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CSS Animating SVG with CSS Transitions and Transforms Transform Origin in Firefox

Animation SVS with CSS / Transform Origin in Firefox.

Animation SVS WITH CSS / Guil Hernandez, in the code on line 13 , we have d="M231.9,10.9c-1.8-0 ... ... I have the following question how this code is generated, how to explain and understand these number, demonstrate or prove anyway? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<path class="gear-icon" fill="#FFFFFF" d="M231.9,10.9c-1.8-0.6-3.6-0.6-5.1,0.3L216.2,17c-1.5-0.9-3-1.2-4.2-1.8l-3.1-11.5 c-0.6-1.8-1.8-3-3.3-3.9c-1.8-0.6-3.3-0.9-5.1-0.9c-1.8,0-3.3,0.3-5.1,0.9c-0.9,0.3-1.2,0.6-1.8,1.2s-1.2,1.8-1.5,2.7l-3,11.5 c-1.5,0.3-3,1.2-4.2,1.8L174,11.3c-1.5-0.9-3.3-0.9-5.1-0.3c-2.4,0.6-3.9,2.1-4.8,3c-1.5,1.5-2.4,3-3,4.2c-0.6,1.8-0.6,3.6,0.3,5.1 l5.8,10.6c-0.6,1.2-1.5,2.7-1.8,4.2l-11.8,3.4c-0.9,0.3-1.5,0.9-2.1,1.5c-0.6,0.6-1.2,1.2-1.2,1.8c-0.9,1.5-1.2,3-1.2,4.8 c0,2.4,0.3,3.9,1.2,5.4c0.3,1.5,1.8,3,3.3,3.3l11.5,3c0.6,1.8,1.5,3.3,2.1,4.5l-5.6,10.7c-0.9,1.5-0.9,3.3-0.3,5.1s1.8,3,3,4.2 c1.2,1.2,2.7,2.1,4.2,3c1.8,0.6,3.6,0.6,5.1-0.3l10.3-6.1c1.5,0.9,3,1.2,4.2,1.8l3.4,11.8c0.6,1.8,1.8,3,3.3,3.9 c1.8,0.6,3.3,0.9,5.1,0.9c1.8,0,3.6-0.6,5.1-0.9c0.6-0.6,1.5-0.9,2.1-1.5c0.6-0.6,1.2-1.8,1.5-2.7l3-11.5c1.5-0.3,3-1.2,4.2-1.8 l10.6,5.7c1.5,0.9,3.3,0.9,5.1,0.3c1.8-0.6,3.3-2.1,4.2-3c1.5-1.5,2.4-3,3-4.2c0.6-1.8,0.6-3.6-0.3-5.1l-5.8-10.6 c0.6-1.2,1.2-3,1.8-4.2l11.5-3.1c0.9-0.3,1.8-0.6,2.7-1.5c0.6-0.6,1.2-1.2,1.2-1.8c0.6-1.8,0.9-3.3,0.9-5.1c0-1.8-0.3-3.3-0.9-5.1 c-0.6-1.8-2.1-2.7-3.9-3.3l-11.5-3c-0.3-1.5-1.2-3-1.8-4.2l5.7-10.6c0.9-1.5,0.9-3.3,0.3-5.1c-0.6-1.8-1.8-3-3-4.2 C234.6,12.4,233.1,11.5,231.9,10.9z M211.4,38.8c6.1,6,6.1,16.4,0.1,22.4s-16.3,6.1-22.4,0c-6.1-6.1-6.1-16.4-0.1-22.4 S205,32.5,211.4,38.8z"></path>

3 Answers

Those numbers are generated more than likely in an vector image editor like illustrator. They're defining points and paths that are drawn to create the image mathematically. For the most part, we never edit them inline, but use a vector image program to create those values, so I wouldn't worry about them. If you want to know more, Illustrator Basics and SVG Basics are classes that go into this with more detail.

Thank you Nicolas

hector alvarado
hector alvarado
15,796 Points

You can olso draw some paths, there are some curses in threehouse with a library called D3.js helped me a lot to understand how to draw each point on a path.