SVG Insert Error

[cyberreefguru]

I've search around for an answer to this, but did not find anything here or in the enhancements section.  

When I import an SVG to a face other than a pre-defined plane (e.g., X Y, Z), the resulting SVG is usually backwards (flipped horizontally) and sometimes upside down.  When I import on a pre-defined plane, the import works correctly but then the SVG is not on the sketch plan I want. I created a video showing the problem and then working "properly".

As side from always importing to a pre-defined plane, is there a work around?

-Tom

[James.Youmatz]

Hi @cyberreefguru

I personally do not have too much experiencie with this, but I would love to investigate it further. I am curious to see if it is dependent on how the sketch plane was created. Can you send me your SVG file so I can test with it a little bit. My email is james.youmatz@autodesk.com

Thanks,

[cyberreefguru]

The file is attached for anyone to play around with...

[jeff_strater]

Interesting.  Offhand, I would say that is a bug.  Each sketch has its own coordinate system, so there is some chance for variability.  But, I tried this SVG on a simple block, and found the same thing - it looks like it comes in rotated.  It's relatively easy to rotate the SVG after insert - select it, right mouse menu -> unfix, select it, then do Move.

I haven't found a case where it comes in flipped, but that's certainly possible.  It should never happen in a case where you are sketching on a solid face - a sketch on a solid should always have the normal pointed outward.  However, for work planes not defined from solid geometry, it is certainly possible that the normal is not pointed in the direction you think it should be, which would cause the appearance of it being flipped.

Jeff

[Anonymous]

Jeff, to reproduce one likely needs to choose from preferences the default orientation to be Z up.

After this it can be reproduced simply by

1) New design.

2) Start sketching on the front facing plane (with Z up it is the XZ plane)

3) Import SVG on the sketch - SVG is imported flipped