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Swallowtail butterfly SVG

Swallowtail butterfly, as a solid black shape — Swallowtail butterfly. The preview is the SVG file itself.

Pointed forewings, scalloped hindwings and two long tails, with cells between the veins. The tails are slender, so keep it large in wood.

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What is in the file

Size	100 × 97 mm (3.94 × 3.83 in), scales to any size
Pieces	One piece: it holds together when cut
Outlines to cut	21: 1 outer edge and 20 cut-outs
Cut length	1,574 mm at this size
Narrowest part	1.9 mm at this size
Nodes	474 curve and line segments
Symmetry	Mirror

Measured from the file. PNG: 2,000 × 1,948 pixels, transparent. About the three file types.

Will it cut at your size?

Scaling a design scales its thinnest part too. Here is this one at seven sizes, from 1 to 12 inches on its longer side, with how many copies fit a 12 × 12 inch sheet or mat.

Size, width × height	Narrowest part	Cut length	Fit on a 12 in sheet	Rule of thumb
1 × 0.97 in (25 × 25 mm)	0.48 mm	400 mm	100	Too fine for most machines
2 × 1.95 in (51 × 49 mm)	0.97 mm	800 mm	25	Fine detail: vinyl and paper only, weed with care
3 × 2.92 in (76 × 74 mm)	1.4 mm	1,199 mm	9	Vinyl, card and thin sheet
4 × 3.89 in (102 × 99 mm)	1.9 mm	1,599 mm	4	Vinyl, card and thin sheet
6 × 5.84 in (152 × 148 mm)	2.9 mm	2,399 mm	2	Vinyl, card and thin sheet
8 × 7.78 in (203 × 198 mm)	3.9 mm	3,198 mm	1	Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
12 × 11.68 in (305 × 297 mm)	5.8 mm	4,798 mm	1	Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic

The narrowest part is the thinnest neck that holds the design together; sharp tips are not counted. For wood and acrylic, keep it at least as wide as the sheet is thick. How to open the file in Cricut, Silhouette and laser software.

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