convert to GML

[24k]

I was wondering if anyone has tried converting to GML from another
vector format? like svg?

[Jamie Wilkinson]

I don't think anyone has yet -- this would be a huge addition!

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On Aug 7, 2010, at 4:14 AM, 24k wrote:

> I was wondering if anyone has tried converting to GML from another
> vector format? like svg?
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[Golan Levin]

Converting from a vector format like SVG is trivial if the SVG is defined as a polyline (or set of polylines). Converting a filled vector shape into a GML polyline, however, is a different problem altogether and is much more difficult.

On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 7:14 AM, 24k <2fo...@gmail.com> wrote:

I was wondering if anyone has tried converting to GML from another
vector format? like svg?

[Golan Levin]

I'd be happy to make a converter from SVG to GML. It will then be easy to design GML tags in a tool like Illustrator. But it will require that the SVG be a polyline (or set of polylines). It won't work with filled shapes; that's a much more complex (and open-ended) research problem.
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[Jamie Wilkinson]

On Aug 7, 2010, at 9:44 AM, Golan Levin <go...@flong.com> wrote:

I'd be happy to make a converter from SVG to GML. It will then be easy to design GML tags in a tool like Illustrator. But it will require that the SVG be a polyline (or set of polylines). It won't work with filled shapes; that's a much more complex (and open-ended) research problem.
g

Golan, I think this would be awesome. It also sounds like it might be even easier to go the other direction, GML -> SVG? This isn't my area of expertise but I know of a few CNC machines that do great with SVG but definitely won't be speaking GML any time soon. Or is EPS etc even more common?

If we have a converter I can add a native .svg response to 000000book as well! E.g. http://000book.com/data/147.svg 

[Jim Medcraft]

That would be so super awrsome, I am a stencil artist and the main
reason i am ask asking is so I can use your GMLstenciler to check for
holes and bridging, it would be a great tool to have and take a
process that can take a good day or 2 on a big multi layered stencil
and cut it into 5 min. If you can do it, I'll add your tag to a
commisioned wall I am doing at the moment.

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Jim Medcraft
Production and Events Manager Academy nightclub