# SVG export

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/svg-export/11507>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [February 20, 2021, 8:59am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/svg-export/11507 "2021-02-20T08:59:08Z")\
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@Msmetalmagic @KEMCAM

It’s a DPI issue. Can you adjust the DPI for the SVG file in your software?

> [@SVG file exports for Shaper Origin](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/svg-file-exports-for-shaper-origin/6437/57):
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> SVG export works the same way in Standard and Business. Thank you for the files and videos, it helps a lot. I checked your issues: Illustrator assumes that the SVG px is defined with 72dpi, but we use 96dpi, as it is the standard for laser cutters and Inkspace. That’s why you experience the scaling (96/72 = 1.3333). We will figure out something to improve this, but until that, downscaling in Illustrator to 75% is the only workaround. The outer rectangle is indeed the SVG bounding box. It is t…

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