SVG export plugin

Plug Ins
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I updated my plugin to export Curves, points, brep, … to svg. I will be happy to have some feedback. I modified some of the logic in order to be like PDF export or print.

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Hi @laurent_delrieu are you still looking for feedback? :slight_smile:

I was just playing with modifying SVG Icons from Rhino WIP, and your plugin looks helpful to export SVG files. As far as I know, it works the same in Rhino WIP and Rhino 6. I really like the preview and options.

I found some problems:

  1. Z-oredering of the elements.
    Original SVG Rhino icons are made in a way, that some elements overlap each other. I don’t want to modify geometry when it’s not needed, but overlapping elements doesn’t work as desired (even if they are spread out in the Z direction.

How it should look

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Z order

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How it looks - overlapping outline is being masked by other surfaces hence it’s not as thick as it should be

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  1. If I choose to overwrite the old file, but hit Cancel instead of Save, old file is gone and I’m left with nothing.

  2. Currently I used points of radius=0 to force document size. Maybe some other method, or document size lines in the preview would be handy.

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  3. Could some process of batch exporting of SVGs be ported to the Grasshopper?

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I didn’t know about it. I gave it a quick look and it seems like a great plugin.
I also had a little trouble with the ordering of shapes when they overlap. Is there any trick to overcome that?

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I didnt look at the code for some times. The only order I care is the layers. Objects in layer are put in svg group. Svg group are rendered in order. Inside a group or layer i dont think there is a logic

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Hello @Czaja feedback is always welcomed but I am far from Rhino and Grasshopper for some years I intend to come back when I will be retired (weeks or years ?).
As I will come back to laser cutting it will be the occasion to come back to SVG TOOLS.

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Really appreciate your works and tools.

In the meantime, I got more familiar with Rhino native SVG export and when it comes to Grasshopper & SVG I recently discovered this absolutely fantastic GH plugin by David Mans