Free seashell SVG

Nautilus seashell SVG

Nautilus seashell, as a solid black shape
Nautilus seashell. The preview is the SVG file itself.

A nautilus cut in half: a spiral that triples in size with each turn, the inner coil and eight curved chamber walls. The open end is the chamber the animal lived in.

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What is in the file

Size100 × 77 mm (3.94 × 3.02 in), scales to any size
PiecesOne piece: it holds together when cut
Outlines to cut11: 1 outer edge and 10 cut-outs
Cut length728 mm at this size
Narrowest part3.5 mm at this size
Nodes181 curve and line segments

Measured from the file. PNG: 2,000 × 1,554 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 × 0.77 in (25 × 20 mm)0.89 mm185 mm120Fine detail: vinyl and paper only, weed with care
2 × 1.54 in (51 × 39 mm)1.8 mm370 mm35Vinyl, card and thin sheet
3 × 2.3 in (76 × 59 mm)2.7 mm555 mm12Vinyl, card and thin sheet
4 × 3.07 in (102 × 78 mm)3.6 mm740 mm6Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
6 × 4.61 in (152 × 117 mm)5.3 mm1,109 mm2Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
8 × 6.14 in (203 × 156 mm)7.1 mm1,479 mm1Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
12 × 9.22 in (305 × 234 mm)11 mm2,219 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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