# Text Import

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/text-import/1902>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [December 24, 2017, 12:44pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/text-import/1902 "2017-12-24T12:44:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Imperator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/76d3ee/32.png) [@Imperator](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Imperator)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 12:44pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/text-import/1902/1 "2017-12-24T12:44:52Z")

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Hello Team Sharpr,

I understand, that you are working on a text feature. Is there any idear for a work around on the ipad? creating a svg file with text in any ipad app, convert it to a sharpr import format, and then use this importet text in sharpr? if so, which ipad apps i will need? thanks, mery xmas!

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**Author:** ![DanielR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/danielr/32/582_2.png) [@DanielR](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DanielR)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 3:34pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/text-import/1902/2 "2017-12-24T15:34:46Z")

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Hi, we currently don’t support text import. We will support it in the future, but until then: What I usually do in these situations is tracing. I import it as a photo, and sketch over it, longer process, but with same results.

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**Author:** ![Imperator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/76d3ee/32.png) [@Imperator](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Imperator)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 9:23am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/text-import/1902/3 "2017-12-25T09:23:09Z")

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Thank You!

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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:** [July 10, 2018, 8:17am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/text-import/1902/4 "2018-07-10T08:17:48Z")

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Long long process… any alternative? I’m not good enough to draw