |
    | --------- | ------------------- |
    | 2-8       | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very easy     |
    | 16-32     | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Easy           |
    | 64        | ⭐⭐⭐ Moderate        |
    | 256       | ⭐⭐ Difficult        |
    | Unlimited | ⭐ Nearly impossible |

    **If you plan to recolor**: Use fewer colors!
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="🔄 Can Always Simplify Later">
    **Workflow tip**:

    1. Convert with **higher** colors first (e.g., 64)
    2. See what colors are actually used
    3. If too many, reconvert with lower setting
    4. Preview is cheap (2 credits)!

    It's easier to reduce than add back.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="📊 Check Actual Color Count">
    **After converting**:

    1. Select your SVG in Figma
    2. Check the color swatches in the fill panel
    3. Count how many unique colors
    4. If way less than your setting, you can reduce

    **Example**: Set to 64 colors, but only 20 used → reconvert with 32
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

***

## Draw Style

**Controls**: How shapes are rendered (fills vs strokes)

### What Draw Style Does

Draw Style fundamentally changes how your vector is constructed. This is a **visual style choice**, not a quality setting.

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Fill Shapes">
    **Default for 90% of cases**

    **How it works**:

    * Closed shapes filled with solid colors
    * Like "coloring inside the lines"
    * Standard vector illustration style

    **Best for**:

    * ✅ Logos
    * ✅ Icons
    * ✅ Flat illustrations
    * ✅ General graphics
    * ✅ Most use cases

    **Advantages**:

    * Colors are accurate
    * Easy to recolor (just change fill)
    * Familiar editing style
    * Works like Figma shapes

    **Output example**:

    ```
    <path fill="#FF5733" d="..."/>
    <path fill="#3498DB" d="..."/>
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Stroke Shapes">
    **Line Art preset default**

    **How it works**:

    * Paths with stroke weight
    * Like "drawing with a pen"
    * Outlines, not fills

    **Best for**:

    * ✅ Hand-drawn sketches
    * ✅ Line art / ink drawings
    * ✅ Technical drawings
    * ✅ Coloring book pages
    * ✅ When you'll add colors later

    **Advantages**:

    * Preserves "hand-drawn" feel
    * Can adjust stroke width after
    * Perfect for outlines
    * Great for further illustration

    **Output example**:

    ```
    <path stroke="#000000" stroke-width="2" fill="none" d="..."/>
    ```

    <Tip>
      **After converting**: Select all paths and change Stroke weight in Figma to make lines thicker/thinner!
    </Tip>
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Stroke Edges">
    **Specialized effect**

    **How it works**:

    * Only color boundaries are stroked
    * Creates outline effect
    * Very minimal style

    **Best for**:

    * ⚠️ Special artistic effects
    * ⚠️ Outline-only graphics
    * ⚠️ Experimental styles

    **Characteristics**:

    * Very simple output
    * Smallest file sizes
    * No fills, only outlines
    * Unique look

    **When to use**:

    * Creating wireframe version
    * Artistic outline effect
    * Minimal graphic style

    <Warning>
      **Rarely used**: Most users stick with Fill or Stroke. Edges is for specific artistic needs only.
    </Warning>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

### Fill vs Stroke Comparison

<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Aspect</th>
      <th>Fill Shapes</th>
      <th>Stroke Shapes</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>

  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td><strong>Use Case</strong></td>
      <td>90% of graphics</td>
      <td>Line art, sketches</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td><strong>Appearance</strong></td>
      <td>Solid colored shapes</td>
      <td>Outlined paths</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td><strong>Editing</strong></td>
      <td>Change fill colors</td>
      <td>Change stroke weight/color</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td><strong>File Size</strong></td>
      <td>Medium</td>
      <td>Small-Medium</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td><strong>Recoloring</strong></td>
      <td>Very easy</td>
      <td>Easy (stroke color)</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td><strong>Examples</strong></td>
      <td>Logos, icons, illustrations</td>
      <td>Sketches, line drawings</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

### When to Use Each Style

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Use Fill Shapes when..." icon="fill">
    * Converting logos, icons, or illustrations
    * Original has solid colors
    * You want standard vector graphics
    * Need to recolor easily
    * **Default choice for 90% of images**
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Use Stroke Shapes when..." icon="pen-nib">
    * Converting hand-drawn sketches
    * Original is mostly lines/outlines
    * Creating coloring pages
    * You'll add colors manually later
    * Want adjustable line thickness
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Use Stroke Edges when..." icon="border-outer">
    * Creating outline/wireframe version
    * Special artistic effect needed
    * Experimental graphics
    * **Very rare use case**
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

### Draw Style Tips

<Tip>
  **Can't decide?** Use **Fill Shapes** (default). You can always convert strokes to outlines in Figma later if needed (Right-click → Outline Stroke).
</Tip>

***

## Fill Gaps

**Controls**: Fixes white-line rendering bugs

### What Fill Gaps Does

Fill Gaps solves a **technical rendering problem** where thin white lines appear between shapes at certain zoom levels. This is a browser/renderer limitation, not a design flaw.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Problem" icon="bug" color="#EF4444">
    **Without Fill Gaps**:

