Import vector path as a (revolve) sketch

[Megamudpie]

Could be nice to be able to import a vector path as the actual sketch (no tracing over)

[henmedia]

@Megamudpie this already works: import the SVG with the import button on the start page or drop it into the editor. It comes in as a sketch body, not as a mesh. Its paths become the lines and curves of a sketch, 4 mm high. Double-click it to open sketch mode and edit the points, or change fill and stroke in its properties. The outlines should be closed. Only a very complex SVG with more than 2500 segments comes in as a fixed mesh. Details are in the guide under Files and saving and Sketches.

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[Megamudpie]

It seems to import as an Extrude sketch by default. What if I want to use it as a Revolve sketch? Is there a way to modify the sketch type?

[henmedia]

@Megamudpie good point, that wasn't possible yet, so I built it. In the next release the badge at the top of the sketch ("Extrude sketch") is a dropdown: open the imported SVG's sketch (double-click the body), switch it to "Revolve sketch" and finish. The body is rebuilt as a revolve in the same place, keeping its name and colour. An SVG comes in centred, so when you switch, the outline moves left until its right edge sits on the axis, and your half profile turns around its straight side. Ctrl+Z undoes that move if you want it elsewhere.

[henmedia]

@Megamudpie it's out in layerling 1.96.0: the badge at the top of the sketch is now a dropdown, so an imported SVG can be switched to "Revolve sketch" and becomes a revolved body in the same place.

[Megamudpie]

Tried it... I'm flabbergasted (in a good way)!
Keep up the good work! Amazing app!