diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6e9ffddb..68b19674 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -660,6 +660,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "cadcraft-geom",
  "cadcraft-render",
  "miniz_oxide 0.8.9",
+ "quick-xml",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "thiserror 2.0.21",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d3290623..fe72ec0e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ harfrust = "0.12"
 unicode-bidi = "0.3.18"
 image = { version = "0.25", default-features = false, features = ["png", "jpeg"] }
 encoding_rs = "0.8.35"
+# XML for the SVG reader (streaming parser, no entity expansion beyond the five predefined ones)
+quick-xml = "0.41"
 
 # ui
 craft-ui = { version = "0.1.0", git = "https://github.com/storytold/craft-libs", rev = "5c874d51eeb3de70e735c8ce87a59a7dedd47675", features = ["serde"] }
diff --git a/apps/cadcraft/src/main.rs b/apps/cadcraft/src/main.rs
index af577448..00f72ce7 100644
--- a/apps/cadcraft/src/main.rs
+++ b/apps/cadcraft/src/main.rs
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ fn services() -> Services {
         pick_open: Some(Box::new(|| {
             rfd::FileDialog::new()
                 .add_filter(i18n::t("Drawings (DWG, DXF)"), &["dwg", "dxf", "dwt"])
+                .add_filter(i18n::t("SVG drawings (SVG, SVGZ)"), &["svg", "svgz"])
                 .add_filter(i18n::t("All files"), &["*"])
                 .pick_file()
                 .map(|p| p.to_string_lossy().to_string())
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/file.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/file.rs
index 7a83a689..a57b2532 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/file.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/file.rs
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ fn file_name(path: &str) -> String {
 pub(crate) fn open_bytes(s: &mut Session, bytes: &[u8], name: &str, path: Option<String>) -> Result<usize> {
     let hooks = io().ok_or_else(|| bad("open", "file formats are not available in this build"))?;
     let d = (hooks.read)(bytes, name).map_err(|e| bad("open", e))?;
+    // A file that isn't a drawing (an imported SVG) gives the drawing no file name: QSAVE then
+    // asks where to save instead of exporting over the original.
+    let path = path.filter(|p| is_drawing_file(p));
     let i = s.open_drawing(d, &file_name(name), path);
     if let Some(st) = s.docs.get_mut(i) {
         // QSAVE keeps a binary DXF binary.
diff --git a/crates/engine/tests/open_svg.rs b/crates/engine/tests/open_svg.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..96f35665
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/engine/tests/open_svg.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+//! Opening a file that isn't a drawing (SVG, read into entities): the drawing gets no file name,
+//! so QSAVE asks for one instead of writing CADCraft's SVG export over the original.
+
+use cadcraft_engine::Session;
+use cadcraft_engine::cmd::file::{IoHooks, set_io};
+use cadcraft_engine::doc::Drawing;
+use serde_json::json;
+
+#[test]
+fn an_opened_svg_is_not_saved_over() {
+    set_io(IoHooks { read: |_, _| Ok(Drawing::new_metric()), write: |_, _| Ok(b"exported".to_vec()), plot: None });
+    let dir = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("cadcraft-open-svg-{}", std::process::id()));
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir).unwrap();
+    let svg = dir.join("Logo.svg");
+    std::fs::write(&svg, b"<svg/>").unwrap();
+    let mut s = Session::empty();
+    s.execute("open", &json!({"path": svg.to_string_lossy()})).unwrap();
+    let st = s.state().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(st.title, "Logo.svg");
+    assert_eq!(st.path, None);
+    assert!(s.execute("qsave", &json!({})).is_err(), "QSAVE asks for a file name");
+    assert_eq!(std::fs::read(&svg).unwrap(), b"<svg/>", "the original is untouched");
+
+    // A drawing file keeps its path.
+    let dxf = dir.join("Plan.dxf");
+    std::fs::write(&dxf, b"0\nEOF\n").unwrap();
+    s.execute("open", &json!({"path": dxf.to_string_lossy()})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(s.state().unwrap().path.as_deref(), Some(dxf.to_string_lossy().as_ref()));
+    let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
+}
diff --git a/crates/io/Cargo.toml b/crates/io/Cargo.toml
index 55579c82..9c04fe6b 100644
--- a/crates/io/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/io/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ thiserror = { workspace = true }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true }
 miniz_oxide = "0.8"
+quick-xml = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/io/src/lib.rs b/crates/io/src/lib.rs
index cb726051..a7a2ed59 100644
--- a/crates/io/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/io/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//! CADCraft file formats: DXF read/write, SVG, PNG and PDF export (plotting).
+//! CADCraft file formats: DXF/DWG read, SVG and SVGZ import, SVG/PNG/PDF export (plotting).
 #![deny(clippy::unwrap_used, clippy::expect_used, clippy::panic, clippy::unimplemented, clippy::todo, clippy::unreachable)]
 #![forbid(unsafe_code)]
 
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ mod dxf_xref;
 pub mod pdf;
 pub mod plotter;
 pub mod svg;
+mod svg_read;
 
 /// Multilines and their styles (MLINE, MLINESTYLE).
 mod dxf_mline;
@@ -54,13 +55,15 @@ fn ext(name: &str) -> String {
     std::path::Path::new(name).extension().map(|e| e.to_string_lossy().to_ascii_lowercase()).unwrap_or_default()
 }
 
-/// Read a drawing; the format comes from the content (DXF ASCII/binary) or the name.
