svg2dxf.sh

# Convert SVG to EPS
# on mac run brew install pstoedit then 
# add these two functions to your .bashrc file
# source .bashrc if terminal is already open
# Usage:
#    > svg2dxf art.svg # outputs art.dxf
#
function svg2eps() {
	if test $# -lt 1 ; then
		echo "You need to pass in a filename." ; return
	fi

	wdir="`pwd`"
	epsfile="${wdir}/${1%.*}.eps"

	echo "inkscape -f $1 -E $epsfile"
	inkscape -f "${wdir}/$1" -E "$epsfile" &> /dev/null
}

function svg2dxf() {
	if test $# -lt 1 ; then
		echo "You need to pass in a filename." ; return
	fi

	wdir="`pwd`"
	base="${wdir}/${1%.*}"
	echo "base is ${base}"
	epsfile="${base}.eps"
	dxffile="${base}.dxf"

	svg2eps "$1"
	echo "pstoedit -dt -f 'dxf:-polyaslines -mm' ${epsfile} ${dxffile}"
	pstoedit -dt -f 'dxf:-polyaslines -mm' "${epsfile}" "${dxffile}" &> /dev/null
	rm "$epsfile"
}