Importing SVG format to part editor

[Ruman]

Hi,
I have been trying to import a SVG file in Part editor Breadboard section on Fritzing. First I have convert a PNG file to SVG file using Inkscape. And I successfully loaded the SVG file into breadboard section. After doing everything when I saved the part. When I want to add that part in beardboard, I didn’t see my part but a Red background. I would appreciate any help on that.

[vanepp]

The red background is indicating that you have no connectors defined in the svg. Your easiest solution would likely be to import the png (which I have never found to work that well by the way) in to the original bb svg for the part which will have the correct connectors defined then move the connectors to where they should be in the svg. Pointers to a couple of tutorials on parts making which may also help:

A new part creation HowTo (long! So long it is in 2 posts)

(Edit: November 2016: This is an updated (and corrected) version of the original parts creation howto. This version corrects some suggestions (mostly saving Inkscape files as optimized svg which turns out to cause other problems) with the first version and expands the section on parts testing. While there doesn’t appear to be a lot of interest in this subject I’ll make at least this update so the information is as correct as I can get it.) This is a description of how I made the Valor PM6078-00…

Fritzing PART CREATION Video Tutorial Series

Fritzing Part Creation - Chapter3 - Inkscape Advanced Essentials Learning how to draw in Inkscape - more features. 0:00 Overview 0:16 Select object with cursor and XML Editor 3:34 Manipulate special PDF’s in Inkscape 4:33 XML Editor - Direct drawing manipulation 6:05 XML Editor - Making group, moving object, changing layer height 7:27 Cursor - Changing layer height 8:21 Ruler 9:07 Grids 9:28 Snap selection 10:16 Drawing origin

edit: it may be most useful for you to upload the part .fzpz file (7th icon from the left in the reply tool bar) so we can see what is happening / missing.

Peter

[Old_Grey]

Did you add contacts to the converted svg.

Fritzing PART CREATION Video Tutorial Series

My high speed part mod video. Note : It’s quicker to get an individual svg by right-click/Edit the part and File/Show in Folder.

[Ruman]

Thanks, I did not use contacts to convert, But I am trying to convert over and over again and finally I got something like this (Screen shot), Now I can see my part but it seems a red shade on it.

[vanepp]

@vanepp

it may be most useful for you to upload the part .fzpz file (7th icon from the left in the reply tool bar) so we can see what is happening / missing.

(from the edit on my previous post in case you missed it).

Peter

[Old_Grey]

You CAN NOT convert a picture and just bring it into FZ Edit. You need to convert it to svg, add nodes to the svg so it has connector pins to assign, and then assign the connector pins in FZ Edit. The video explains it.

[Ruman]

Thank you guys, I have done it. And thanks to Old_Grey I did not assigned pins for that part, that’s why fritzing considered the hole picture as a pad. when I assigned pins for that particular one, then the rest of the Image came out from that red shadow.

Ruman