Check if SVG text is converted to paths
Find text in your SVG that is still live text rather than shapes, so letters don't change font or disappear at the laser.
Checked entirely in your browser. Your file is never uploaded.
How to convert text to paths
- Inkscape: select the text and choose Path → Object to Path.
- Illustrator: select the text and choose Type → Create Outlines.
- Affinity Designer: select the text and choose Layer → Convert to Curves.
- Canva: SVG downloads turn text into shapes but can include clipping masks and embedded images. Clean the file up in a vector editor before cutting.
After converting
Converted letters are often open or overlapping shapes. Stencil-style cutting needs letters with bridges, and letters like O, A and B have separate inner shapes. Run the check again: it will report any open paths or duplicate outlines created by the conversion.
Questions
Why can't the laser software just use my font?
Laser software needs the same font installed to draw live text. If it's missing, the text is substituted with another font or skipped. Converting text to paths turns letters into plain shapes that look the same everywhere.
Can I still edit text after converting it?
Not as text. Keep a copy of your design with live text for editing, and export a separate cutting file with text converted to paths.
The check says there's text, but I can't see any.
Text with no fill, text on hidden layers and text outside the page is still in the file. The report quotes up to five of them so you can find them. Empty text objects contain nothing to cut and aren't listed.