I have an SVG with many polygons: https://github.com/barrycarter/bcapps/blob/master/sample-data/current-temps.svg that looks somewhat like this: Cropping

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Asked: May 26, 20262026-05-26T04:51:32+00:00 2026-05-26T04:51:32+00:00

I have an SVG with many polygons:

that looks somewhat like this:

enter image description here

Cropping this and converting to PNG works fine:

convert -crop 100x100+200+150 current-temps.svg /tmp/exhb2.png

enter image description here

Cropping and scaling, however, fails:

convert -crop 100x100+200+150 -scale 1000x750 current-temps.svg /tmp/exhb3.png

enter image description here

How do I make ImageMagick “zoom into” the SVG before cropping?

(I realize ImageMagick can only read, not write, the SVG format, but
it should still be able to do what I want?)

EDIT/SOLVED:

Thanks, robermorales.

inkscape -z -e out4.png -w 1000 -h 1000 -a 200:200:400:400 current-temps.svg

(for example) worked like a charm.

I also realized that copying the SVG, tweaking the transform line:

<g transform="scale(3,3) rotate(-90) translate(-90,180)">

and then converting to PNG is another solution.

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-26T04:51:32+00:00

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Try doing scale before crop.

However, doing that using inkscape cli is easier.

Sorry for no links, afk

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