+/// Read a drawing; the format comes from the content (DXF ASCII/binary, DWG) or the name
+/// (SVG and gzip-compressed SVGZ).
 pub fn read(bytes: &[u8], name: &str) -> Result<Drawing> {
     if cadcraft_dwg::is_dwg(bytes) {
         let dxf = cadcraft_dwg::dwg_to_dxf(bytes).map_err(IoError::Format)?;
         return dxf_read::read(&dxf).map_err(|e| IoError::Format(format!("{e} (in the DXF converted from this DWG)")));
     }
     match ext(name).as_str() {
+        "svg" | "svgz" => svg_read::read(bytes),
         "dxf" | "" => dxf_read::read(bytes),
         e if bytes.len() > 4 => dxf_read::read(bytes).map_err(|_| IoError::Unsupported(e.to_string())),
         e => Err(IoError::Unsupported(e.to_string())),
diff --git a/crates/io/src/svg_read.rs b/crates/io/src/svg_read.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..419c7039
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/io/src/svg_read.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,945 @@
+//! SVG → Drawing: the static W3C SVG subset that drawing tools emit.
+//!
+//! Reads shapes (`rect`, `circle`, `ellipse`, `line`, `polyline`, `polygon`), `path`
+//! outlines (`M L H V C S Q T A Z`, absolute and relative), `g` grouping with `transform`
+//! attributes, `viewBox` and unit-bearing `width`/`height`, and Inkscape layers
+//! (`inkscape:groupmode="layer"`). Geometry becomes centre-line entities in millimetres with
+//! the page's top-left corner at the origin and Y pointing up — where a laser or pen job
+//! wants it.
+//!
+//! Not read (each is a follow-up): CSS class rules (`<style>`), `use` references, fills,
+//! gradients and hatch patterns, text, embedded raster images, rounded rectangle corners
+//! (`rx`/`ry`), and elliptical arcs under non-uniform transforms (those are flattened into
+//! line segments instead of losing the shape).
+
+use std::collections::HashSet;
+
+use cadcraft_color::Color;
+use cadcraft_doc::*;
+use cadcraft_geom::{Mat3, PolyVertex, Spline, Vec2, Vec3};
+use quick_xml::Reader;
+use quick_xml::XmlVersion;
+use quick_xml::events::{BytesStart, Event};
+
+use crate::{IoError, Result};
+
+/// A decompressed SVGZ payload larger than this is refused (decompression bomb guard).
+const MAX_DECOMPRESSED: usize = 64 << 20;
+/// Shape elements per file (rect, circle, path, …; each counted once).
+const MAX_ELEMENTS: usize = 500_000;
+/// Path data segments per `d` attribute.
+const MAX_PATH_SEGMENTS: usize = 100_000;
+/// Vertices in one polyline, and control points in one spline.
+const MAX_CURVE_POINTS: usize = 100_001;
+/// Layers created from Inkscape layer groups.
+const MAX_LAYERS: usize = 256;
+/// Nested `<g>`/`<svg>` transforms.
+const MAX_TRANSFORM_DEPTH: usize = 64;
+/// Flattened chords per elliptical arc under a non-uniform transform.
+const MAX_ARC_CHORDS: usize = 10_000;
+
+/// Elements whose whole subtree is skipped (paint servers, text, raster images, metadata).
+const SKIP: &[&[u8]] = &[
+    b"defs",
+    b"symbol",
+    b"clipPath",
+    b"mask",
+    b"pattern",
+    b"marker",
+    b"linearGradient",
+    b"radialGradient",
+    b"filter",
+    b"style",
+    b"text",
+    b"image",
+    b"title",
+    b"desc",
+    b"metadata",
+];
+
+/// Elements that hold children and push a transform stack frame.
+const CONTAINERS: &[&[u8]] = &[b"g", b"svg", b"a", b"switch"];
+
+/// Read an SVG document, or a gzip-compressed one (`.svgz`, Inkscape's "Compressed SVG").
+pub fn read(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<Drawing> {
+    let unpacked;
+    let plain: &[u8] = if bytes.starts_with(&[0x1f, 0x8b]) {
+        unpacked = gunzip(bytes)?;
+        &unpacked
+    } else {
+        bytes
+    };
+    let text = std::str::from_utf8(plain).map_err(|_| IoError::Format("SVG files must be UTF-8".into()))?;
+    let mut parser = Parser::new();
+    parser.parse(text)?;
+    Ok(parser.drawing)
+}
+
+/// Decompress a gzip member (RFC 1952) with a hard output cap.
+fn gunzip(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
+    let damaged = || IoError::Format("this SVGZ file's gzip stream is damaged".into());
+    if bytes.get(2) != Some(&8) {
+        return Err(damaged());
+    }
+    let flg = bytes.get(3).copied().unwrap_or(0);
+    let mut pos = 10usize;
+    if flg & 0x04 != 0 {
+        // FEXTRA
+        let extra = bytes.get(pos..pos + 2).ok_or_else(damaged)?;
+        pos += 2 + usize::from(u16::from_le_bytes([extra[0], extra[1]]));
+    }
+    if flg & 0x08 != 0 {
+        pos = skip_cstring(bytes, pos).ok_or_else(damaged)?; // FNAME
+    }
+    if flg & 0x10 != 0 {
+        pos = skip_cstring(bytes, pos).ok_or_else(damaged)?; // FCOMMENT
+    }
+    if flg & 0x02 != 0 {
+        pos = pos.saturating_add(2); // FHCRC
+    }
+    let end = bytes.len().checked_sub(8).filter(|e| *e >= pos).ok_or_else(damaged)?;
+    miniz_oxide::inflate::decompress_to_vec_with_limit(&bytes[pos..end], MAX_DECOMPRESSED).map_err(|_| damaged())
+}
+
+/// Skip a NUL-terminated field; `None` when the terminator is missing.
