Free turtle SVG

Tortoise land turtle with a honeycomb shell SVG

Tortoise land turtle with a honeycomb shell, as a solid black shape
Tortoise land turtle with a honeycomb shell. The preview is the SVG file itself.

The land turtle with the tallest shell: a high dome covered in a honeycomb of six-sided plates, thick legs and a head held low. One piece, with even bars all over.

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What is in the file

Size100 × 56 mm (3.94 × 2.2 in), scales to any size
PiecesOne piece: it holds together when cut
Outlines to cut15: 1 outer edge and 14 cut-outs
Cut length763 mm at this size
Narrowest part1.9 mm at this size
Nodes224 curve and line segments

Measured from the file. PNG: 2,000 × 1,154 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 × 0.56 in (25 × 14 mm)0.48 mm194 mm160Too fine for most machines
2 × 1.12 in (51 × 28 mm)0.97 mm388 mm45Fine detail: vinyl and paper only, weed with care
3 × 1.68 in (76 × 43 mm)1.4 mm581 mm18Vinyl, card and thin sheet
4 × 2.24 in (102 × 57 mm)1.9 mm775 mm10Vinyl, card and thin sheet
6 × 3.36 in (152 × 85 mm)2.9 mm1,163 mm3Vinyl, card and thin sheet
8 × 4.48 in (203 × 114 mm)3.9 mm1,550 mm2Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
12 × 6.72 in (305 × 171 mm)5.8 mm2,326 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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