Importing .SVG Into a Part Studio

Luke_Chase

Can you import .SVG files into a plane in a part studio? I need to make something match an image/logo so I converted it to a .SVG, but I can't figure out how to put it into a part studio so I can do an extrude on it.

Jake_Rosenfeld

Hi @Luke_Chase ,

There are instructions here about getting your image into a part studio: 
https://cad.onshape.com/help/Content/sketch-image.htm

Basically you're going to want to upload the image to your Onshape document, start a sketch, and click the "Insert Image" button (which looks like a mountain with an arrow pointing at it.  It may be hiding behind the "Import DXF button"):



We don't currently support the SVG format for this, try converting to PNG.  We'll have that help page updated soon to say which formats are accepted!

Jake_Rosenfeld

Hi @Luke_Chase ,

There are instructions here about getting your image into a part studio: 
https://cad.onshape.com/help/Content/sketch-image.htm

Basically you're going to want to upload the image to your Onshape document, start a sketch, and click the "Insert Image" button (which looks like a mountain with an arrow pointing at it.  It may be hiding behind the "Import DXF button"):



We don't currently support the SVG format for this, try converting to PNG.  We'll have that help page updated soon to say which formats are accepted!

kevin_o_toole_1

Also, if you want to import the SVG as sketch lines (rather than an image), you can convert to DXF and insert that.

famadorian

Will SVG be supported? It's not like we don't have the math for it. 

MBartlett21

You can try converting it to dxf/dwg and then importing it

brucebartlett

mbartlett21 said:

You can try converting it to dxf/dwg and then importing it

Yes can be done but a direct Onshaope import would be very handy. 

place_high

The online converters all suck, they always mess up part of the graph. Plus DXF are really not popular to export to for typical 2d software, and by default cannot be previewed on Mac/Windows. Can you add direct SVG support?

maruel

I used Inkscape successfully to do the conversion. It is a free open source software.

1. In Inkscape, Open the SVG
2. "Save As" with format "Desktop Cutting Plotter (AutoCAD DXF R14) (*.dxf)", then chose "mm" as Base unit and "UTF-8" as Character Encoding.
3. In OnShape, create a Sketch
4. "Insert a DXF or DWG file"
5. Click "Import..." and select your file.

You should be good to go from there!

corey_mcguire

No one doubts that a powerful intermediate program is a useful workflow.  We are all saying it is an unnecessary workflow. SVG should be supported natively.

I love Inkscape, but inserting it in this workflow is unnecessary. SVG is a 23yo format.

maruel said:

I used Inkscape successfully to do the conversion. It is a free open source software.

1. In Inkscape, Open the SVG
2. "Save As" with format "Desktop Cutting Plotter (AutoCAD DXF R14) (*.dxf)", then chose "mm" as Base unit and "UTF-8" as Character Encoding.
3. In OnShape, create a Sketch
4. "Insert a DXF or DWG file"
5. Click "Import..." and select your file.

You should be good to go from there!

robert_scott_jr_

Inkscape also has different file formats available via Export. - Scotty

liz_eidsness

in case anyone finds this later - I too found this frustrating, but found another post with a different angle that helped me.

Creating a sketch from a face, with edges imported — Onshape

I import my dxf into new sketch. In my case it's an outline of a shape, so it has a face, but none of the points are connected (all blue). Save this.

Create a second sketch. I'm a newbie so i had to search for it, but select "Use" tool. and pick the face of the first sketch.
After some time, the face, and properly coincident points are nice and black in second sketch.

Happy dance - it's the little things. Hope it helps someone.

martin_kopplow

So you based a new sketch on the old one to get all points black, but what if you move one of the blue points in the older sketch? Wouldn't that still destroy your model?

jelte_steur814

Please upvote this improvement request:

https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/19039/import-other-vector-files-like-svg