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I have the following hand drawn .ai file that I would like to convert to SVG for 3d printing with tinkercad.
when I save as SVG however there is some clipping done to the paths and it turns out like:
with that file exported as SVG then, the 3d print preview comes out as follows:
How can I correctly export the original .ai file so that the 3d print would be one solid piece that is just a 3d version of the original stroke path?
Artwork needs to be prepared for these machines (3d printers, vinyl cutters, lasers, etc). In your case select everything and do a 'Pathfinder → Unite', then go into outline mode Ctrl+Y and cleanup any leftover bits. Make sure you are left with a single, clean object before doing the SVG export.
