Filling in a SVG shape from CAD

[Trev Campbell]

Hi,

I work for a furniture company. I get the designs of table tops given to me as a SVG file from CAD. I am trying to fill the inside with a light grey colour in Afinity Designer, but I can't get it to work.

I have attached a sample file here. Could someone let me know the steps I need to take to acheive a fill.

 

Thanks

Trev 

Sample_SVG.afdesign

Edited July 2, 2019 by Trev Campbell

[R C-R]

Hi Trev, & welcome to the forums. 

The sample SVG file opens in Affinity Designer as a group of 19 individual 2 node curves (the numbered paths) with an empty, unneeded mask applied to the group:

The usual procedure to convert all the curves into a single curve that can be filled with grey is to select them all, switch to the Node Tool & from the context toolbar click the Join Curves button (4th from the left in the Action button group). However, the first & last curves (6499 & 6463) are duplicates, so one of them should be deleted before joining to prevent creating a convoluted curve that won't fill properly.

Another quirk (bug, probably) of AD is joining curves often results in an increased stroke width. That will happen with this group so before joining, note the original stroke width (here 0.5 mm) & afterwards reset the width to that value, or to whatever other value (including zero) you want.

The attached Sample_SVG (joined).afdesign file includes the history so you can use the History panel slider to review how this was done.

[firstdefence]

@R C-RYou forgot to close the curve 

[Trev Campbell]

Thanks so much. That work great.

[PixelPest]

Joining

1 hour ago, R C-R said:

The attached Sample_SVG (joined).afdesign file includes the history so you can use the History panel slider to review how this was done.

Joining Curves will keep all end-points of the segments - to get rid of them select and call for Geometry-Divide - now all endpoints are properly connected except 1. 

Cheers