Is there any way to use reference element

[Gautam2010]

Checking with makerjs how can we use useElement? https://www.w3.org/TR/SVG/struct.html#UseElement

[danmarshall]

Is this for a repeating background? You may need to manipulate the svg.

[Gautam2010]

With below image red marked are big svg path model, I want to place 1 original svg with path and reuse all other model with <use href="#original-module-id" />

I have tried in Makerjs

const refElement = new makerjs.exporter.XmlTag("use", { href: "#original-module-id", });

but how can I include refElement into my model? I am using makerjs.layout.cloneToRow(refModel, numberOfModuleCanPlace) to place module. How we can use element insead of refModel

[Gautam2010]

@danmarshall Hi there! I was wondering if it has a feature similar to the one described in my previous comment. Can you please let me know if this is something that your library supports? Thanks!

[danmarshall]

Hi @Gautam2010 it's not supported. You may want to use chain.ToPoints and layout these with your own code using the algorithm in the source code.

[Gautam2010]

@danmarshall I am trying to implement using points. Is there any way to attach makerjs.exporter.XmlTag to interface IModel

[danmarshall]

Is there any way to attach makerjs.exporter.XmlTag to interface IModel

Can you explain more about this? I'm not sure I understand.

[Gautam2010]

@danmarshall IModel interface I can see below properties for my final prepared model, where I can add all the path and models.

interface IModel {
        origin?: IPoint;
        "type"?: string;
         paths?: IPathMap;
        models?: IModelMap;      
        units?: string;
        notes?: string;
        layer?: string;
        caption?: ICaption;
        exporterOptions?: { [exporterName: string]: any };
    }

I have created const refElement = new makerjs.exporter.XmlTag("use", { href: "#original-module-id", }); element, but I am not sure what property is to assign in IModel since it is not type of pathor models

Is there any way I can add XmlTag to IModel

something below:

const refElement = new makerjs.exporter.XmlTag("use", { href: "#original-module-id", });
var finalModel:IModel {
      element : {
          'xml-tag-element-1':refElement 
     }
}

[danmarshall]

You can extend the interface for your code:

interface MyModel extends IModel {
  myProp: any;
}

[Gautam2010]

I was able fix with chain.ToPoints and override code Thanks for the help Marking this as closed.