SVG Scale incorrect after Signcut import

[cs_stickers]

Hey everyone, I've been using Inkscape since 2012 and this is the first time i've had to post on here for an issue I have, so I guess that's a decent track record!

However, I come to you guys with one mighty problem! Some recent work I did on inkscape fails to export as an SVG at the correct size and when I import to Signcut the sizing is wrong. If I export as a PDF it imports to Signcut at the correct sizing.

Now I ran some tests and there seems to be an issue with some elements of the design which are 'corrupting' the save, because if I create a fresh document with a plan square at 100mm x 100mm, save it as SVG and open in Signcut, the size is correct. However, If I important the design to this new document, save, import...now the size of the 100mm box is larger too!

This happened on version 0.91 and happens after an update to 0.92.2, so this wasn't specific to the new user unit/96dpi nightmare that is 0.92.

Any help would be great!

[brynn]

Welcome to the forum!

Calling all  psychics!

Just kidding.  If you could share the SVG file, we can look at it, and hopefully figure out the problem.  It might be helpful to share the file the works properly, along with the file that doesn't work properly.  But at least the file that doesn't work.

[cs_stickers]

I've managed to solve the problem so I'll leave my fix here incase someone in the future has this problem.

Basically there was hidden artefacts in the document that was causing this 'corruption'.

The fix was to do ctrl + F to open the Find/Replace menu. Under Search in select Properties, set Scope to All. Under the Options drop down select Include hidden and Include Locked then click Find

This will then highlight all the elements of the document which you can then delete anything that isn't necessary and that should solve the issue.

After doing this one several SVG files they now all open in Signcut at the correct size.

[brynn]

Glad you solved it.  Thanks for sharing.