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An SVG file is a graphic saved in a two-dimensional vector graphic format defined by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). The structure is human-readable text-based on XML. Vector shapes are based on the precise geometric definition and, therefore, scalable with the invariable display quality.

Use the standard Open command found on the EazyDraw File main menu near the top to open SVG drawings. The EazyDraw Open menu item automatically recognizes and enables drawing files of all types, including SVG, understood by EazyDraw.

EazyDraw follows current macOS user interface guidelines and does not have a specific import function. The Open command is a universal function automatically enabling all files supported, including both native EazyDraw drawings public graphic files such as PNG, PDF, SVG, and other proprietary formats.

SVG Pixels is an EazyDraw parameter setting accessed from the EazyDraw Preferences panel, accessed from the EazyDraw main menu. The preferences value is used for both import and export of SVG content.

The SVG format measures distance in units defined as pixels. The specification defines the size of a pixel, but the definition is open to interpretation related to viewing angles and length of the eye from the image. This is generally reduced to a pseudo defined value of 0.28 mm or 1/90 inches, for a computer screen. There is the competing convention that assumes (as always a problematic word) the size of a pixel to be equivalent to on Point, a defined unit of measurment (1 / 72 inches). SVG authoring applications and SVG viewers will generally use one of these two conventions. You may select the "assumed" pixel size to be 72 per inch or 90 per inch with the popup menu provided. This choice will change the size of the exported drawing of a factor of exactly 0.8 (1.25 inverse). The third supported value of 96 pixels per inch is also encountered among SVG drawings. The setting here applies to both import and export for SVG.

The 72 Pixels Per Inch value is generally more prevelent with Mac applications.

SVG editior for macOS and OS X on Apple Silicon with M1 processor.

Note that choosing a higher value, such as 96 Pixels Per Inch, does not improve the accuracy or resolution of an SVG drawing. SVG is a vector format; the Pixels Per Inch setting does not increase or decrease image resolution.