Create an elmnt from a SVG file; or png file

Hello rvamerongen,

if you have SVG, you have possibility to convert your file to with Inkscape (a best open source software) to DXF format , after use dxf2elmt plugin for converter and transform your DXF to QET elment  *.elmt file.

Best regards,
Laurent

I return to sleeping.. I am so tired!

New .dxf to .elmt Conversion Program
https://qelectrotech.org/forum/viewforum.php?id=12

Download
https://download.qelectrotech.org/qet/b … mt/V0.3.0/

Maybe try online converter SVG to DXF...

Good night..

@rvamerongen

This is not a normal xml (plain text) svg.
I think this is a compressed svg.
That can be the problem.

Hello rvamerongen,

your SVG cannot be converted to DXF because most of it is an integrated Bitmap!

There is only one rect as outline of the Battery and the six smaller white rects is one big path.
You can even see that when you open SVG in a Text-Editor (see attachment).

If you open your SVG in Inkscape and look at the "Ebenen und Objekte"-Tab (opened with via Menu) you'll see what's inside your SVG: Most of it is a Bitmap that cannot be converted by any DXF-converter.

You can even see that when you open SVG in a Text-Editor (see attachment).

Such "simple" Symbols can be drawn very quick and easy with QET's Element-Editor:
Only rects that can be duplicated by <Ctrl>-C <Ctrl>-V

Hello rvamerongen,

as far as I know photoshop can only handle pixel-graphic.
QET and Inkscape work with and produce Vector-Graphics.

If you have a pixel-graphic you have to work with "potrace" or the vectorising-features of inkscape to "trace" the graphic and thus create a vector graphic. In German Version of Inkscape: import a Bitmap to current file, click the image to mark it and then "Menü" -> "Pfad" -> "Bitmap nachzeichnen..." opens a tab where some parameters for tracing can be set.

When vectorised, converted to dxf, converted to QET-Element there is still much work to do, when you want to produce a fine-looking Element that only contains the necessary and visible parts. In the accu.elmt you attached earlier there are some polygons included that "blow up" the file-size but cannot be seen in the element because they are hidden behind the black rects! When I delete the invisible polygons, the file-size is reduced to less than half to 4.3kByte. When I adjust the English name of the element the file-size even reduces to 4.1kB...

But as I said in an earlier post:
For such simple Elements like the accu it would be much faster to draw it "from scratch" or you create yourself a template where for example a rect and some translations are included you'll be even faster in future!

EDIT: Of course I mean simple Elements can be drawn only with QET-Element-Editor!

I hope I haven't scared you off with these explanations!

Best regards,
  plc-user

Like Plc-user: for draw simple symbol like your battery, please use element editor include is so easy.
DXF2elmt is used fand needed for complex symbols like this:

@rvamerongen, and all: the magic thing about incliude element editor: that you open several element select many part of other symbol and paste this part and create a complex symbol from scratch like frankeintein, if you understand what I say..

Best regards,
Laurent

Workaround was power and I was the master,
My idol is Mac Giver...since my my childhood, uhuhu
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Hello rvamerongen,

you noticed, that you can have a User-Collection?

I created a User-Collection where I have a Sub-Folder for elements "in development" (see attachments).
Each with a separate "qet_directory"-file with a QET-name for the Sub-Folders...
This would be the place for your "templates".

Why not create a subdirectory for drafts there?

Some time ago I already suggested implementing a second user collection (https://qelectrotech.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=2105), but the limited number of developers for QET unfortunately prevents this.
That was meant for another reason, but could be useful here, too.

Salut Laurent!

See the other Thread: https://qelectrotech.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=2647 

Best regards
  plc-user

What do you want to say with this video, Laurent?
Do you think I don't know how to use the preferences-dialog?