Helpful Here's How to combine SVG cut files

Here is a FREE and EASY work around on How To combine SVG cut files. This works for both layered SVG cut files and/or combing a number of single layer SVG cut files to upload as ONE COMBINED SVG FILE to Cricut Design Space, Brother Canvas Workspace and Silhouette Studio. To do this you will need to download an excellent and free open source software package. To do this follow our how to combine SVG cut files instructions below.

How to combine SVG cut files steps

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Visit Inkscape (Inkscape is a Free and open source vector graphics editor for GNU/Linux, Windows and MacOS X) and download the ‘Current Version’ of the software to your desktop computer or laptop.

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Once INKSCAPE is downloaded click on the icon in your applications folder to open.

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Once INKSCAPE is open go to the top menu bar and select File/Open and navigate to your folder/s with the SVG files and/or SVG file layers that you wish to combine.

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Select all the SVG files that you want to combine and click open.

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All the SVG files will open in separate INKSCAPE windows.

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To keep things simple leave one (master) window open (drag the corner to enlarge the window if need be) and move the remaining windows to one side or minimise. In this example we have a 6 layered SVG cut file to combine all the layers into one SVG file. We moved or minimised 5 windows and left one master window open.

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Locate/open one of the (minimised) windows and right click on the image layer and select Copy.

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Return to your master window. Right click on the master window and select paste. Your second image layer should now appear in the master layer window. We would recommend doing this in your layer order – say layer 1 being your master layer, then layer 2, 3 etc. (we number each of our layers at the end of each file name).

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Repeat for each of your SVG image layers until you have all the SVG image layers on the master window. Do not worry about sizing or placement at this stage.

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Go to the INKSCAPE File Menu and Save As.

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Name your file and select Save (save to your preferred location).

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You should now have a combined SVG file saved and ready to upload to your Cricut Design Space Artboard or Brother ScanNCut Canvas Workspace or Silhouette Studio etc.

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Upload the saved SVG file to your art board as you would do normally. With this example we have used Cricut Design Space – Upload/Upload Image – Then Insert Images.

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Your art board should look like this.

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Select ‘Ungroup’ from the menu.

For Single Layer Cut Files jump to Step 19, otherwise for your Layered Cut File Art Projects continue following steps 16 through to 19 of our How to combine SVG cut files.

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If need be, re order your layers (in our case 1-6) by dragging the files up and down on the right hand menu.

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Now is the time to resize your files. Select all your SVG cut file layers (at the same time) and Align/Centre all your layered files.

For Cricut see our Here’s how to Resize SVG Cut Files in 7 Steps

For Brother Scan N Cut see our Here’s How to resize your SVG layered cut files with your Brother ScanNCut cutting machine in Canvas Work Space

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Whilst your files are still all selected, make sure the padlock is on lock from the resize menu and resize the height or width. The padlock will make sure your files are all re sized to maintain the layered ratio.

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Finally select MAKE IT and all your files should load onto individual mats.

Hoorah, how to combine SVG cut files is now all Done!

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