# How to import a logo to project it onto any surface?

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**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [February 23, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-import-a-logo-to-project-it-onto-any-surface/36685 "2025-02-23T15:40:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![trydaily](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f9ae1b/32.png) [@trydaily](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/trydaily)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-import-a-logo-to-project-it-onto-any-surface/36685/1 "2025-02-23T15:40:44Z")

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I would like to import my logo so I can project it onto any surface for CNC milling, 3D printing,… It seems like I cannot import DXF, DWG, SVG, EPS. But for projecting I need a vector image. How do I import a vector logo? Or is there another way to turn a PNG into vectors in Shapr?  
Thanks for your help

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**Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 12:07am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-import-a-logo-to-project-it-onto-any-surface/36685/2 "2025-02-24T00:07:06Z")

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You can definitely do this by importing a DXF.  
As long as the DXF of the logo is okay.  
It is easier if the DXF is on an axis plane at the start (for sanity reasons)  
Just Import to current project.  
Use the move tool to drag the imported logo sketch adjacent to the body face you want to project on to.  
Select the geometry you want to project.  
use the project tool to put it on the solid’s face.

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**Author:** ![SCALEMODEL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@SCALEMODEL](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SCALEMODEL)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 6:57am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-import-a-logo-to-project-it-onto-any-surface/36685/3 "2025-02-24T06:57:41Z")

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You should be able to Import DXF or DWG. You also pointed out you want to turn PNG into vectors?

So are you trying to save PNG as DXF or you are trying to save Vectors as DXF but Shpar doesn’t open them?

PNGs you would need to use the spline tool and sketch over the logo image.

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**Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 1:26pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-import-a-logo-to-project-it-onto-any-surface/36685/4 "2025-02-24T13:26:12Z")

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I meant a vector image. I wasn’t sure if a PNG would be sufficient

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**Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 1:28pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-import-a-logo-to-project-it-onto-any-surface/36685/5 "2025-02-24T13:28:28Z")

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If I try to import the DXF or DWG I get the response unsupported layer… see screenshot. I started a new project, completely empty but nothing happens

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**Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 1:29pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-import-a-logo-to-project-it-onto-any-surface/36685/6 "2025-02-24T13:29:42Z")

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**Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 1:30pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-import-a-logo-to-project-it-onto-any-surface/36685/7 "2025-02-24T13:30:42Z")

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I also cleaned up the logo. Only a minimum on control points

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**Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 1:32pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-import-a-logo-to-project-it-onto-any-surface/36685/8 "2025-02-24T13:32:10Z")

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**Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 1:50pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-import-a-logo-to-project-it-onto-any-surface/36685/9 "2025-02-24T13:50:30Z")

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Sali

If you only want to mill with cnc, it is possible that you will get problems with the inner corners or radius.

Mit freundlichen Grüssen

Andreas Desiderius Haudenschild

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**Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-import-a-logo-to-project-it-onto-any-surface/36685/10 "2025-02-24T14:40:49Z")

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Thanks for mentioning but first I need to import it into Shapr. That‘s where the problem is!

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**Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 2:52pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-import-a-logo-to-project-it-onto-any-surface/36685/11 "2025-02-24T14:52:30Z")

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I just made a DWG file from my graphics. And I imported it, with me it just didn’t import a part of the font completely but I think that’s a mistake of mine.

 ![IMG_0940](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/9/5/955827f570a625152ea181270b08e6442e846326.jpeg)  
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Ps: bitte

Mit freundlichen Grüssen

Andreas Desiderius Haudenschild 🇨🇭

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**Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 3:19pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-import-a-logo-to-project-it-onto-any-surface/36685/12 "2025-02-24T15:19:53Z")

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Did you import with “+Add“ or “import to current project” ?  
For me both doesn’t work. Always the same reply. “Unsupported layers 0”

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**Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 3:43pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-import-a-logo-to-project-it-onto-any-surface/36685/13 "2025-02-24T15:43:11Z")

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I’m not sure I understood her correctly. I clicked on share „teilen“and imported it like that. In it worked.  
If you want, I can send you my affinity designer file to try it out.

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**Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-import-a-logo-to-project-it-onto-any-surface/36685/14 "2025-02-24T16:03:16Z")

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Thanks for the offer but I would rather send you my DXF file to see if you can open it. Just to see if its me or the file

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**Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 4:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-import-a-logo-to-project-it-onto-any-surface/36685/15 "2025-02-24T16:04:31Z")

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You’re a cabinet maker! I’m actually building a bar atm. So the logo will be milled into a stone for the front of the bar.

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**Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-import-a-logo-to-project-it-onto-any-surface/36685/16 "2025-02-24T16:45:45Z")

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I had similar issues with DXF vectors coming from an art program.

> [@Seemingly Random Profile Changes From .dwg/.dxf](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/seemingly-random-profile-changes-from-dwg-dxf/36642/20):
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> I will definitely give Inkscape a try and I was able to get QCAD as well - idk if I randomly found them during server maintenance I tried getting it or what. Doing an ‘on the road’ project yesterday I ran into the same issue again and I think that it clued me in to something; I suspect that when I experience this issue it is on curves that have used the contour tool in AD. When I have a single line I’ll want to extrude in S3D I use contour in AF to offset a clone a touch effectively giving the …

In this post there are various methods to resolve the issue.

If you still have problem post your DXF here there are ways to try to fix it.

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**Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 5:02pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-import-a-logo-to-project-it-onto-any-surface/36685/17 "2025-02-24T17:02:07Z")

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I created the DXF myself. The file is very clean. The problem is I cannot import it into Shapr. I would appreciate any advice for the import procedure

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**Author:** ![SCALEMODEL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@SCALEMODEL](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SCALEMODEL)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-import-a-logo-to-project-it-onto-any-surface/36685/18 "2025-02-24T17:05:55Z")

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In the post above both of our lines was created by ourself, it’s not about that its about the complexity and the handle bars being used in your case Illustrator I believe.

You can explode the logo in 2d CAD program like I mentioned QCAD in the post.

Or the Inkscape method I suggested.

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**Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 5:15pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-import-a-logo-to-project-it-onto-any-surface/36685/19 "2025-02-24T17:15:09Z")

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I did a quick search and found similar logo.

Exploaded in QCAD

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/f/9/f978b6861cafcb686800072f4ba4025097759020.jpeg)

Original SVG  
[don-julio-tequilas-logo-vector.zip](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/uploads/short-url/zaA7PqpnIghE77LSI4NLlIoQj17.zip) (8.4 KB)

Converted SVG (Can’t open in Shapr)  
[don-julio-tequilas-logo-vector.dwg.zip](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/uploads/short-url/6FyhdkaWf9NaAmosP1GWy08XZBJ.zip) (8.8 KB)  
[don-julio-tequilas-logo-vector\_exploaded.dwg.zip|attachment]

Exploaded (Works opens in Shapr)  
[don-julio-tequilas-logo-vector\_exploaded.dwg.zip](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/uploads/short-url/7dYKF9lgXy19AJXFiSEJoGYwld2.zip) (67.4 KB)

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**Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 6:43pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-import-a-logo-to-project-it-onto-any-surface/36685/20 "2025-02-24T18:43:13Z")

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I tried but now I haven’t come across a solution that works.

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