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TutorialInfo: Topic: Import text and geometry from Inkscape Level: Beginner Time: 30 minutes Author: r-frank FCVersion: 0.16.6704 Files:

Import text and geometry from Inkscape

Introduction

This tutorial is supposed to show how to import text or geometry created with inkscape via svg-format into FreeCAD. Inkscape 0.91 and FreeCAD 0.16.6704 on Windows are used for these operations.

General tips for importing from inkscape

the svg-import in FreeCAD cannot handle a svg file with a resolution of more than 45 dpi, so check the settings in inkscape
when importing path objects which show up in the 3D view in FreeCAD not very smooth it may be a matter of the FreeCAD-settings for the shape view.
- in FreeCAD choose Edit → Preferences → Part Design → Shape View
- as for \"Tesselation\", the \"Maximum deviation depending on the model bounding box\" the default value is \"0,5 %\"
- setting this to a lower value will increase smoothness of the model in the 3D view (and use more PC performance)
- don\'t use values lower than \"0,01 %\", this will most likely crash FreeCAD
- in that case deleting \"system.cfg\" and \"user.cfg\" in your FreeCAD-user-directory will solve this problem

Importing text from inkscape

In inkscape, after inserting text (and perhaps applying effects like bending or something else to it) make sure to
- select your text and choose Path → Object to path
- ungroup your objects
- save as \"Plain SVG (*.svg)\" file format
open the file in FreeCAD, choosing the option \"SVG as geometry (importSVG)\"
a path object for each letter/number/sign will be created in the tree view
use Draft Upgrade tool on each path object to create faces
use pad or Part Extrude tool on the faces to get solids
you can fuse your objects or use compound on them depending on your intended further work

Importing geometry from inkscape

Since inkscape and FreeCAD seem to have different approaches on how to apply dimensions on svg-object, the recommended workflow seems to be:

ungroup all objects in inkscape
select all objects in inkscape
apply a stroke style with a width of 0 mm (yes, that is zero millimeter) to all objects
save as \"Inkscape SVG (*.svg)\" or \"Plain SVG (*.svg)\" file format
open the file in FreeCAD, choosing the option \"SVG as geometry (importSVG)\"
the dimensions of the objects in inkscape and in FreeCAD should now be identical

Credits

Thanks to users \"freecad-heini-1\" and \"herbk\" for testing and providing valuable feedback.

⏵ documentation index > Import > Import text and geometry from Inkscape

This page is retrieved from https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD-documentation/blob/main/wiki/Import_text_and_geometry_from_Inkscape.md

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