# Text file - ADD TEXT

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/text-file-add-text/2864>\
**Category:** Share your creations\
**Created:** [September 4, 2018, 10:58am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/text-file-add-text/2864 "2018-09-04T10:58:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jfonseca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e68b1a/32.png) [@Jfonseca](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jfonseca)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 7:36pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/text-file-add-text/2864/9 "2018-09-19T19:36:01Z")

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Look at this guys!

> [@"Import” shapes/text from .svg to avoid tracing](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-shapes-text-from-svg-to-avoid-tracing/2922):
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> Hello everyone, Im creating a 3d printed letters w/led, I dont really like to trace sketches, so I use the following work-flow to do it. First, I use InkScape to create a .svg file, write a text (and convert it to path) or import a image (trace bitmap & convert it to path) [image] once I created a .svg file, the next step is to import it as geometry to create a .iges file using export command on FreeCad [image] Open the .iges file on Shapr3D, and start working on what you need [MILO] [MI…

this is my workflow to create text & other shapes

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