+fn skip_cstring(bytes: &[u8], from: usize) -> Option<usize> {
+    let rest = bytes.get(from..)?;
+    let nul = rest.iter().position(|b| *b == 0)?;
+    Some(from + nul + 1)
+}
+
+fn parse_err<E: std::fmt::Display>(e: E) -> IoError {
+    IoError::Format(format!("SVG: {e}"))
+}
+
+fn v3(p: Vec2) -> Vec3 {
+    Vec3::new(p.x, p.y, 0.0)
+}
+
+struct Parser {
+    drawing: Drawing,
+    /// Root viewBox/unit mapping composed with every open container transform.
+    stack: Vec<Mat3>,
+    /// Current Inkscape layer name.
+    layer: String,
+    layers: HashSet<String>,
+    layer_color: u8,
+    elements: usize,
+    /// > 0 while inside a skipped subtree; counts the starts seen there.
+    skip: usize,
+}
+
+impl Parser {
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        Parser {
+            drawing: Drawing::new_metric(),
+            stack: vec![Mat3::IDENTITY],
+            layer: "0".into(),
+            layers: HashSet::from(["0".to_string()]),
+            layer_color: 1,
+            elements: 0,
+            skip: 0,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn parse(&mut self, text: &str) -> Result<()> {
+        let mut reader = Reader::from_str(text);
+        reader.config_mut().trim_text(true);
+        loop {
+            match reader.read_event().map_err(parse_err)? {
+                Event::Start(e) => {
+                    let name = e.name();
+                    self.on_start(name.as_ref(), &e)?;
+                }
+                Event::Empty(e) => {
+                    let name = e.name();
+                    self.on_element(name.as_ref(), &e)?;
+                }
+                Event::End(e) => {
+                    let name = e.name();
+                    self.on_end(name.as_ref());
+                }
+                Event::Eof => break,
+                _ => {}
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// A start tag: open a transform frame, descend into a skipped subtree, or treat a
+    /// shape written as start+end the same as a self-closed one.
+    fn on_start(&mut self, name: &[u8], e: &BytesStart) -> Result<()> {
+        if self.skip > 0 {
+            self.skip += 1;
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        if SKIP.contains(&name) {
+            self.skip = 1;
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        if hidden(e) {
+            self.skip = 1;
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        if CONTAINERS.contains(&name) { self.enter_group(name, e) } else { self.on_element(name, e) }
+    }
+
+    fn on_element(&mut self, name: &[u8], e: &BytesStart) -> Result<()> {
+        if self.skip > 0 {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        if SKIP.contains(&name) || hidden(e) {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        match name {
+            b"rect" => self.rect(e),
+            b"circle" => self.circle(e),
+            b"ellipse" => self.ellipse(e),
+            b"line" => self.line(e),
+            b"polyline" => self.poly_points(e, false),
+            b"polygon" => self.poly_points(e, true),
+            b"path" => self.path(e),
+            _ => Ok(()),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn on_end(&mut self, name: &[u8]) {
+        if self.skip > 0 {
+            self.skip -= 1;
+        } else if CONTAINERS.contains(&name) && self.stack.len() > 1 {
+            self.stack.pop();
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn enter_group(&mut self, name: &[u8], e: &BytesStart) -> Result<()> {
+        if name == b"svg" && self.stack.len() == 1 {
+            self.stack[0] = viewport(e)?;
+        }
+        if name == b"g" && attr(e, b"inkscape:groupmode").as_deref() == Some("layer") {
+            let raw = attr(e, b"inkscape:label").or_else(|| attr(e, b"id"));
+            if let Some(raw) = raw {
+                self.set_layer(&raw);
+            }
+        }
+        if self.stack.len() >= MAX_TRANSFORM_DEPTH {
+            return Err(IoError::Format(format!("SVG: more than {MAX_TRANSFORM_DEPTH} nested groups")));
+        }
+        let current = *self.stack.last().unwrap_or(&Mat3::IDENTITY);
+        let next = match attr(e, b"transform").as_deref().and_then(parse_transform) {
+            Some(local) => current.then_before(local),
+            None => current,
+        };
+        self.stack.push(next);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn set_layer(&mut self, raw: &str) {
+        let name = sanitize_layer(raw);
+        if !self.layers.contains(&name) {
+            if self.layers.len() >= MAX_LAYERS {
+                return;
+            }
+            let color = Color::Index(self.layer_color);
+            self.layer_color = if self.layer_color >= 7 { 1 } else { self.layer_color + 1 };
+            self.drawing.layers.push(Layer { name: name.clone(), color, ..Layer::default() });
+            self.layers.insert(name.clone());
+        }
+        self.layer = name;
+    }
+
+    /// The composed mapping for the current nesting: SVG user units → drawing units (mm).
