Optimize the generated SVG

yaqwsx / PcbDraw

Convert your KiCAD board into a nicely looking 2D drawing suitable for pinout diagrams

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Optimize the generated SVG #45

Closed yaqwsx closed 3 years ago

yaqwsx commented 4 years ago

The generated SVG is currently quite messy. There are several things we should consider:

use [Scour] https://github.com/scour-project/scour to optimize the SVG (experiments show it can cut down the size to ~50%)
include components only once and then use the use tag
merge paths in SVGs generated by KiCAD to a single path (e.g., in the board outline)

yaqwsx commented 3 years ago

Basically implemented. I decided not to introduce another dependency on Scour as the simplification process takes quite a lot of time. If user wants it, he or she can run Scour separately.