Free turtle SVG

Sea turtle from above SVG

Sea turtle from above, as a solid black shape
Sea turtle from above. The preview is the SVG file itself.

A sea turtle seen from above with its flippers swept back: a teardrop shell cut into five middle plates and a row each side, spots along the flippers and two eyes. Exactly symmetrical.

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What is in the file

Size100 × 80 mm (3.94 × 3.17 in), scales to any size
PiecesOne piece: it holds together when cut
Outlines to cut25: 1 outer edge and 24 cut-outs
Cut length1,080 mm at this size
Narrowest part1.8 mm at this size
Nodes368 curve and line segments
SymmetryMirror

Measured from the file. PNG: 2,000 × 1,623 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 × 0.8 in (25 × 20 mm)0.46 mm274 mm120Too fine for most machines
2 × 1.61 in (51 × 41 mm)0.91 mm549 mm30Fine detail: vinyl and paper only, weed with care
3 × 2.41 in (76 × 61 mm)1.4 mm823 mm12Vinyl, card and thin sheet
4 × 3.22 in (102 × 82 mm)1.8 mm1,097 mm6Vinyl, card and thin sheet
6 × 4.82 in (152 × 123 mm)2.7 mm1,646 mm2Vinyl, card and thin sheet
8 × 6.43 in (203 × 163 mm)3.7 mm2,195 mm1Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
12 × 9.65 in (305 × 245 mm)5.5 mm3,292 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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