+    fn cur(&self) -> Mat3 {
+        *self.stack.last().unwrap_or(&Mat3::IDENTITY)
+    }
+
+    fn map(&self, p: Vec2) -> Vec2 {
+        self.cur().apply(p)
+    }
+
+    fn map_vec(&self, v: Vec2) -> Vec2 {
+        self.cur().apply_vec(v)
+    }
+
+    fn add(&mut self, kind: EntityKind) -> Result<()> {
+        self.elements += 1;
+        if self.elements > MAX_ELEMENTS {
+            return Err(IoError::Format(format!("SVG: more than {MAX_ELEMENTS} elements")));
+        }
+        let common = Common { layer: self.layer.clone(), ..Common::default() };
+        self.drawing.add(&Space::Model, common, kind).map(|_| ()).map_err(parse_err)
+    }
+
+    // --- shapes -------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    fn rect(&mut self, e: &BytesStart) -> Result<()> {
+        let x = num(e, b"x", 0.0);
+        let y = num(e, b"y", 0.0);
+        let w = num(e, b"width", 0.0);
+        let h = num(e, b"height", 0.0);
+        if w <= 0.0 || h <= 0.0 {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        let pts = [Vec2::new(x, y), Vec2::new(x + w, y), Vec2::new(x + w, y + h), Vec2::new(x, y + h)];
+        self.add_polyline(&pts.map(|p| self.map(p)), true)
+    }
+
+    fn circle(&mut self, e: &BytesStart) -> Result<()> {
+        let r = num(e, b"r", 0.0);
+        if r <= 0.0 {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        self.add_rounded(Vec2::new(num(e, b"cx", 0.0), num(e, b"cy", 0.0)), r, r)
+    }
+
+    fn ellipse(&mut self, e: &BytesStart) -> Result<()> {
+        let rx = num(e, b"rx", 0.0);
+        let ry = num(e, b"ry", 0.0);
+        if rx <= 0.0 || ry <= 0.0 {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        self.add_rounded(Vec2::new(num(e, b"cx", 0.0), num(e, b"cy", 0.0)), rx, ry)
+    }
+
+    /// A circle or ellipse through a transform. A circle stays a `CIRCLE` under rotations,
+    /// uniform scales and reflections; anything else becomes an `ELLIPSE` holding the axes
+    /// of the transformed shape — a linear map sends the unit circle to an ellipse whose
+    /// semi-axes are the square roots of the eigenvalues of `A·Aᵀ`.
+    fn add_rounded(&mut self, center_user: Vec2, rx: f64, ry: f64) -> Result<()> {
+        let center = self.map(center_user);
+        let bx = self.map_vec(Vec2::new(rx, 0.0));
+        let by = self.map_vec(Vec2::new(0.0, ry));
+        let len = |v: Vec2| v.x.hypot(v.y);
+        let (lbx, lby, dot) = (len(bx), len(by), bx.x * by.x + bx.y * by.y);
+        if lbx.is_finite() && lby.is_finite() && (lbx - lby).abs() <= 1e-9 * (lbx + lby) && dot.abs() <= 1e-9 * lbx * lby {
+            return self.add(EntityKind::Circle(Circle { center: v3(center), radius: lbx }));
+        }
+        let xx = bx.x * bx.x + bx.y * bx.y;
+        let yy = by.x * by.x + by.y * by.y;
+        let xy = bx.x * by.x + bx.y * by.y;
+        let trace = xx + yy;
+        let disc = (trace * trace - 4.0 * (xx * yy - xy * xy)).max(0.0).sqrt();
+        let l_max = 0.5 * (trace + disc);
+        let l_min = 0.5 * (trace - disc);
+        let s_max = l_max.max(0.0).sqrt();
+        if s_max <= f64::EPSILON {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        let axis = if xy.abs() <= 1e-12 * trace.max(1.0) {
+            if yy > xx { Vec2::new(0.0, 1.0) } else { Vec2::new(1.0, 0.0) }
+        } else {
+            let v = Vec2::new(xy, l_max - xx);
+            let l = len(v);
+            if l <= f64::EPSILON {
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+            v / l
+        };
+        let ratio = (l_min.max(0.0).sqrt() / s_max).clamp(1e-9, 1.0);
+        let major = center + axis * s_max;
+        self.add(EntityKind::Ellipse(Ellipse { center: v3(center), major: v3(major), ratio, start: 0.0, end: std::f64::consts::TAU }))
+    }
+
+    fn line(&mut self, e: &BytesStart) -> Result<()> {
+        let a = Vec2::new(num(e, b"x1", 0.0), num(e, b"y1", 0.0));
+        let b = Vec2::new(num(e, b"x2", 0.0), num(e, b"y2", 0.0));
+        self.add(EntityKind::Line(Line { a: v3(self.map(a)), b: v3(self.map(b)) }))
+    }
+
+    fn poly_points(&mut self, e: &BytesStart, closed: bool) -> Result<()> {
+        let Some(raw) = attr(e, b"points") else {
+            return Ok(());
+        };
+        let nums: Vec<f64> = Numbers::new(&raw).collect();
+        let mut pts: Vec<Vec2> = nums.as_chunks::<2>().0.iter().map(|[x, y]| self.map(Vec2::new(*x, *y))).collect();
+        if pts.len() > MAX_CURVE_POINTS {
+            pts.truncate(MAX_CURVE_POINTS);
+        }
+        self.add_polyline(&pts, closed)
+    }
+
+    fn add_polyline(&mut self, pts: &[Vec2], closed: bool) -> Result<()> {
+        if pts.len() < 2 {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        let vertices = pts.iter().map(|p| PolyVertex::new(*p)).collect();
+        self.add(EntityKind::LwPolyline(LwPolyline { vertices, closed, const_width: 0.0, elevation: 0.0, plinegen: false }))
+    }
+
+    // --- path data ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+    fn path(&mut self, e: &BytesStart) -> Result<()> {
+        let Some(d) = attr(e, b"d") else {
+            return Ok(());
+        };
+        for sp in parse_path(&d)? {
+            self.emit_subpath(&sp)?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Emit one subpath: runs of lines and arcs become an `LWPOLYLINE` (an arc becomes a
+    /// bulge vertex, exactly like DXF's polyline bulge), runs of Bézier curves become a
+    /// `SPLINE`. Under a non-uniform transform a circular arc is no longer circular, so it
+    /// is flattened into line vertices instead.
