The ImageGear.Formats.SVG Namespace provides the API to create SVG vector format, and belongs to the ImageGear21.Formats.Vector.dll assembly. This namespace provides read and write support for the SVG format.

To enable it in your project, specify the following directive:

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using ImageGear.Formats.SVG;

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Imports ImageGear.Formats.SVG

Displaying SVG Images

ImageGear SVG vector renderer uses WPF (Windows Presentation Framework) functionality. If loaded, the SVG page is supposed to be displayed or rasterized using the ImGearVectorPage.Rasterize(), then the ImageGear21.Presentation.dll assembly should be initialized, otherwise an ImGearException will be thrown, indicating that the Presentation assembly is not initialized. In order to initialize the Presentation assembly please do following:

• Add a reference from your project’s settings to the ImageGear21.Presentation.dll
• Add the following call prior to using any SVG functionality (e.g. before or after file formats initializations):

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ImageGear.Display.ImGearPresentation.Initialize();

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ImageGear.Display.ImGearPresentation.Initialize()

If you are going to load/save SVG files, then Presentation initialization is not required.