SVG file export?
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:58 pm
Michael, would adding SVG export to QCad be a real chore?
regards,
Tom
regards,
Tom
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SVG file export?
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Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 9:33 am
Not to worry. I've just been told why PDF is the better file format to support.
Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:41 pm
Note that QCad 2.1.6.4 comes with an SVG export function. It's not meant for further processing but for presentation only (everything is broken up in lines). We use SVG export in connection with XSL-FO / Apache Fop here.
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 10:23 am
WOOHOO!!!
That's great news!
That's great news!
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 11:59 am
Actually SVG export (with QCad of course) makes an excellent front end for Cheetah3D, a solid modeller package for Mac OS X. I and a few others are hoping that Martin Wengenmayer, C3D's developer will make C3D more architecturally friendly (at the moment, it C3D is better suited to game modelling).andrew wrote: We use SVG export in connection with XSL-FO / Apache Fop here.
I've already got 2 architectural practices, to switch from AutoCAD to QCad
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 10:48 am
Because I started this thread, I'll move over here (from; http://www.ribbonsoft.com/rsforum/viewt ... 2&start=15)
Opening up both SVG files (QCad, and Intaglio) reveals this;
QCad;
Googling this reveals some interesting things;
http://www.xmlhack.com/read.php?item=1865&v=1
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=5051184
It seems kind of strange that Apple are so anti SVG (although I can understand why!). But right now an alternative to DXF is more attractive than ever before.
Opening up both SVG files (QCad, and Intaglio) reveals this;
QCad;
And Intaglio;<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
<svg width="112mm" height="82mm" viewBox="0 0 112 82" version="1.1"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<line x1="1.000000" y1="81.000000" x2="81.000000" y2="81.000000" style="stroke:rgb(0,0,0);stroke-width:0.250000;stroke-linecap:round"/>
<line x1="1.000000" y1="21.000000" x2="1.000000" y2="81.000000" style="stroke:rgb(0,0,0);stroke-width:0.250000;stroke-linecap:round"/>
<path d="M81.000000,61.000000 A30.000000,30.000000 0 1,0 52.715729,21.000000" style="stroke:rgb(0,0,0);stroke-width:0.250000;stroke-linecap:round;fill:none" />
<line x1="52.715729" y1="21.000000" x2="1.000000" y2="21.000000" style="stroke:rgb(0,0,0);stroke-width:0.250000;stroke-linecap:round"/>
<line x1="81.000000" y1="81.000000" x2="81.000000" y2="61.000000" style="stroke:rgb(0,0,0);stroke-width:0.250000;stroke-linecap:round"/>
</svg>
There's quite a difference as you see!<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/ ... -Generated by Intaglio, www.PurgatoryDesign.com--><svg version="1.1" viewBox="35,143,470,362" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><path fill="#fff" fill-opacity="0.01" stroke="#000" d="M36,252 L253.276,252 L253.292,252.002 C263.232,183.128,327.123,135.352,395.998,145.292 C457.991,154.239,504,207.365,504,270 L504,270 C504,332.635,457.991,385.761,395.998,394.708 L396,504 L36,504 L36,252 Z"></path></svg>
Googling this reveals some interesting things;
http://www.xmlhack.com/read.php?item=1865&v=1
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=5051184
It seems kind of strange that Apple are so anti SVG (although I can understand why!). But right now an alternative to DXF is more attractive than ever before.
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 8:28 pm
Those two SVG documents are both correct. There is more than one way to store a line in SVG. Apparently the way how QCad does it is not supported by Cheetah.
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:57 pm
Yes this is true (for now). I'll have to ask for some change to C3D's SVG import standard 