Inkscape Extension to Output Path Nodes to CSV

Simple Inkscape extension to convert nodes of paths to x,y coordinates.

Features:

• X, Y offsets
• Configurable origin
• Configurable seperator - , | ","
• Output file

Insipration came from tekolay's csv_output and jwcliff's Inkscape_Exportxy

Convert Text to Points Example

1. Create your text
2. Convert text to paths (Path > Object to Path)
3. Select each path/letter
4. Select the "Edit path by nodes" tool
5. Export (Extensions > Export > Nodes to CSV...)
6. Plot or do other fun things!

-87.43034,509.56655,
-90.7739936,505.07739,
-94.6749225,500.61918,
-92.5696593,498.66872,
-90.4024766,496.2229,
-88.390093,493.43652,
-86.780185,490.40247,

Installation

1. Copy nodes_to_csv.inx and nodes_to_csv.py to your Inkscape extensions folder. On Linux it is located at ~/.config/inkscape/extensions/
2. Relaunch Inscape