dellus wrote
SVG export in LibreCAD is taylored to suffice CAM needs, not for graphical uses.
I figured this was the case, but thank you for clearing it up. I still think having a graphical SVG option would be nice given the format's versatility, but I understand the demand isn't huge in LibreCAD's niche.
dellus wrote
Exlode text and hatches before exporting to svg. Works, but when viewing in Inkscape I got weird thick lines which you have to edit to suitable width.
This is exactly what I was looking for. I'm kicking myself for not finding it sooner! Thanks!
I do still have a few problems. it doesn't seem to work on line types (like exploding a dash) but I can work around that.
there also seems to be no effect on solid hatches. Which makes sense given they're not vector-definable. I can add that as a verbatim "
fill" after export anyway.
dellus wrote
Or export to pdf, open in Inkscape and resave as svg. Gives a good result.
I keep seeing talk of inkscape. I've been reluctant to pick up another editing suite for just this procedure, but I might have to check it out.
To give a bit more context for thread posterity: I'm trying to include drawings as scalable graphics in
LaTeX. I'm specifically drawing UML diagrams right now, but I wanted a generalized solution as I work a lot between TeX and CAD. I found a
github project for converting SVG to a
TikZ environment (conveniently hosted
on the AUR). It seems to work pretty well, and including CAD drawings in native TikZ felt like a dream come true.
Maybe adapting to a new environment would make more sense for this. I bet there's even software for my specific use case. But I guess I'm stubborn and wanted to use what I knew.
Everything seems in order now though.
Thanks again!