Import SVG help !!!!!

Hi Ritchie,

How are you importing an SVG into EAGLE? I've looked and I have no import option for this and there are no ULP in my installation in any v7 version of EAGLE that look like they would do the job. Is this a 3rd party ULP you are using? From the error message it looks like maybe something that is just a line with a start and an end point in the SVG is being interpreted as a polygon by the imported and hence it doesn't actually have enough points to draw the polygon. Where does the SVG come from? Is it exported from a drawing tool or something?

Best Regards,

Rachael

Hi Rachael and many thanks for your prompt reply.

The ULP for SGV import is "svg2poly.ulpt" here the link enclosed :

https://github.com/cmonr/Eagle-ULPs

I tested this ULP because I have more prob. with OSH Park, when I upload my

project with a logo in bmp it seems to be not recognize !!!!!! I decided to

test with alternative SVG import but not working....I'm going to be crazy

!!!

Do you can do some tests for me please ? try to import the logo I attached

and upload the berber fiel into a zip on OSH Park and let me know ?

Here my personal mail if you want :

mailto:ritchie@ritchie.fr

Are you in UK ?

regard and thanks by advance.

Ritchie

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Hi Ritchie,

Yes I'm in the UK. Thanks for the link to the SVG importer, that could be quite useful :-)

I've not used OSH park before but I can try importing your BMP into a simple board and give it a go for you and see what happens. I see they take EAGLE .brd files directly, have you tried uploading your .brd file directly rather than using zipped gerbers?

Best Regards,

Rachael

I must to be cursed !!!

I did EXACTLY the same thing !!!! I have the script window pop up with the option "run the script" but the pict don't appear !!!! I don't have any error message.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND !!!!!!

I will do another tests and I let you now my friend

Thanks for you patience but it seems I must to be STUPID !!!

Ritchie

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Ritchie Mettens wrote:

 

Really ???? I AM STUPID !! my friend..

 

Layer 50 ? me 21 I will try with the same layer and I let you know.

 

 

 

Ritchie

Layer 21 works for me too. Just to make sure we are both doing the import in the same way here is how I did the import.

In the board editor I do:

File -> Import -> DXF....

Select my .dxf file and choose my target layer then click ok.

You then get another window with the generated script for creating the actual image in the selected layer. This has two options, Run or Cancel. Choose Run and the image should then appear.

Are you getting the script window pop up with the option to run the script?

Best Regards,

Rachael

Really ???? I AM STUPID !! my friend..

Layer 50 ? me 21 I will try with the same layer and I let you know.

Ritchie

Hi Ritchie,

I just tried it and it worked fine with the SVG file I started with. The resulting DXF imported into layer 50 of my layout without issue. Maybe it's a scaling thing and it's there but scaled incorrectly?

Best Regards,

Rachael

Hi Rachael.

Doesn't works nothing happens when I import !!!!!!!!!!!! the pict is not on the board, not error.

I don't understand !!!

Thanks.

Ritchie

Hi my friend WHY NOT !!

I didn't think about it !!!!

I will this test today and I let you know...

Thanks boy !!

Regards

Ritchie

Hi Ritchie,

Why don't you try converting the SVG to a DXF with something like this: https://cloudconvert.com/svg-to-dxf

Then you can try to import the resulting DXF into EAGLE.

As the DXF importer is supplied as part of EAGLE and integrated in the UI by CADSoft it may be a little fuller in implementation than the SVG importer you were using. I've not tried converting an SVG in this way and importing the resulting DXF so I don't know how well it will work but it might be worth a try.

Best Regards,

Rachael

On 10.08.2016 10:21, Ritchie Mettens wrote:

Hi all and thanks for your help.

 

I note that the ULP works only with INSKAPE output process.

 

What a pity...if someone have another solution let me know.

I used bitmap import and then drew polygons manually over it to avoid

the huge number of rectangles created by the import.

Alternatively you could look at DIY milling or lasercutter sw. They can

probably make importable milling vectors out of high dpi bitmaps to get

a smoot result. But tbh, this sounds a bit awkward.

Hi all and thanks for your help.

I note that the ULP works only with INSKAPE output process.

What a pity...if someone have another solution let me know.

Regards

Ritchie

Morten Leikvoll wrote on Tue, 09 August 2016 14:58

FYI, the ULP contains some information about author and capabilities.

Either read usage from control panel, or read the plain ULP text. Also,

it creates a file "svg2poly.log" wich could give more info whats going

wrong.

Hi Morten,

I found some more detailed info in the README.md on github. Basically it is

designed to deal with the output from Inkscape and can only handle paths. I

don't use Inkscape and don't actually need to use this ULP myself so I will

leave it up to the OP to try out Inkscape and see if they can get their

original svg file exported in a way which works with this ULP.

Best Regards,

Rachael

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Morten Leikvoll wrote on Tue, 09 August 2016 14:58

FYI, the ULP contains some information about author and capabilities.

Either read usage from control panel, or read the plain ULP text. Also,

it creates a file "svg2poly.log" wich could give more info whats going

wrong.

Hi Morten,

I found some more detailed info in the README.md on github. Basically it is

designed to deal with the output from Inkscape and can only handle paths. I

don't use Inkscape and don't actually need to use this ULP myself so I will

leave it up to the OP to try out Inkscape and see if they can get their

original svg file exported in a way which works with this ULP.

Best Regards,

Rachael

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Yes I could do with a nice French wine right about now :-D

I'm glad this is now working, hopefully you can now complete your project. If you need anything else let me know :-)

Best Regards,

Rachael

Yes t'hat's fine it works !!!!!!!!

It's Illustrator !!!!!!!!!

Thanks and sorry but I had a many manipulation and I didn't see the link you send me !!!

THANKS I drinking a French wine do you want one with me

Regards my friend and sorry for the inconvenience.

Ritchie

Ok ok I will try to use a ONLINE convert !

Regards

Ritchie

Ritchie Mettens wrote:

 

May be this my Illustrator export !!

Yes I'm pretty sure that's EXACTLY what it is! I told you many messages ago to try the online SVG to DXF converter I linked to!

Right ok, in your first post you had said 7.4.0.

However, I notice you've used Ghostscript to convert your SVG file to DXF? That is NOT what I did. Use the online converter I linked and it will work.

Best Regards,

Rachael

May be this my Illustrator export !!

Do you can send your .dxf export ? I am sur it works with you.

Thanks my friend and sorry for waste your time

Ritchie

No this is 7.6 !!

It's a big band at my home

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Also, I notice you are using EAGLE 7.4.0 on OSX. I'm using 7.6.0 on OSX just in case that is anything to do with it.

Hi Ritchie,

Yes that's the picture and it works fine for me, although it must be noted once converted to DXF it's just a line drawing not a full colour tiger. It also takes an age to draw. When you import the DXF does it take a long time importing? What does the script in the run script window look like?

Best Regards,

Rachael

That's this pict ?

If yes I tested with the same parameters from you AND THE PICT DOES NOT APPEAR !!!!!! (:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:

Ritchie