Load SVG into your MATLAB code

This function is not perfect yet, but it is better than any of the existing svg read functions.

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The zip contains the following files:.
*loadsvg: main function
*svgc: local function for calculating points on Bézier curves
*svgl: local function to compute a point on a line

This function reads the path data in svg and calculates curves and lines. All lines and cubic Bézier curves are supported, but quadratic and elliptical curves are not yet supported (To be updated). It also does not support circles or rectangles that are not path data.

*A fill cannot be drawn.

How to use
*loadsvg (filename, finish, graph)
*filename: the name of the file you want to load
*finish: The accuracy of curves and lines. This value is between 0 and 1, and the closer to 0, the higher the resolution.
*graph: Takes a value of true or false. If true, draw svg on the graph. If false, just output an array of coordinates.

Cite As

Tommy (2026). Load SVG into your MATLAB code (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/72225-load-svg-into-your-matlab-code), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.1.0

*Even an svg such as ".123.456" would recognize it as "0.123, 0.456".
*ID is not recognized, but there is no error with id.

1.0.0