lrose
April 3, 2025, 3:04pm
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You can use anything from Notepad to Adobe Photoshop to create SVG's, its really just a matter of preference. Generally I just use a "blank" SVG that I have saved as a starting point and then modify it inside of the designer to fit my needs. If I am in a hurry and need something that is complex then I will use Inkscape.
Here are a couple of topics that talk about the process.
SVG’s are the way to do it (they aren’t the only way to do it, but they are probably the best way).
You can copy this into a text file, save it as a .svg file and then drag it onto your view, this will give you a blank SVG.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<svg
xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
width="50mm"
height="50mm"
viewBox="0 0 50 50"
version="1.1">
</svg>
From there it is just a matter of understanding how to wor…
Okay, so it took me longer than I wanted (my laptop died), but I finally did get around to completing this, and I have to say I'm pretty pleased with the result. This was a fun exercise and I learned something good along the way. I will give you a disclaimer though, other than a rough idea of what an Azimuth Propeller is, I don't know much else. So for instance, I have no idea what the yellow triangle is supposed to indicate and so I didn't add it. I made some assumptions on how I think the re…
Okay, I had a bit of free time today, so here is a complete SVG solution. You could do the Label as SVG text as well, or a gauge needle if you wanted, I haven't gone that far. Just a little example of the power of using the Ignition Designer to add SVG elements. I didn't include the label for the example.
Note: All of this (outside of the calculations needed to find the points for the shape) was done inside of the designer (yes I can be somewhat of a masochist at times.
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