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SVG lines to surface

norman.nabhan — Sat, 04 Dec 2021 19:19:44 GMT

Hi. I have an SVG file with a sketched window (see attachment). From this image I want to create a stamp. Via Inkscape I export the image as DXF. I get the image as a sketch placed on a surface. From this point, unfortunately, as a novice, I do not know how to extrude the lines. I have to make closed surfaces with a certain thickness out of the lines right? What is the best way to approach the problem?

Thanks and many greetings!

Re: SVG lines to surface

Gabriel_Watson — Sun, 05 Dec 2021 03:03:44 GMT

If by stamp you mean an emboss/engraving, then you will need to make sure that your sketch has closed loops. I often had to import from AutoCAD some vector logos for drawing templates in Inventor, and had to fix those in AutoCAD before importing. You should turn all lines into p-lines and join them, which helps making sure the image is "watertight". Let me know if you need more help on this.

Re: SVG lines to surface

-niels- — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 07:47:01 GMT

This is quick and dirty, but i opened up your svg in Illustrator and expanded the lines so i got outlines instead of the single lines (not sure if Inkscape has a similar function, but i'd expect it to).

I then exported it to dwg and imported it into an Inventor.

On the first go it was too small for inventor to properly recognize the contours, so i scaled it up a bit.

It worked better, but still had a line that didn't get recognized.

I extruded that as a surface and used patch and stitch to close the profile.

If you clean up the svg before exporting to inventor you can probably circumvent that issue, i just left everything as it was but there are a lot of internal lines that can be removed.

Attached is my IV2021 file and the exported dwg.

Hope it helps.

Re: SVG lines to surface

norman.nabhan — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 09:18:37 GMT

Hello, thank you for your detailed answers! Then I'll find out how to do it in Inkscape. I already had such a similar idea, but didn't know how to do it actually. I guess I'd better ask in an Inkscape forum for that.