this is probably a stupid question because im working in 2d but can i give my line drawings thickness like in 3d? for instance when i bring them into rhino so that i can make the model in 3d i have to extrude all the lines to 3mm before i can start and it takes a long time to get right, and it never really fits together properly because i have to shrink it down to the right size, it would be nice if i could do that in inkscape and not have to use an external program
If a simple design - Set your lines to 3mm then do a Path>Stroke to Path. For something more complex with lots of paths and groups use Path>Flatten after setting you line widths to 3mm.
I hope I'm answering the question you're asking but when i import the svg into rhino 8 it's about 200 times the size I want it to be so when i scale it down it doesn't really keep the shapes consistency so i have to manually stretch each piece to fit, there's probably a setting to set the size of the import and that will probably be my next question
Can Rhino import PDF or DXF? Is so, try exporting the Inkscape design as PDF or DXF. Been 20+ years since I used Rhino and I doubt very seriously that I used SVG or DXF import. I didn't discover Inkscape until 2012 (?). I most likely used CorelDraw at that time.
I suspect you will still need to convert all strokes to paths or use flatten. In Fusion, I really don't have to do that because I can do a "thin extrude" on the imported profiles to whatever wall thickness I want.
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this is probably a stupid question because im working in 2d but can i give my line drawings thickness like in 3d? for instance when i bring them into rhino so that i can make the model in 3d i have to extrude all the lines to 3mm before i can start and it takes a long time to get right, and it never really fits together properly because i have to shrink it down to the right size, it would be nice if i could do that in inkscape and not have to use an external program
If a simple design - Set your lines to 3mm then do a Path>Stroke to Path. For something more complex with lots of paths and groups use Path>Flatten after setting you line widths to 3mm.
I haven't played with Rhino in about 20 years. How well does it handle SVG scaling during import?
If you have scaling issue with import - try this - https://maakplek.nl/wiki/doku.php?id=from_inkscape_to_fusion_without_scaling_issues
That seems to work well with Fusion
I hope I'm answering the question you're asking but when i import the svg into rhino 8 it's about 200 times the size I want it to be so when i scale it down it doesn't really keep the shapes consistency so i have to manually stretch each piece to fit, there's probably a setting to set the size of the import and that will probably be my next question
Can Rhino import PDF or DXF? Is so, try exporting the Inkscape design as PDF or DXF. Been 20+ years since I used Rhino and I doubt very seriously that I used SVG or DXF import. I didn't discover Inkscape until 2012 (?). I most likely used CorelDraw at that time.
I suspect you will still need to convert all strokes to paths or use flatten. In Fusion, I really don't have to do that because I can do a "thin extrude" on the imported profiles to whatever wall thickness I want.
Never had a scaling issue after using the settings on this page: https://maakplek.nl/wiki/doku.php?id=from_inkscape_to_fusion_without_scaling_issues
I use the same settings for other CAD/CAM software as well.
If you still not getting satisfaction - I suggest posting at a Rhino forum or FB group.
thank you i will look into fusion too,