Hi Peter, Ah yes thanks, I tend to forget that an SVG doc is in XML format.
Sometimes the solution winds up being so simple in 4D. If the SVG doc uses <defs> for displaying various glyphs in the <g> object I would assume that I need to also bring those into the doc? Appreciate, John… > Just use a XML commands and copy the node to another SVG files. AS SVG files > are XML documents, you can use any XML DOM commands to manipulate SVG files. > > Something like > $group:=DOM Find XML element by ID(oldSVGImage;$groupID) > If (OK=1) > $newEl:=DOM Append XML element(newSVGImage;$group) > end if > > Peter Bozek > > On Fri, Feb 28, 2020 at 5:08 PM John J Foster via 4D_Tech > <4d_tech@lists.4d.com <mailto:4d_tech@lists.4d.com>> wrote: > Hi All, > > I have an SVG Doc which contains many <g> grouped objects. Each group has a > unique ID (name). > > Sometimes I’d like to click on a part of the document, corresponding to a > grouped object, and have it sent to the clipboard or saved as a png. Just the > part of the document clicked on. > > Is there a technique to easily extract a <g> object into it’s own SVG doc so > I can save just the selected group as an png? > > Yes, I could redraw each object that was selected but like to save that time > if it’s possible. > > Thanks, > John… ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************