    * Tiny gaps between shapes
    * Visible at certain zoom levels
    * Especially on web/mobile
    * Looks unprofessional
  </Card>

  <Card title="Solution" icon="check-circle" color="#16A34A">
    **With Fill Gaps**:

    * Micro-overlaps at edges
    * Gaps eliminated
    * Smooth rendering
    * Professional quality
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

### How Fill Gaps Works

**Technical**: Adds tiny overlaps (0.5-5px) between adjacent shapes

**Visual impact**: None when viewed normally, but eliminates rendering gaps

**When you'll notice the problem**:

* Web browsers at non-100% zoom
* Mobile devices (different pixel densities)
* Exported SVGs on websites
* PDFs at certain zoom levels

### Fill Gaps Settings

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Enabled (Recommended)">
    ⭐ **Default for Logo, Illustration, High-Fidelity presets**

    **When to enable**:

    * ✅ Graphics for web use
    * ✅ App icons and UI
    * ✅ Logos for websites
    * ✅ Any SVG exported for digital use
    * ✅ **Almost always!**

    **Benefits**:

    * No white line artifacts
    * Smooth rendering everywhere
    * Professional appearance
    * No downside for digital use

    **Stroke Width**: Default 2.0px works great for most images
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Disabled">
    **Default for Line Art preset only**

    **When to disable**:

    * Line art/sketches (gaps are intentional)
    * Technical drawings (precision required)
    * Print-only graphics (rendering bug rare in print)

    **Why Line Art disables it**:

    * Strokes already overlap naturally
    * Gaps between lines are intentional
    * Fill gaps would merge separate lines

    **Rare use case**: Most users keep it enabled
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

### Stroke Width (Advanced)

**Only available when Fill Gaps is enabled**

Controls how much overlap is added at shape boundaries.

| Stroke Width  | Use Case                               |
| ------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| **0.5-1.0px** | Subtle overlap, minimal effect         |
| **2.0px** ⭐   | Default, works for 95% of images       |
| **3.0-5.0px** | Aggressive overlap, for problem images |

<Tip>
  **Default (2.0px) works great for almost everyone**. Only adjust if you still see white lines after converting.
</Tip>

### Before/After Comparison

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Fill Gaps Disabled">
    **What you see**:

    * Thin white lines at shape boundaries
    * More visible when zoomed
    * Especially on web browsers
    * Looks unfinished

    **When this happens**:

    * Non-retina displays
    * Browser zoom not at 100%
    * Mobile devices
    * PDF viewers
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Fill Gaps Enabled">
    **What you see**:

    * Smooth, professional appearance
    * No visible gaps
    * Clean at any zoom
    * Production-ready

    **How it works**:

    * Tiny overlaps invisible to eye
    * Eliminates renderer gaps
    * No quality loss
    * Zero downside
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

### Fill Gaps Tips

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Keep it enabled for 95% of cases" icon="check">
    **Recommended default**: Enable Fill Gaps for almost everything

    **Exceptions**:

    * Line Art (already disabled in preset)
    * Technical drawings requiring precision
    * Print-only graphics

    **If unsure**: Enable it! There's virtually no downside.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Adjust Stroke Width if still seeing gaps" icon="sliders">
    **If white lines persist** after enabling:

    1. Increase **Stroke Width** to 3.0 or 4.0
    2. Preview again
    3. Check at different zoom levels
    4. Most stubborn gaps fixed by 4-5px

    **Rarely needed**: Default 2.0px works 95% of time
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

***

## Settings Quick Reference

<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Setting</th>
      <th>What It Does</th>
      <th>Recommended Start</th>
      <th>Adjust When...</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>

  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td><strong>Quality</strong></td>
      <td>Curve precision</td>
      <td>Standard</td>
      <td>Edges look jagged → High</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td><strong>Detail</strong></td>
      <td>Noise filtering</td>
      <td>50 (Illustration)</td>
      <td>Too noisy → 30 | Lost features → 70</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td><strong>Colors</strong></td>
      <td>Color palette size</td>
      <td>32 (Illustration)</td>
      <td>Colors wrong → 64 or 256</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td><strong>Draw Style</strong></td>
      <td>Fill vs Stroke</td>
      <td>Fill Shapes</td>
      <td>Line art → Stroke Shapes</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td><strong>Fill Gaps</strong></td>
      <td>Fix white lines</td>
      <td>Enabled</td>
      <td>Print only → Disable</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

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## Next Steps

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Advanced Features" icon="wand-sparkles" href="/user-guide/advanced-features">
    Custom palettes, stroke width, and power tips
  </Card>

  <Card title="Best Practices" icon="star" href="/user-guide/best-practices">
    Real-world workflows for different scenarios
  </Card>

  <Card title="Troubleshooting" icon="wrench" href="/support/troubleshooting">
    Fix quality issues and optimize results
  </Card>
</CardGroup>