Load and Display Shape

This example is for Processing version 1.0+. If you have a previous version, use the examples included with your software. If you see any errors or have comments, please let us know.

Ignore Styles. Illustration by George Brower.

Shapes are loaded with style information that tells them how to draw (the color, stroke weight, etc.) The disableStyle() method of PShape turns off this information. The enableStyle() method turns it back on.


PShape bot;

void setup() {
  size(640, 360);
  smooth();
  // The file "bot1.svg" must be in the data folder
  // of the current sketch to load successfully
  bot = loadShape("bot1.svg");
  noLoop();
} 

void draw() {
  background(102);
  
  // Draw left bot
  bot.disableStyle();  // Ignore the colors in the SVG
  fill(0, 102, 153);    // Set the SVG fill to blue
  stroke(255);          // Set the SVG fill to white
  shape(bot, 20, 25, 300, 300);

  // Draw right bot
  bot.enableStyle();
  shape(bot, 320, 25, 300, 300);
}