SVG Import

What is it about?

This page documents the SVG import in Cinema 4D. It converts the web's scalable vector format into splines — logos and icons from design tools become extrudable 3D outlines.

The SVG format (Scalable Vector Format) is, as the name suggests, a scalable vector graphic originally intended for use on the web. This format (which, by the way, can also be opened with any text editor) can be displayed by almost all browsers, for example. It is essentially used for graphics which, in contrast to bitmap-based formats, can be scaled without loss. Cinema 4D uses internally e.g., SVG graphics as Node icons in the Asset browser.

When imported into Cinema 4D, these are saved either as splines or using a Vector Import object.