Free desert SVG

Desert canyon with stepped walls SVG

Which one? SVG for Cricut and lasers, DXF for the free Silhouette Studio, PNG to print.

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Desert canyon with stepped walls, as a solid black shape
Desert canyon with stepped walls. The preview is the SVG file itself.

A canyon cut in section: two walls stepping down in terraces to a river, each terrace marked with broken lines of strata, with a saguaro on each rim and a stub of rock on the higher one.

What is in the file

Size100 × 86 mm (3.94 × 3.37 in), scales to any size
PiecesOne piece: it holds together when cut
Outlines to cut22: 1 outer edge and 21 cut-outs
Cut length1,194 mm at this size
Narrowest part2.7 mm at this size
Nodes192 curve and line segments

Measured from the file. PNG: 2,000 × 1,723 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 × heightNarrowest partCut lengthFit on a 12 in sheetRule of thumb
1 × 0.86 in (25 × 22 mm)0.69 mm303 mm110Fine detail: vinyl and paper only, weed with care
2 × 1.71 in (51 × 43 mm)1.4 mm607 mm30Vinyl, card and thin sheet
3 × 2.57 in (76 × 65 mm)2.1 mm910 mm12Vinyl, card and thin sheet
4 × 3.42 in (102 × 87 mm)2.7 mm1,213 mm6Vinyl, card and thin sheet
6 × 5.14 in (152 × 130 mm)4.1 mm1,820 mm2Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
8 × 6.85 in (203 × 174 mm)5.5 mm2,426 mm1Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
12 × 10.27 in (305 × 261 mm)8.2 mm3,639 mm1Any 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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