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I filed a bug on launchpad for that.Īlso, I opened a wishlist entry on launchpad to ask for paper space support on dxf importer, since I understood how dxf works but I don't have the experience to translate it to svg. I wish to use this paperspace to start my visualization workflow (cad->inkscape->gimp->inkscape), but dxf importer imports all the entities without checking if there are in the paperspace or in the model space.
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If you wish you can also draw directly on the paperspace to add some layout elements (like borders, titles ecc) you can also choose what layers to show, so in a page you can have, i.e., the same plane with or without furniture, quotes, and so on (or you can put them on multiple pages). You can take portions of the model space, setting the right scale and rotate it. Then you have one or more paperspace to arrange your drawing on paper (after choosing the target paper size, printer, etc). In cad (autocad over all) you have a model space where you draw everything you need, regardless of the layout.
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I think the reason you didn't understand my question is that you don't use cad software let's try to explain more: Hi Inkspots, thanks for you reply and sorry for this late reply (I have a strange relationship with forum notifications ) Should I just give up with paper space in cad and do all the work in inkscape? The thing is, with big drawings it's slower to do it in inkscape than in cad.
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I'm a noob at SVG, so I didn't figure out how to take all the entities (that dxf import extension already reads) that will be on the view and scale and rotate them to suit the viewport, maintaining their layers.Īlso, another case is when you have multiple viewports on a layer that shows the same model space extent: should I read all the dxf entities twice? I found the codes and groups needed to setup the correct document size and to know positions and geometries of all the viewports, and the extension of the model space that is enclosed on that view (with center point, height and rotation). I would like to be able to import the paper space (just as illustrator does), so I started to dive into DXF specifications and dxi import plugin. The current DXF importer outputs only the model space (and pust also entities that are only on the paper space, but this is a minor bug). Now the CAD is Archichad because i got the educational version for free, but maybe I'll move to blender, freecad and/or draftsight for a more open/free workflow.Īnyway, I did a fast layout using Archicad (but the same can apply to DS or AutoCAD), just to orient and take only parts of the drawing. Hi there, I'm trying to set up an architectural illustration workflow, that involves CAD, Inkscape and GIMP.