# Sketchup Create Toolbar Icon > Create or convert SketchUp toolbar icons and cursor images. Use when authoring new toolbar icons, cursor images, or converting existing .svg files to the macOS .pdf format. Use when this capability is needed. - Skill: `tomevault-io/sketchup-create-toolbar-icon` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/sketchup-create-toolbar-icon` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tomevault-io/sketchup-create-toolbar-icon/raw - Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS) - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: Docs & Writing - Author: tomevault-io (https://skillmd.com/u/tomevault-io) - Updated: 2026-09-17 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tomevault-io/sketchup-create-toolbar-icon --- # Create a SketchUp Toolbar Icon or Cursor Image SketchUp extensions distribute to both Windows and macOS users. Each platform uses a different vector format for toolbar icons and cursors. ## Format and sizes - **Windows:** `.svg` - **macOS:** `.pdf` - **Large icons:** 32x32 including 4px empty padding between artwork and image edge. - **Small icons:** 24x24 including 4px empty padding between artwork and image edge. Both formats should be shipped with the extension. Write a small utility that picks the right extension at runtime and reuse it for each command. ## Authoring workflow 1. Author the icon as `.svg`. 2. Convert to `.pdf` for macOS using Inkscape CLI. Inkscape may not be on `PATH`. Use the default installation paths: - **Windows:** `"/c/Program Files/Inkscape/bin/inkscape.exe"` - **macOS:** `/Applications/Inkscape.app/Contents/MacOS/inkscape` Conversion command: ```sh inkscape input.svg --export-filename=output.pdf ``` ## Runtime icon selection Provide a helper that resolves the correct file extension for the current platform and reuse it from every command registration site, instead of branching in each place. --- > Source: [SketchUp/sketchup-extension-vscode-project](https://github.com/SketchUp/sketchup-extension-vscode-project) — distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io).