Some PDF templates are in vector form and only need to be separated and saved as SVG files, though some PDF files have line segments rather than closed shapes and will need editing before they can be cut. The template I am going to use is available here.

Open Inkscape and from the menu, select File/Import Find the file and select “Open” The PDF Import Settings dialog box appears. If there are multiple pages, enter the page number to import in the “Select page” box. Click OK.



Select the selection tool (Arrow at the top of the toolbar on the left).



Hold the Control key and click on the object that you want to cut. You can select more than one object by holding the shift and control keys and selecting each object. Copy the object (Control C) Paste (Control V) the object either onto the same layer or a new layer. See here for more on working with layers in Inkscape. You can also use “Group” to create layers in SCAL2. See here for more on using Group to create SCAL2 layers. Do this with each object from the template that you want to cut. Either delete the original PDF template or hide the layer that it is on. Save the file as SVG.

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