Sometimes it helps to be senile. I accidently imported a document without converting the text to a path first.
Loaded it in and said "Huh?"
I think with the release of 1.3.2 I "accidently" imported an Inkscape document with a spiral that wasn't converted to a path.
Again, I loaded it in and said "Huh?". That is when I discovered that it will take stars, ellipses, 3d Boxes, rectangles without converting to path first. Afterall - those are actually defined in SVG.
Fusion has gotten so good with SVG import that I don't even bother with DXF anymore. What is really fantastic is I don't even bother exporting out as "vanilla" SVG. Fusion will suck in those Inkscape documents directly with no issues. It can handle the transform matrix with no problems at all. So I use transform behavior set to "preserved" to prevent the dreaded "accumulated rounding" errors.
Note - if not saitsfied with the results of the path booleans you can always use the Shape Builder tool for more precise control how the glyphs overlap
Using Inkscape with Other Programs Fusion 360 and Text !!!
Inkscape.org
Ok - my mind has been completley blown.
Did you know that you can import Inkscape text objects into Fusion 360 DIRECTLY WITHOUT CONVERTING TO A PATH FIRST?
Ok - ready for the next quake? Every font I threw at Fusion worked!
I must have been in a coma the last 2+ years. Anyone know when this became possible?
Did not know that!
Sometimes it helps to be senile. I accidently imported a document without converting the text to a path first.
Loaded it in and said "Huh?"
I think with the release of 1.3.2 I "accidently" imported an Inkscape document with a spiral that wasn't converted to a path.
Again, I loaded it in and said "Huh?".
That is when I discovered that it will take stars, ellipses, 3d Boxes, rectangles without converting to path first. Afterall - those are actually defined in SVG.
Fusion has gotten so good with SVG import that I don't even bother with DXF anymore. What is really fantastic is I don't even bother exporting out as "vanilla" SVG. Fusion will suck in those Inkscape documents directly with no issues. It can handle the transform matrix with no problems at all. So I use transform behavior set to "preserved" to prevent the dreaded "accumulated rounding" errors.
Ok - now I am really impressed. Not only can you directly import any text, you can go back into the sketch and edit the text directly.
Update: Some script based fonts in some cases will have to be converted to paths. Anything where glyphs overlap.
In v1.4 Path>Union
Note - if not saitsfied with the results of the path booleans you can always use the Shape Builder tool for more precise control how the glyphs overlap