We, however, need all text to be one solid shape to avoid unnecessary lines between letters.
Make sure you have checked spellings etc before you convert to outlines, as you will no longer be able to edit the text in the text-box format.Īs you can see, each letter has been individually outlined and in cases where the letters overlap, a cutting machine would cut these out as individuals. This will convert the editable text to an object/shape with lines and points, which will enable the SVG file details to be recognized by the cutting machine. You now need to outline your design/text by selecting Type > Create Outlines. Once you have created your design, you need to select your text with the Selection Tool. See our Illustrator tutorial section for more great tips!Ĭhoose your font and create your design for your SVG, here I am using the font Holgand from Font Bundles.
#Adobe illustrator svg how to
Another great thing about using vector files, is that it is always editable, you can reopen vector files back up in Adobe Illustrator and continue to rework the design.įollow this tutorial to learn how to make an SVG in Illustrator and learn how to check for imperfections in the design that could lead to your cutting machine distorting your design. This makes it the perfect file format for most cutting machines on the market to get the most clean and accurate result. An SVG (Scalable Vector Graphic) is a file format that is designed using lines and points which can therefore be scaled larger or smaller without losing any quality.
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