Free checkerboard SVG

Checkerboard heart SVG

Checkerboard heart, as a solid black shape
Checkerboard heart. The preview is the SVG file itself.

A heart outline filled with checks, every square welded to its neighbours and to the outline. One piece, for race day shirts and ska and skate designs.

Free for personal and commercial use, no sign-up. What you can do with it.

What is in the file

Size100 × 90 mm (3.94 × 3.56 in), scales to any size
PiecesOne piece: it holds together when cut
Outlines to cut31: 1 outer edge and 30 cut-outs
Cut length1,263 mm at this size
Narrowest join1.9 mm at this size
Nodes240 curve and line segments

Measured from the file. PNG: 2,000 × 1,815 pixels, transparent. About the three file types.

How fine is it at your size?

Scaling a design scales its finest detail 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 × heightNarrowest joinCut lengthFit on a 12 in sheetRule of thumb
1 × 0.9 in (25 × 23 mm)0.48 mm321 mm110Too fine for most machines
2 × 1.81 in (51 × 46 mm)0.97 mm642 mm30Fine detail: vinyl and paper only, weed with care
3 × 2.71 in (76 × 69 mm)1.4 mm962 mm12Vinyl, card and thin sheet
4 × 3.62 in (102 × 92 mm)1.9 mm1,283 mm6Vinyl, card and thin sheet
6 × 5.42 in (152 × 138 mm)2.9 mm1,925 mm2Vinyl, card and thin sheet
8 × 7.23 in (203 × 184 mm)3.9 mm2,566 mm1Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
12 × 10.85 in (305 × 276 mm)5.8 mm3,850 mm1Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic

The narrowest join is the finest detail in the pattern. Below about half a millimetre it is too small to cut and may fill in when printed. How to open the file in Cricut, Silhouette and laser software.

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