[Virtualacorn-list] RiscOS-MS file conversion

[Tim Powys-Lybbe]

> On 24 May 2017, at 7:32 am, Dave Symes <dave at triffid.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> In article <3b9dfe56-e03e-6a34-fb39-c92a5b9848eb at druck.org.uk>, David J.
> Ruck <druck at druck.org.uk> wrote:
>> On 23/05/2017 21:36, x-x-x.x-x at ntlworld.com wrote:
>>> "David J. Ruck" wrote:
>>>> Don't use WMF [...]
>>> 
>>> There's also Clive Semmens' !XP1Dr2SVG
>>>   Converts drawfiles to SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics)
>>>   format, for export to PCs or Macs.
>>> 
>> It's been a while since I looked, but SVG support on Window was dire 
>> outside of CAD software.
> 
>> Cheers
>> ---David
> 
> Have to agree with D.R in that PDF is probably the easiest way to go...

Thirded.

> On the SVG front, don't forget "InkScape" which loads and edits SVG files,
> again able to export in a number of other graphic formats.

Yes Inkscape does work, on a Mac but a bit clunkily, and it is the only way to get SVG files in vector format into ArtWorks via a PDF save out of Inkscape.

> 
> As D.R also mentions, outside of CAD, SVG is rather wasted...

Not totally true as there are a few websites that provide vector images in SVG format.

But it would be nice if Artworks loaded, as well as saved, SVGs.

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Tim Powys-Lybbe                                                           tim at powys.org
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