SVG

[Gail B]

I know it has been requested before but to import an SVG would be so welcoming. Too many files available are in this format and I would appreciate to be able to use them. Has anyone out there actually been able to do this and how? I've tried the Adobe Illustrator and then exporting DXF for Vectorworks but the number of points is a disaster. I want to work on the file in Vectorworks for precision not Illustrator.

[Claes Lundstrom]

8 hours ago, Gail B said:

I know it has been requested before but to import an SVG would be so welcoming. Too many files available are in this format and I would appreciate to be able to use them. Has anyone out there actually been able to do this and how? I've tried the Adobe Illustrator and then exporting DXF for Vectorworks but the number of points is a disaster. I want to work on the file in Vectorworks for precision not Illustrator.

 

Yes, it would help a lot to have two way SVG for communication with illustration programs such as Illustrator, Photoshop CorelDraw, Affinity Designer and so on. Not sure it would help in accuracy though, as these programs are on a different and much lower level of accuracy than CAD programs in general, so expect a lot of patching when importing, unfortunately. The same applies to PDF's when importing elements containing vector data. Sure, you can  decompose and extract the vectors, but it is always a bit crappy. Perhaps it could be a fixed to some extent by adding a cleaning filter, but it would be based on guessing instead of knowing.  

[Gail B]

On 2/3/2024 at 8:53 AM, Claes Lundstrom said:

 

Yes, it would help a lot to have two way SVG for communication with illustration programs such as Illustrator, Photoshop CorelDraw, Affinity Designer and so on. Not sure it would help in accuracy though, as these programs are on a different and much lower level of accuracy than CAD programs in general, so expect a lot of patching when importing, unfortunately. The same applies to PDF's when importing elements containing vector data. Sure, you can  decompose and extract the vectors, but it is always a bit crappy. Perhaps it could be a fixed to some extent by adding a cleaning filter, but it would be based on guessing instead of knowing.  

I've always found it a problem with the export and import for my work. I love the accuracy of VW but I do need to translate my data to different formats for the multiple files needed for my final set. I provide pattern files and need SVG, PDF, AI besides the EPS and DXF. I would also like to check SVGs too but it's a nightmare to bring into Adobe Illustrator and out to get into VW. There is definitely too much lost in translation, even with DXF! I don't want a simple shape to have 512 vertices.....

[Claes Lundstrom]

9 hours ago, Gail B said:

I've always found it a problem with the export and import for my work. I love the accuracy of VW but I do need to translate my data to different formats for the multiple files needed for my final set. I provide pattern files and need SVG, PDF, AI besides the EPS and DXF. I would also like to check SVGs too but it's a nightmare to bring into Adobe Illustrator and out to get into VW. There is definitely too much lost in translation, even with DXF! I don't want a simple shape to have 512 vertices.....

 

Adobe Illustrator simply needs a major update. The DXF import / export features are notoriously unreliable and they have been so for a very long time now. Its' surprising that such a large company can't do better in this respect considering how important the communication between the CAD and printing world is. Most of us use this type of communication a lot, usually on daily basis at least in my business.