New and Updated SVG Editor for Rhino - Available in Rhino 8.9

[CallumSykes]

@clement

Thanks @CallumSykes. I know it is valid, just trying to reduce the number of clicks and downstream steps required for my workflow.

I share the same goal and am happy to help wherever I can.

@clement

So i installed svg_see

One note I will add about SVG (in general) is that it is not a perfect format that will just “work” everywhere, unfortunately. The SVG 1.1 Spec even after 20 years is ~ 80% for the best libraries. I can’t, and no-one can guarantee that an SVG will work the same everywhere in all cases. The editor is largely geared towards making Rhino icons look correct in Rhino.

@clement

Maybe you should get rid of the extra node before saving if you added it ?

If a user edits that SVG by adding something on top, a line, a circle etc. it seems odd that an import/export of two icons that are only differentiated by 1 line would be different.

@clement

The recent change you did to the editor to allow to paste is not optimal. I still have to first delete the content so i can paste into a fresh empty editor.

I think that paste should add, as it does for most programs, it shouldn’t modify any other items.
You can run CMD/Ctrl + N instead of deleting each item before CMD/Ctrl + V, it may ask you if you want to discard any modified work.

@clement

If i use load instead of paste, i see that it first clears the editor and then shows the open file dialog. So once i have chosen the icon from a file, it is loaded but i have no way to compare with the previous one. It would be better if you replace the previous icon once the new icon was chosen and not when the open file dialog comes up. Then the change is visible to the user.

This is something I have fixed in 9.x, I can also port the fix to 8.x as well, it’s definitely a bug.
https://mcneel.myjetbrains.com/youtrack/issue/RH-87575/SVG-Editor-Import-clears-file-prematurely

@clement

If you compare how things worked in Rhino 7 it is a regression. There you just hit the delete key and the content of the (image) editor was cleared.

CMD/Ctrl + N will clear the canvas. Currently it will mention if the file is modified. I Think I will change this in 9.x to clear the canvas immediately but offer undo/redo so you can work more quickly.

[clement]

@CallumSykes

If a user edits that SVG by adding something on top, a line, a circle etc. it seems odd that an import/export of two icons that are only differentiated by 1 line would be different.

I agree with that. It’s just not transparent to the user that he adds another layer to the existing icon. Especially since the pasted svg content is not editable. Maybe it would be enough to have control over it when saving. Something like “flatten layers” or so to end up with an icon which displays properly in explorer in the end.

@CallumSykes

I can also port the fix to 8.x as well, it’s definitely a bug.

This would be nice. (The YT item is no public though)

@CallumSykes

CMD/Ctrl + N will clear the canvas. Currently it will mention if the file is modified. I Think I will change this in 9.x to clear the canvas immediately but offer undo/redo so you can work more quickly.

Thanks, that is good information to know and i’ll try it out. Actually i was surprised that when i opened an svg icon from disc and hit Save, it did not ask me for a save file location, instead it saved over the icon i had loaded! Does that mean that the toolbar system now keeps references to the imported icons ?

thanks,
c.

[CallumSykes]

@clement

This would be nice. (The YT item is no public though)

I’ve made this public.

@clement

Does that mean that the toolbar system now keeps references to the imported icons ?

That’s just the editor. Toolbars don’t reference SVG Icons from the disk, it’s in the rui

[brian (Brian Gillespie)]

RH-87575 is fixed in Rhino 8 Service Release 21 Release Candidate