# Looking for a good 2d - Shapr3D workflow

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/looking-for-a-good-2d-shapr3d-workflow/18070>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [March 16, 2022, 10:10pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/looking-for-a-good-2d-shapr3d-workflow/18070 "2022-03-16T22:10:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![DragonDon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a698b9/32.png) [@DragonDon](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DragonDon)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 10:10pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/looking-for-a-good-2d-shapr3d-workflow/18070/1 "2022-03-16T22:10:05Z")

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I’m having a very hard time trying to get consistent results with my workflow. Inkscape seems to be buggy on my Mac(10.15) and Vectonator doesn’t export to DXF.

I basically want to just be able to design anything, transfer it to Shapr3D and extrude. I’ve been partially successful on some things but when I get to something ridiculously simple, it simply will not work.

I mean, I created this:

 ![IMG_1402](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/e/e0ccce77cf42f39a8081efc457343e7bb2b8bfa6.jpeg)

But I can NOT get the logo(an SVG file itself) to export with the text. I only get text.

 ![Screen Shot 2022-03-16 at 6.07.21 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/3/39794e815a3ce6d6b8d9bd6ef70933a20117038d.png)

Infinitely frustrating when a more simpler design is harder than a more complex one.

So, I need suggestions on a good workflow. Something that works, ideally doesn’t cost an arm and a leg(open source is fine by me).

Or, can someone tell me why an SVG will not export as a DXF file, only the text.

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**Author:** ![McD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mcd/32/15504_2.png) [@McD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/McD)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 11:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/looking-for-a-good-2d-shapr3d-workflow/18070/2 "2022-03-16T23:04:59Z")

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I can’t explain the issue you’re having, but it seems like more work, than importing the image, and recreating it in Shapr3D, then extruding.

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**Author:** ![DragonDon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a698b9/32.png) [@DragonDon](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DragonDon)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 12:10am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/looking-for-a-good-2d-shapr3d-workflow/18070/3 "2022-03-17T00:10:17Z")

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trying that now. Need to figure out what is causing the non manifold body.