SVG to OBJ converter for Blender, games and print
Extrude logos, icons and vector art into OBJ meshes with exact dimensions, one group per color. Or send the same SVG to the AI for a full sculpted model.
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This model was generated by PrintPal from the image beside it. Spin it, then switch to STL (no color) to see exactly what a single-color print gets.
Input: chest.png, 1024 pxWood planks, gold bands, rivets and a gem lock: fine surface relief for a tabletop prop or dice box.
- Generated mesh
- 999,026 triangles
- Watertight
- Yes, 1 body
- Detail setting
- High, full color
- This preview
- 59,936 tris, 446 KB
Each example is one AI-generated 1024 px PNG run through PrintPal's full-color image-to-3D at high detail, with no editing afterwards. Mesh checks were run on the raw download with trimesh. The preview is simplified to about 60,000 triangles so it loads fast; your download keeps full detail.
SVG to OBJ: what actually happens
Designers convert SVG to OBJ to bring a logo or icon into a 3D scene: a spinning logo for a video intro, a game UI element, an architectural sign. OBJ is the most widely readable mesh format, and the extruder keeps each fill color as its own named group so you can assign materials in Blender or your engine.
Blender can import SVG as curves, but you still have to set an extrusion, convert to mesh and fix normals. The extruder below does that in one step and exports clean, closed geometry in millimetres. Multiply by 0.001 if your scene works in metres.
Updated by the PrintPal teamInput: SVG
Scalable Vector Graphics · .svg
- Type
- Vector (XML paths and fills)
- Transparency
- Yes
- Typical source
- Logos, icons, Cricut and laser files, illustrations
- Watch out for
- Live text, stroke-only lines, embedded bitmaps
- Paths: Extruded exactly in the free extruder, with sizes in millimetres.
- Fill colors: Grouped so each color can print as its own part.
- For AI: Rendered to a 2048 px image in your browser, then reconstructed.
Output: OBJ
Wavefront OBJ
- Stores
- Vertices, faces, UVs and normals as text
- Color
- Via a .mtl file and texture images, or vertex colors
- Units
- None
- Size (our 1M-triangle test)
- 74.2 MB, plus 10.7 MB of material and texture
- Opens in
- Blender, Maya, 3ds Max, ZBrush, Cinema 4D, most slicers
- PrintPal plan
- Free and up
How to convert SVG to OBJ
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Drop your SVG into the extruder
Filled shapes are read and grouped by fill color.
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2
Set width and depth
Width in millimetres; increase curve detail for large, smooth logos.
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3
Download OBJ
One group per color, closed geometry, no account needed.
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Import and finish
Blender: File, Import, Wavefront (.obj). Add bevels and materials there.
SVG extruder
Drop an SVG and get an exact, dimensioned OBJ in seconds. Each fill color becomes its own part, and overlapping shapes are cut so what you see is what prints.
Colors found
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Tips for a better OBJ
Mind the units
The OBJ is written in millimetres. In a metre-based scene a 100 mm logo arrives 100 units wide; scale by 0.001.
Curve detail
Higher curve detail gives smoother arcs and more triangles. 12 segments per curve is plenty for print; raise it for close-up renders.
Groups per color
Each fill color is its own g group in the OBJ, so you can select it and assign a material in one click.
Need a sculpted look?
Extrusion is flat-sided. For a mascot or character with real volume, use the AI box at the top.
One model, every format
We exported the same 998,810-triangle generation to each format and measured the files.
| Format | File size | Color | Units | Typical use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL (binary) | 49.9 MB | No | None (slicers assume mm) | Any slicer |
| STL (ASCII) | 303 MB | No | None | Legacy CAD; avoid |
| OBJ + MTL + texture | 84.9 MB | Texture or vertex colors | None | Blender, sculpting |
| GLB (with textures) | 40.5 MB | Yes, PBR textures | Metres | Web, AR, games |
| 3MF (zipped) | 21.0 MB | Yes, per triangle | Millimetres | Bambu Studio, OrcaSlicer, PrusaSlicer |
| PLY (binary) | 27.3 MB | Vertex colors | None | Scans, point clouds |
Same 998,810-triangle knight exported with trimesh; the GLB is the download as it came from PrintPal. The 3MF holds geometry only; a painted multi-color 3MF adds a little for the color data.
After you download the OBJ
The checklist we use before printing a generated OBJ.
- Keep the .obj with any .mtl and texture files in one folder, or zip them together before sharing.
- In Blender use File, Import, Wavefront (.obj). OBJ has no units and Blender treats 1 unit as 1 metre, so scale to suit your scene.
- Decimate before sculpting or rigging: a Decimate modifier at 0.2 keeps the silhouette of a 1M-triangle mesh at a fraction of the weight.
- Slicers read OBJ like STL. Bambu Studio can also read vertex-color OBJs and map their colors to filaments.
- Need STL or 3MF later? Convert it free with the 3D model converter.
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SVG to OBJ FAQ
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Does the OBJ include a bevel?
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Can I import the OBJ into Unity or Unreal?
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