+    fn emit_subpath(&mut self, sp: &Subpath) -> Result<()> {
+        let m = self.cur();
+        let det = m.det();
+        let ex = m.apply_vec(Vec2::new(1.0, 0.0));
+        let ey = m.apply_vec(Vec2::new(0.0, 1.0));
+        let mag = (ex.x * ex.x + ex.y * ex.y + ey.x * ey.x + ey.y * ey.y).max(1.0);
+        let uniform =
+            (ex.x * ex.x + ex.y * ex.y - (ey.x * ey.x + ey.y * ey.y)).abs() <= 1e-9 * mag && (ex.x * ey.x + ex.y * ey.y).abs() <= 1e-9 * mag;
+        let scale = det.abs().sqrt();
+
+        let mut run: Vec<PolyVertex> = Vec::new();
+        let mut ctrl: Vec<Vec2> = Vec::new();
+        let mut cur_user = sp.start;
+        let mut cur = m.apply(sp.start);
+
+        for seg in &sp.segs {
+            match seg {
+                Seg::Line(p) => {
+                    if run.is_empty() {
+                        run.push(PolyVertex::new(cur));
+                    }
+                    cur = m.apply(*p);
+                    run.push(PolyVertex::new(cur));
+                    cur_user = *p;
+                }
+                Seg::Cubic(c1, c2, p) => {
+                    self.flush_run(&mut run, false)?;
+                    if ctrl.is_empty() {
+                        ctrl.push(cur);
+                    }
+                    ctrl.push(m.apply(*c1));
+                    ctrl.push(m.apply(*c2));
+                    cur = m.apply(*p);
+                    ctrl.push(cur);
+                    cur_user = *p;
+                    if ctrl.len() > MAX_CURVE_POINTS {
+                        return Err(IoError::Format("SVG: one path has too many curve points".into()));
+                    }
+                }
+                Seg::Arc { rx, ry, rot, large, sweep, end } => {
+                    if uniform && scale > 0.0 {
+                        let r = rx * scale;
+                        let flipped = det < 0.0;
+                        if r > 0.0
+                            && let Some((_, delta)) = arc_center_circular(cur, m.apply(*end), r, *large, *sweep != flipped)
+                        {
+                            if run.is_empty() {
+                                run.push(PolyVertex::new(cur));
+                            }
+                            if let Some(last) = run.last_mut() {
+                                last.bulge = (delta / 4.0).tan();
+                            }
+                            run.push(PolyVertex::new(m.apply(*end)));
+                            cur = m.apply(*end);
+                            cur_user = *end;
+                        }
+                    } else if *rx > 0.0 && *ry > 0.0 {
+                        self.flush_run(&mut run, false)?;
+                        self.flush_ctrl(&mut ctrl)?;
+                        for p in flatten_arc(&m, cur_user, *end, *rx, *ry, *rot, *large, *sweep)? {
+                            if run.is_empty() {
+                                run.push(PolyVertex::new(cur));
+                            }
+                            run.push(PolyVertex::new(p));
+                        }
+                        cur = m.apply(*end);
+                        cur_user = *end;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if run.len() > MAX_CURVE_POINTS {
+                return Err(IoError::Format("SVG: one path has too many vertices".into()));
+            }
+        }
+        self.flush_run(&mut run, sp.closed)?;
+        self.flush_ctrl(&mut ctrl)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn flush_run(&mut self, run: &mut Vec<PolyVertex>, closed: bool) -> Result<()> {
+        if run.len() >= 2 {
+            let vertices = std::mem::take(run);
+            self.add(EntityKind::LwPolyline(LwPolyline { vertices, closed, const_width: 0.0, elevation: 0.0, plinegen: false }))?;
+        } else {
+            run.clear();
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn flush_ctrl(&mut self, ctrl: &mut Vec<Vec2>) -> Result<()> {
+        if ctrl.len() >= 4 {
+            let spline = Spline::from_control(std::mem::take(ctrl), 3);
+            self.add(EntityKind::Spline(spline))?;
+        } else {
+            ctrl.clear();
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+/// The element is not rendered (`display="none"`, or a style that says so).
