SVG Path Builder
Creative
svg path editor
SHOW HN2015
95points
30comments
#261of 2,565 in 2015
Top 11%of 2015 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
6 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 2 critical, out of 13 comments about the project. Thread score +0.33.
Idea: 3 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Well done and useful for making SVG icons online
From 3 comments
This is really cool and really well done. You should probably put the link to the GitHub page on it and add a LICENSE file to specify if it's open source though! It would also be…
DanielStraight on HNAwesome! Definitely using this to make icons. Way handy to have something simple and online, and not have to fire up Inkscape or Illustrator. Issues I saw: Ctrl-click to add…
dahart on HNLove it! I can see my self using this tool to create perfect SVG icons. One thing it looks like it is missing is zooming.
spleeder on HN
Better handling of Bezier curves than Illustrator in one example
From 1 comment
Look at what I managed to do with this tool: http://imgur.com/hRJIKBW You know what that means? That this tool understands Bezier curves better than Adobe Illustrator. Why?…
planfaster on HN
Objections
Ctrl-click opens the context menu on Mac, blocking point insertion
From 3 comments
Awesome! Definitely using this to make icons. Way handy to have something simple and online, and not have to fire up Inkscape or Illustrator. Issues I saw: Ctrl-click to add…
dahart on HNAm I being thick? When I hold ctrl and click (on mac), the web context menu pops up and prevents me inserting a point. Although when the menu disappears I actually can add…
tlarkworthy on HNyeah. so thats the problem, ctrl + click is not usable on mac.
tlarkworthy on HN
No license visible at first
From 2 comments
This is really cool and really well done. You should probably put the link to the GitHub page on it and add a LICENSE file to specify if it's open source though! It would also be…
DanielStraight on HNI would love to use it, but would like to see a license first.
dhruvsachde on HN
Requests
Add a license file and link to GitHub
From 2 comments
This is really cool and really well done. You should probably put the link to the GitHub page on it and add a LICENSE file to specify if it's open source though! It would also be…
DanielStraight on HNI would love to use it, but would like to see a license first.
dhruvsachde on HN
Insert point function
From 1 comment
Awesome! Definitely using this to make icons. Way handy to have something simple and online, and not have to fire up Inkscape or Illustrator. Issues I saw: Ctrl-click to add…
dahart on HN
Zoom
From 1 comment
Love it! I can see my self using this tool to create perfect SVG icons. One thing it looks like it is missing is zooming.
spleeder on HN
Hide points and control points preview
From 1 comment
This is really cool and really well done. You should probably put the link to the GitHub page on it and add a LICENSE file to specify if it's open source though! It would also be…
DanielStraight on HN
Questions
How to create quadratic or Bezier points
From 1 comment
Am I being thick? When I hold ctrl and click (on mac), the web context menu pops up and prevents me inserting a point. Although when the menu disappears I actually can add…
tlarkworthy on HN
Whether SVG paths can close with a curve
From 1 comment
Awesome! Definitely using this to make icons. Way handy to have something simple and online, and not have to fire up Inkscape or Illustrator. Issues I saw: Ctrl-click to add…
dahart on HN
Alternatives named
Adobe Illustrator
From 2 comments
Look at what I managed to do with this tool: http://imgur.com/hRJIKBW You know what that means? That this tool understands Bezier curves better than Adobe Illustrator. Why?…
planfaster on HNNot to take away from how cool this site is, but that is actually really easy to do in Illustrator. - Draw a box with 4 sides. - Use the Anchor Point Tool (shift + c) to select…
atonparker on HN
Inkscape
From 2 comments
This should just be the interface for path editing in Inkscape. Inkscape already has these features, but you have to randomly and madly left, right, and double-click various…
dheera on HNForgive me for being a little skeptical but can you show us a screenshot of the "toast shape" done in Adobe Illustrator (showing the guide lines, please)? (I'm changing the…
planfaster on HN
svg-edit
From 1 comment
Do you know svg-edit (http://svg-edit.googlecode.com/svn/branches/stable/editor/svg-editor.html)? It is an older project but it works quite well for me when I need to draw some…
nlte on HN
Animatron
From 1 comment
You star! I was fumbling around with animatron (also pretty good) but this is more direct implementation for what I need for static svg paths. Great job!…
tlarkworthy on HN