My SVG is small

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December 8, 2024
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I have looked at countless posts and tried pretty much everything I can think of to fix this issue. I am creating a model and using a glowforge laser cutter to make it. The issue I keep having is when I export my files they appear much smaller then the original size. I have checked my measurements several times and I have tried clicking unresponsive, changing to embed, link, or preserve, changing the artboard size, fitting the artboard to the artwork, etc. I can't seem to find the problem. I am newer to adobe Illustrator and I'm definitely new to glowforge machines, so I'm sure this is a simple issue that I'm just misunderstanding, but any input or help would be appreciated.

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Bobby Henderson

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Have you tried saving the SVG files in different flavors of the format, such as SVG Tiny 1.1? I ran into issues not too long ago using the stock settings for saving SVG files (doing vinyl cut-only jobs using Onyx Thrive). Changing from regular SVG to SVG Tiny helped in that specific case.

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eager_motivation5032Author

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Thank you for your help. How would I go about changing to the tiny svg format?

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Bobby Henderson

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In the Save As dialog box usually when you choose SVG in the file format drop down menu and click OK it should bring up a "SVG Options" dialog box. That's where that SVG Profile can be chosen (such as regular SVG or SVG Tiny, different version numbers, etc). The dialog box also has additional advanced options for other settings.

Monika Gause

Community Expert

Which unit are you using for your file?

Possibly the translation from mm to whatever your plotter used does not work.

Also there could be a misconception of resolution and the translation. Illustrator assumes that things are 72 ppi. But some devices convert measurements by assuming it's 96 ppi.

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eager_motivation5032Author

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I'm using inches for the artboard and the designs. I'm not sure about the ppi. I know I can attach a file in the comment box if that would help. I can add one, but I have several files.

Monika Gause

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The ppi in this case is nothing you can set up. Here is a longer thread: https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/svg-is-being-resized-when-saved-from-illustrator-cc/m-p/5767213/page/2

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