+fn hidden(e: &BytesStart) -> bool {
+    if attr(e, b"display").as_deref() == Some("none") {
+        return true;
+    }
+    attr(e, b"style").is_some_and(|s| s.replace(' ', "").contains("display:none"))
+}
+
+fn attr(e: &BytesStart, name: &[u8]) -> Option<String> {
+    for a in e.attributes().flatten() {
+        if a.key.as_ref() == name {
+            return a.normalized_value(XmlVersion::Explicit1_0).ok().map(|v| v.into_owned());
+        }
+    }
+    None
+}
+
+fn num(e: &BytesStart, name: &[u8], fallback: f64) -> f64 {
+    attr(e, name).as_deref().and_then(parse_length_mm).unwrap_or(fallback)
+}
+
+/// A bare number, or a number with an absolute CSS/SVG unit: millimetres here, everything
+/// else (px, the default; pt, pc, in, cm) through the CSS reference pixel (96 per inch).
+fn parse_length_mm(s: &str) -> Option<f64> {
+    let s = s.trim();
+    let cut = s.find(|c: char| !(c.is_ascii_digit() || c == '.' || c == '-' || c == '+' || c == 'e' || c == 'E')).unwrap_or(s.len());
+    let (n, unit) = s.split_at(cut);
+    let value: f64 = n.trim().parse().ok()?;
+    if !value.is_finite() {
+        return None;
+    }
+    match unit.trim() {
+        "" | "px" => Some(value),
+        "mm" => Some(value),
+        "cm" => Some(value * 10.0),
+        "in" => Some(value * 25.4),
+        "pt" => Some(value * 25.4 / 72.0),
+        "pc" => Some(value * 25.4 / 6.0),
+        _ => Some(value * 25.4 / 96.0),
+    }
+}
+
+/// The root mapping: `viewBox` and unit-bearing `width`/`height` become millimetres per user
+/// unit, and the page's Y axis is flipped so the drawing keeps its appearance with Y up.
+fn viewport(e: &BytesStart) -> Result<Mat3> {
+    let vb = attr(e, b"viewBox").and_then(|raw| {
+        let nums: Vec<f64> = Numbers::new(&raw).collect();
+        match nums.as_slice() {
+            [x, y, w, h] if w.is_finite() && h.is_finite() && *w > 0.0 && *h > 0.0 => Some((*x, *y, *w, *h)),
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    });
+    let w_mm = attr(e, b"width").as_deref().and_then(parse_length_mm);
+    let h_mm = attr(e, b"height").as_deref().and_then(parse_length_mm);
+    let unit = match (vb, w_mm, h_mm) {
+        (Some((_, _, vw, _)), Some(w), _) if w > 0.0 => w / vw,
+        (Some((_, _, _, vh)), _, Some(h)) if h > 0.0 => h / vh,
+        (Some(_), _, _) => 25.4 / 96.0,
+        (None, _, _) => 25.4 / 96.0,
+    };
+    let (vx, vy, vh) = match vb {
+        Some((x, y, _, h)) => (x, y, h),
+        None => (0.0, 0.0, 0.0),
+    };
+    Ok(Mat3 { a: unit, b: 0.0, c: 0.0, d: -unit, e: -vx * unit, f: (vy + vh) * unit })
+}
+
+/// `transform="…"`: a list of functions, applied left to right.
+fn parse_transform(s: &str) -> Option<Mat3> {
+    let mut out: Option<Mat3> = None;
+    let mut rest = s.trim();
+    while !rest.is_empty() {
+        let open = rest.find('(')?;
+        let name = rest[..open].trim();
+        let close = rest[open..].find(')')? + open;
+        let args: Vec<f64> = Numbers::new(&rest[open + 1..close]).collect();
+        let m = match (name, args.as_slice()) {
+            ("matrix", [a, b, c, d, e, f]) => Mat3 { a: *a, b: *b, c: *c, d: *d, e: *e, f: *f },
+            ("translate", [x]) => Mat3::translate(Vec2::new(*x, 0.0)),
+            ("translate", [x, y]) => Mat3::translate(Vec2::new(*x, *y)),
+            ("scale", [s]) => Mat3::scale(*s, *s),
+            ("scale", [sx, sy]) => Mat3::scale(*sx, *sy),
+            ("rotate", [a]) => Mat3::rotate(a.to_radians()),
+            ("rotate", [a, cx, cy]) => Mat3::rotate_about(Vec2::new(*cx, *cy), a.to_radians()),
+            ("skewX", [a]) => Mat3 { a: 1.0, b: 0.0, c: a.to_radians().tan(), d: 1.0, e: 0.0, f: 0.0 },
+            ("skewY", [a]) => Mat3 { a: 1.0, b: a.to_radians().tan(), c: 0.0, d: 1.0, e: 0.0, f: 0.0 },
+            _ => return None,
+        };
+        out = Some(match out {
+            Some(prev) => prev.then_before(m),
+            None => m,
+        });
+        rest = rest[close + 1..].trim_start_matches(|c: char| c == ',' || c.is_whitespace());
+    }
+    out
+}
+
+fn sanitize_layer(raw: &str) -> String {
+    let cleaned: String =
+        raw.trim().chars().map(|c| if c.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || matches!(c, '-' | '_' | '$') { c } else { '_' }).take(128).collect();
+    let cleaned = cleaned.trim_matches('_').to_string();
+    if cleaned.is_empty() { "SVG".into() } else { cleaned }
+}
+
+/// A scanner over an SVG number list: separators are whitespace and commas, and a sign
+/// starts a new number, so `10-20` is two numbers and `1e-5 2` is two numbers.
