I've had no luck so far importing SVG files into TinkerCAD. I've been getting one of the two error messages whenever I try:
Could not detect the file format. - I got this the last time I attempted an import from an SVG I exported from Adobe Flash
The imported SVG file seems to be empty. - I get this every time I attempt to import from an SVG I export from Adobe Illustrator.
Any ideas? Thanks!
When you export from Adobe Illustrator, please make sure that you export SVG 1.0, and not 1.1
Also make sure that your SVG has vectors. If you simply get a jpg and save as svg, it won't have anything useful. Your svg should contain outlines of what you want to see in Tinkercad.
Hey,
I almost tried all options while exporting a simple vector but still getting the same error message while importing svg.
The file is simple as above :/ all 0.5mm stroke...
Any idea or alternative?
Cheers
3Dream_:
That's usually just an issue with the way the app created the SVG.
SVGs are XML files, if you just open it in a text editor you could paste the text here and someone might be able to make a suggestion.
I had no problem converting your posted image to an SVG using this online tool and importing it, although I suspect it's the opposite of what you're hoping for:
So I just flood-filled the png black in PaintShop and re-converted it:
Here's the definition of the bottom one, you could just copy/paste it into a new file.
<?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?>
<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 20010904//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-SVG-20010904/DTD/svg10.dtd">
<svg version="1.0" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
width="262.000000pt" height="206.000000pt" viewBox="0 0 262.000000 206.000000"
preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet">
<metadata>
Created by potrace 1.12, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2015
</metadata>
<g transform="translate(0.000000,206.000000) scale(0.100000,-0.100000)"
fill="#000000" stroke="none">
<path d="M335 1871 c-82 -21 -154 -80 -197 -161 l-23 -45 0 -660 c0 -658 0
-660 22 -701 33 -62 98 -121 159 -144 54 -20 72 -20 988 -20 l933 0 62 31 c80
40 132 104 155 191 15 56 17 126 14 673 l-3 610 -26 55 c-32 67 -77 113 -144
148 l-50 27 -930 2 c-511 0 -943 -2 -960 -6z m710 -456 c54 -26 60 -50 60
-226 l0 -158 -29 -30 -30 -31 -222 0 -222 0 -26 31 c-26 30 -26 32 -26 198 l0
167 28 26 c15 14 34 28 42 31 8 3 100 6 203 6 151 1 196 -2 222 -14z m903
-120 c37 -31 47 -75 27 -121 -24 -58 -53 -64 -300 -64 -247 0 -271 5 -299 65
-22 45 -15 77 24 116 l28 29 245 0 245 0 30 -25z m3 -652 c26 -25 32 -39 32
-74 0 -35 -6 -48 -32 -71 l-31 -28 -644 0 -644 0 -31 31 c-51 50 -41 121 22
160 31 19 52 19 664 17 l633 -3 31 -32z"/>
</g>
</svg>
I am trying to import SVG file from the noun project site. I have downloaded the file as a svg but when I go to upload the file I get the message "Could not detect the file format". Is it possible to upload svg files from this site? If so, what do I need to do to make it work?
Thank you for your help.
The SVG files downloaded from Noun don't have the proper header for import into Tinkercad.
This is easily fixed. Open the SVG file in your favorite text editor (eg, Notepad) and add this to the top of the file:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
and save the file. You should be able to import now.
Thanks for your help Glenn. It worked perfectly
Hey for anyone wondering, I was having the "could not execute script" or whatever problem moving files from Adobe Illustrator to Tinkercad. As of today 1/19/2016 the SVG file type that worked correctly was SVG Tiny 1.1 (not 1.1+)
I would suggest to save as SVG 1.0 for now. And if you are using latest Illustrator, avoid Styles.
i just made a simple design in tinkercad, saved as svg, and then tried to upload in a new design, and got "Failed to execute script" error.
and this is the svg file it downloaded. doesn't look right:
<?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?>
<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd">
<svg width="0.200000cm" height="0.200000cm" viewBox="-1.000000 -1.000000 2.000000 2.000000"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1">
<title>Powerful Densor</title>
<desc> made with tinkercad </desc>
<path d="" fill="none" stroke="rgb(0,0,255)" stroke-width="0.01mm" />
</svg>
Yeah, there's no actual path defined.
This is the exact result you get when exporting an SVG from Tinkercad and the object isn't touching the workplane.
As I recall, this was not always the case, but that's what happens now.
I was having trouble with exported and saved-as SVG files from Illustrator and stumbled across a tip: in Illustrator, highlight whatever you want to bring to TinkerCAD and copy it; open a blank text file in your favorite text editor; paste. Boom! Delightfully functional and minimal SVG code.
Save as whatever.svg, and you've got a much better chance of TinkerCAD importing it properly.
If you have any problems which are connected with the format of the imported or exported files - there's the solution lying really on the surface. You can convert almost any format of files (including svg) to a preferable one with free online software just in seconds. Pay attention to this site, I use it all the time to convert svg to png.
To AI Miner.
THANKS!!! THAT WORKED (I'll stop shouting now :-) )
Why this solution hasn't gotten more attention is beyond me.... So many people have this problem, and so far, this is the only workaround, that doesn't involve 3rd party software or sites.
Thank you.