Export only visible objects as svg for lase from multi page pdf file

Question

Hi all,

I need you help today.

I have received a multi page pdf file which contains a design to be laser engraved to a trophy.

Unfortunately, I'm not able to only export the visible part of each artboard. Each time I try to export to svg, it exports all the objects on the document. There are a lot of clipping masks and hidden objects in the pdf, which I cannot hide from the export. Image shows how the pdf is imported.

I only want the visible parts to be exported as svg.

As you can see, there are hidden paths, clipping masks and objects:

If I export the pdf to svg and use the "Artboard" option, it always exports all objects within the pdf.

Is there any option to only export the visible part of each page in the pdf?

I cannot remove or clip / crop each single part of the pdf as this would take forever.

I will receive more than 30 different pdfs with this content.

Thanks

Daniel

creative explorer · Answer

@daniel_5064 so what I did was quickly added some artwork from one of my current work, and had them extended across three panels. I made rectangle with a stroke of none and fill of none and place exactly on th artboard and made a clipping mask for all the artboards. When I 'Save As' and selected the SVG Format, but made sure, I also put a check mark where it says 'Use Artboards' . You can decide which artboard to use or select all

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