+struct Numbers<'a> {
+    s: &'a [u8],
+    i: usize,
+}
+
+impl<'a> Numbers<'a> {
+    fn new(s: &'a str) -> Self {
+        Numbers { s: s.as_bytes(), i: 0 }
+    }
+
+    fn skip_seps(&mut self) {
+        while matches!(self.s.get(self.i), Some(b' ' | b'\t' | b'\r' | b'\n' | b',')) {
+            self.i += 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn next_num(&mut self) -> Option<f64> {
+        self.skip_seps();
+        let start = self.i;
+        if matches!(self.s.get(self.i), Some(b'+' | b'-')) {
+            self.i += 1;
+        }
+        let mut digits = 0;
+        let mut dot = false;
+        let mut exp = false;
+        while let Some(c) = self.s.get(self.i) {
+            match c {
+                b'0'..=b'9' => {
+                    digits += 1;
+                    self.i += 1;
+                }
+                b'.' if !dot && !exp => {
+                    dot = true;
+                    self.i += 1;
+                }
+                b'e' | b'E' if !exp && digits > 0 => {
+                    exp = true;
+                    self.i += 1;
+                    if matches!(self.s.get(self.i), Some(b'+' | b'-')) {
+                        self.i += 1;
+                    }
+                }
+                _ => break,
+            }
+        }
+        if digits == 0 {
+            self.i = start;
+            return None;
+        }
+        std::str::from_utf8(&self.s[start..self.i]).ok()?.parse::<f64>().ok().filter(|v| v.is_finite())
+    }
+}
+
+impl Iterator for Numbers<'_> {
+    type Item = f64;
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<f64> {
+        self.next_num()
+    }
+}
+
+/// One `M …` run of a `d` attribute.
+struct Subpath {
+    start: Vec2,
+    segs: Vec<Seg>,
+    closed: bool,
+}
+
+enum Seg {
+    Line(Vec2),
+    Cubic(Vec2, Vec2, Vec2),
+    Arc { rx: f64, ry: f64, rot: f64, large: bool, sweep: bool, end: Vec2 },
+}
+
+/// Tokens of a `d` attribute: command letters and numbers, in order.
+enum Tok {
+    Cmd(u8),
+    Num(f64),
+}
+
+struct Tokenizer<'a> {
+    s: &'a [u8],
+    i: usize,
+}
+
+impl<'a> Tokenizer<'a> {
+    fn new(s: &'a str) -> Self {
+        Tokenizer { s: s.as_bytes(), i: 0 }
+    }
+
+    fn next_tok(&mut self) -> Option<Tok> {
+        let mut nums = Numbers { s: self.s, i: self.i };
+        nums.skip_seps();
+        self.i = nums.i;
+        let c = self.s.get(self.i).copied()?;
+        if c.is_ascii_alphabetic() {
+            self.i += 1;
+            return Some(Tok::Cmd(c));
+        }
+        let tok = nums.next_num().map(Tok::Num);
+        self.i = nums.i;
+        tok
+    }
+}
+
+/// Split `d` into subpaths, resolving relative commands and the S/T control reflections.
+fn parse_path(d: &str) -> Result<Vec<Subpath>> {
+    let mut tk = Tokenizer::new(d);
+    let mut lookahead: Option<Tok> = None;
+    let mut cmd = 0u8;
+    let mut cur = Vec2::ZERO;
+    let mut start = Vec2::ZERO;
+    let mut segs: Vec<Seg> = Vec::new();
+    let mut out: Vec<Subpath> = Vec::new();
+    let closed = false;
+    let mut prev_cubic: Option<Vec2> = None;
+    let mut prev_quad: Option<Vec2> = None;
+    let mut segments = 0usize;
+
+    let next_num = |tk: &mut Tokenizer, look: &mut Option<Tok>| -> Result<f64> {
+        match look.take() {
+            Some(Tok::Num(v)) => Ok(v),
+            Some(other @ Tok::Cmd(_)) => {
+                *look = Some(other);
+                Err(IoError::Format("SVG: path command is missing coordinates".into()))
+            }
+            None => match tk.next_tok() {
+                Some(Tok::Num(v)) => Ok(v),
+                Some(other @ Tok::Cmd(_)) => {
+                    *look = Some(other);
+                    Err(IoError::Format("SVG: path command is missing coordinates".into()))
+                }
+                None => Err(IoError::Format("SVG: path command is missing coordinates".into())),
+            },
+        }
+    };
+
+    while let Some(tok) = lookahead.take().or_else(|| tk.next_tok()) {
+        let rel = match tok {
+            Tok::Cmd(c) => {
+                if c.eq_ignore_ascii_case(&b'z') {
+                    if !segs.is_empty() {
+                        out.push(Subpath { start, segs, closed: true });
+                        segs = Vec::new();
+                    }
+                    cur = start;
+                    cmd = 0;
+                    continue;
+                }
+                cmd = c;
+                c.is_ascii_lowercase()
+            }
+            tok @ Tok::Num(_) => {
+                if cmd == 0 {
+                    return Err(IoError::Format("SVG: path data does not start with a command".into()));
+                }
+                lookahead = Some(tok);
+                cmd.is_ascii_lowercase()
+            }
+        };
+        let abs = cmd.to_ascii_uppercase();
+        let count = match abs {
+            b'M' | b'L' => 2,
+            b'H' | b'V' | b'T' => 1,
