Free pelican SVG

Layered pelican on a piling SVG

Layered pelican on a piling, in layered colours
Layered pelican on a piling. The preview is the SVG file itself.

Four layers to stack: a brown piling with the whole bird behind it as a backing, a pale grey pelican, a slate wing with the eye, and an orange bill and pouch. This one faces right.

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What is in the file

Size72 × 100 mm (2.84 × 3.94 in), scales to any size
Pieces5 separate pieces
Outlines to cut8: 5 outer edges and 3 cut-outs
Cut length843 mm at this size
Narrowest part2.4 mm at this size
Nodes222 curve and line segments
Layers4: piling, pelican, wing and eye and bill and pouch

Measured from the file. PNG: 1,463 × 2,000 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
0.72 × 1 in (18 × 25 mm)0.61 mm214 mm130Fine detail: vinyl and paper only, weed with care
1.44 × 2 in (37 × 51 mm)1.2 mm428 mm35Vinyl, card and thin sheet
2.16 × 3 in (55 × 76 mm)1.8 mm642 mm15Vinyl, card and thin sheet
2.88 × 4 in (73 × 102 mm)2.4 mm856 mm6Vinyl, card and thin sheet
4.33 × 6 in (110 × 152 mm)3.7 mm1,285 mm2Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
5.77 × 8 in (147 × 203 mm)4.9 mm1,713 mm2Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
8.65 × 12 in (220 × 305 mm)7.3 mm2,569 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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