SVG

Scalable Vector Graphics, or SVG, is a type of vectorized image format for two-dimensional graphics.

Vector-based formats such as SVG are very useful in technical drawing programs, like FreeCAD, because an SVG image can be scaled to any size without losing its shape or details. The SVG can be scaled to any required resolution and converted to other formats like PNG or JPEG for printing.

FreeCAD can read and export SVG graphics, and they are used for many things, including symbols and icons on the interface, and for templates in the workbenches, for example, the TechDraw Templates.

The SVG image is described in an XML-type language, which means that it can be opened and edited with a simple text editor to make changes. This SVG markup language is an international standard, and should be read and interpreted in the same way by SVG compliant viewers and drawing applications.