jonesamu / svg-to-dia

Convert SVG files for adding to Dia library

svg-to-dia

Dia is an open-source diagram editor. It supports SVG pictograms. svg-to-dia converts ordinary SVG in the format supported by Dia.

How to use

• Prepare files:

svg-to-dia --name my-shapes my-file1.svg my-file2.svg my-file3.svg

the above command will create a sheets/ and a shapes/ folders.

• Move the generated files to dia's folder

mv sheets/* ~/.dia/sheets
mv shapes/* ~/.dia/shapes

• Don't forget to restart dia
• If you intend to publish, make sure to edit the .sheet files to add human-readable descriptions (multiple languages if you can)
• ... and to edit the .shape files to add better coordinates of attachment points

Requirements

• Python
• ImageMagick

License

svg-to-dia is released in the public domain, see UNLICENSE file.