Free lotus SVG files

Side view or top view

The side view is the lotus most people know: an upright petal in the middle and pairs opening out to each side. In these files every petal grows from one foot, and the thin channels that separate the petals stop short of that foot, so the flower lifts off the mat in one piece. The channels are a little over 1 mm wide at 100 mm; for work under 60 mm pick the simple lotus with three petals or the five-petal symbol, which have wide gaps.

The top view is a ring pattern, eight petals to a ring, and reads as a mandala. It is the better choice for coasters, round signs and anything that will be seen from all sides.

Tips and thin points

Lotus petals end in sharp points, and the outer petals are slim. In wood or acrylic, sand or flame-polish the tips lightly so they do not catch. In heat transfer vinyl, weed from the foot towards the tips, so the points are pulled along their length and not lifted sideways.

How to open the files

• Cricut Design Space: choose Upload, pick the SVG, and add it to the canvas. Set the width you want; the shape is already welded.
• Silhouette Studio: Designer Edition and above open the SVG. The free Basic Edition does not, so open the DXF instead.
• LightBurn, xTool Creative Space and Glowforge: import the SVG, then set the layer to cut, score or engrave.
• Inkscape, Illustrator and Affinity: open the SVG. It is a plain filled path, so you can recolour it, add a stroke or combine it with your own work.
• Printing or sublimation: use the PNG, which has a transparent background.

Each design page lists the file’s narrowest part at seven sizes, so you can tell whether it will survive at the size you plan to cut.

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