Importing a SVG to a different plane/axis.

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pperrin
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Importing a SVG to a different plane/axis.

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I have two SVGs a plan and side view - I want to import them extrude them and do a boolean operation on them...

But the SVGs are a bit messed up - at random coordinates.

I think I can use draft move to bring them together, and move them to the origin, but one needs to be rotated and flipped into the vertical plane...

I could move/rotate in another program, but can't change planes and would really prefer to do the fiddling in freecad.

Can this work?
pperrin
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Re: Importing a SVG to a different plane/axis.

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OK started programming some stuff to turn parts into sketches...

Then found out more about the draft workbench - once I'd worked out the working plane stuff it was easy to do with no programming(!).

Thanks anyway!
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Re: Importing a SVG to a different plane/axis.

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I don't know how to program and I don't want to go in a rabbit hole.

I just want to designate the plane for an svg import, FreeCAD doesn't show me an option but arbitrarily selects a plane that I don't know how to change later.

Help?
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Re: Importing a SVG to a different plane/axis.

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Put the objects in a Std_Part and manipulate its Placement.
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Re: Importing a SVG to a different plane/axis.

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pperrin wrote: Wed Jan 18, 2017 8:43 pm Can this work?
Whenever I import an SVG it is in XY plane. If they are in a different plane at yours, do They still have the Placement (0,0,0)?
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