SVG Import in ASP 8.1

idragosani · Post by **idragosani** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 3:31 pm

Using ASP 8.1 and importing SVG made in Inkscape. The SVG was created from text. When importing into ASP, the "holes" in letters like P e and o are separate shapes stacked on top of one underneath, so the hole is a solid filled shape with a stroke outline rather than empty space in the object (they were empty in Inkscape, you could see through them if you moved the object around). Is there a way to use the top shape to cut a "hole" into the underlying shape (like a boolean operation)? Or is something amiss in the SVG import?

slowtiger · Post by **slowtiger** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:18 pm

This is a common problem in file exchange between vector programs. The technical reason is the ill-fitting direction of the inner curve: to create a hole it must be in the opposite direction of the outer curve.

Different programs have different means to correct this (or none), in AS I think you can erase the shape (so the bare curves remain), then select inner and outer curve together and create a new shape.

jahnocli · Post by **jahnocli** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:26 am

You don't have to erase the whole shape. You can just 'break' both shapes, join them up again, and then do your selection thing.

idragosani · Post by **idragosani** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 3:10 pm

I think there was an issue with the font itself (a truetype), I tried re-creating my graphic completely inside ASP (rather than using SVG one) and ran into the exact same issue. I ultimately ended up using a different font altogether that behaved better

chucky · Post by **chucky** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 6:04 am

I don't know if this will work on your file but I get better results if I Select the paths in inkscape and use the union function , you may find various holes and intersections work properly in AS