Using an SVG image in a custom module

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I am quite new to Java Swing and still learning the ropes. I want to create a component for Vision that looks like this (Polygon + circle + rectangle + Level Indicator).
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I think the best way to do this would be to use an SVG for the shapes and then a simple JPanel with a FlowLayout for the Level Indicator. My question is, how can I use SVG images with other Swing Components. I noticed IntelliJ has a Swing UI designer, but it doesn't let me put SVG images into the window.

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Do you actually need the full capabilities of SVG embedding? Or is this simple shape all you need? If so, I would just use the builtin 2d graphics primitives in one component, and embed the PMILevelIndicator 'next' to it.

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