Graphic / Drawing

xfig

inkscape

Save your image, eg as “image.svg”. In addition, in Inkscape go to the
option File -> Save a Copy and chose PDF as your output format in the
same folder as the SVG. In the PDF options popup that comes right after
select the options:

  * PDF+LaTeX: Omit text in PDF and create LaTeX file
  * Export area is drawing

Save and go to your LaTeX document.

\begin{figure}
    \centering
    \def\svgwidth{\columnwidth} % sets the image width, this is optional
    \input{image.pdf_tex}
\end{figure}