SVG animation (features?)

[pgilfernandez]

I've testing the animated SVG format, it can do a lot of things, great for Friction!

Anyway, I would like to know what this format features has implemented and which not yet.
For instance I found out that it can't export mask shapes using DstIn... is there any working way to export masks to animated SVG?

Thanks!

[rodlie]

Anyway, I would like to know what this format features has implemented and which not yet.

The exporter should warn if you use features not supported.

I don't have a list of features supported, will need to check. In general all the basic stuff works.

For instance I found out that it can't export mask shapes using DstIn... is there any working way to export masks to animated SVG?

Masking was introduced in 0.9.6.1 (backported from v1), it works fine, used it at work several times today.

https://friction.graphics/releases/friction-0961.html#svg-changes

I could probably make a tutorial.

[pgilfernandez]

Great! Tomorrow I'll try and let you know.
I've been trying today SVG export of common and advanced features and it can do most of them, follow path was missing but I see you've done lot of work on it. I'll try it out tomorrow =)

[pgilfernandez]

Should be able to just merge the svg-follow-path branch into what branch you use, been a while since I looked at it. Worst case I could update the branch it anyone want to test.

main...svg-follow-path

I have just tested, it worked fine with some issues that I guess you are aware of:

• I created some keyframes for the "complete" parameter (0.0 at 0f, 1.0 at 60f and back to 0.0 at 120f), the exported SVG just animates from 0.0 to 1.0 but not from 1.0 to 0.0
• as you commented before, rotation didn't work

BTW, in case you decide to improve it let me know and I'll be glad to test.
Here is my test just in case you need it: svga_follow_path.zip

[rodlie]

The rotate stuff is currently a blocker (and there are probably other issues), if not this would be part of v1.

It's currently on the v1.1 roadmap, but will probably be delayed even further, as the v1.1 roadmap is already not realistic.

[pgilfernandez]

IMHO, I would include it in v1 as the basic feature works (well, maybe you would need to polish why the keyframes are not working perfectly as I showed you in my previous test), I mean, it works pretty good and it is always better to have a follow path without rotation than nothing... Bear in mind that lot of times the rotation is not needed but, well, it's up to you, of course.

[pgilfernandez]

Here you have a brief study of the "svg follow path rotation" problem... I hope it helps you =)

https://github.com/orgs/friction2d/discussions/326