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Importing .SVG Into a Part Studio

Member Posts: 8 EDU
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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.

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  • Onshape Employees, Developers, HDM Posts: 565
    Also, if you want to import the SVG as sketch lines (rather than an image), you can convert to DXF and insert that.
  • Member Posts: 390 ✭✭✭
    Will SVG be supported? It's not like we don't have the math for it. 
  • Member, OS Professional, Developers Posts: 2,055 ✭✭✭✭✭
    You can try converting it to dxf/dwg and then importing it
    mb - draftsman - also FS author: View FeatureScripts
    IR for AS/NZS 1100
  • Member Posts: 3 ✭
    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?
  • Member Posts: 3 ✭
    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!
  • Member Posts: 5 ✭✭
    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!

  • Member Posts: 561 ✭✭✭
    Inkscape also has different file formats available via Export. - Scotty
  • Member Posts: 2 ✭

    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.

  • Member Posts: 730 PRO

    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?

  • Member Posts: 401 PRO

    Please upvote this improvement request:

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