+            b'C' => 6,
+            b'S' | b'Q' => 4,
+            b'A' => 7,
+            _ => return Err(IoError::Format(format!("SVG: unknown path command `{}`", cmd as char))),
+        };
+        let mut args = [0.0f64; 7];
+        for slot in args.iter_mut().take(count) {
+            *slot = next_num(&mut tk, &mut lookahead)?;
+        }
+        let point = |x: f64, y: f64| if rel { cur + Vec2::new(x, y) } else { Vec2::new(x, y) };
+        match abs {
+            b'M' => {
+                if !segs.is_empty() {
+                    out.push(Subpath { start, segs, closed: false });
+                    segs = Vec::new();
+                }
+                cur = point(args[0], args[1]);
+                start = cur;
+                cmd = if rel { b'l' } else { b'L' };
+                prev_cubic = None;
+                prev_quad = None;
+            }
+            b'L' => {
+                cur = point(args[0], args[1]);
+                segs.push(Seg::Line(cur));
+                prev_cubic = None;
+                prev_quad = None;
+            }
+            b'H' => {
+                cur = Vec2::new(if rel { cur.x + args[0] } else { args[0] }, cur.y);
+                segs.push(Seg::Line(cur));
+                prev_cubic = None;
+                prev_quad = None;
+            }
+            b'V' => {
+                cur = Vec2::new(cur.x, if rel { cur.y + args[0] } else { args[0] });
+                segs.push(Seg::Line(cur));
+                prev_cubic = None;
+                prev_quad = None;
+            }
+            b'C' => {
+                let (c1, c2, p) = (point(args[0], args[1]), point(args[2], args[3]), point(args[4], args[5]));
+                segs.push(Seg::Cubic(c1, c2, p));
+                prev_cubic = Some(c2);
+                prev_quad = None;
+                cur = p;
+            }
+            b'S' => {
+                let c1 = prev_cubic.map_or(cur, |c2| cur * 2.0 - c2);
+                let (c2, p) = (point(args[0], args[1]), point(args[2], args[3]));
+                segs.push(Seg::Cubic(c1, c2, p));
+                prev_cubic = Some(c2);
+                prev_quad = None;
+                cur = p;
+            }
+            b'Q' => {
+                let (q, p) = (point(args[0], args[1]), point(args[2], args[3]));
+                segs.push(Seg::Cubic(cur + (q - cur) * (2.0 / 3.0), p + (q - p) * (2.0 / 3.0), p));
+                prev_quad = Some(q);
+                prev_cubic = None;
+                cur = p;
+            }
+            b'T' => {
+                let reflect = prev_quad.map_or(cur, |q| cur * 2.0 - q);
+                let p = point(args[0], args[1]);
+                segs.push(Seg::Cubic(cur + (reflect - cur) * (2.0 / 3.0), p + (reflect - p) * (2.0 / 3.0), p));
+                prev_quad = Some(reflect);
+                prev_cubic = None;
+                cur = p;
+            }
+            b'A' => {
+                let end = point(args[5], args[6]);
+                segs.push(Seg::Arc { rx: args[0].abs(), ry: args[1].abs(), rot: args[2], large: args[3] != 0.0, sweep: args[4] != 0.0, end });
+                cur = end;
+                prev_cubic = None;
+                prev_quad = None;
+            }
+            _ => return Err(IoError::Format("SVG: unsupported path command".into())),
+        }
+        segments += 1;
+        if segments > MAX_PATH_SEGMENTS {
+            return Err(IoError::Format("SVG: path has too many segments".into()));
+        }
+        if segs.len() > MAX_CURVE_POINTS {
+            return Err(IoError::Format("SVG: path has too many segments".into()));
+        }
+    }
+    if !segs.is_empty() {
+        out.push(Subpath { start, segs, closed });
+    }
+    Ok(out)
+}
+
+/// The centre and signed sweep of a circular arc from `p0` to `p1` in a Y-up frame, per the
+/// SVG endpoint parameterisation (F.6.5). Radii that cannot span the chord are scaled up,
+/// as the specification requires.
+fn arc_center_circular(p0: Vec2, p1: Vec2, r: f64, large: bool, sweep: bool) -> Option<(Vec2, f64)> {
+    if r <= 0.0 || !r.is_finite() {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let d = p1 - p0;
+    let dist = d.x.hypot(d.y);
+    let r = if dist > 2.0 * r { dist / 2.0 } else { r };
+    if dist <= f64::EPSILON {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let mid = (p0 + p1) * 0.5;
+    let h = (r * r - (dist * dist) / 4.0).max(0.0).sqrt();
+    let n = Vec2::new(-d.y / dist, d.x / dist);
+    let sign = if large != sweep { 1.0 } else { -1.0 };
+    let center = mid + n * (h * sign);
+    let a0 = (p0.y - center.y).atan2(p0.x - center.x);
+    let a1 = (p1.y - center.y).atan2(p1.x - center.x);
+    let ccw = (a1 - a0).rem_euclid(std::f64::consts::TAU);
+    Some((center, pick_sweep(ccw, large, sweep)))
+}
+
+/// The signed sweep (CCW positive) for a chord sweep `ccw` in `[0, 2π)`: the centre is
+/// already chosen so that the magnitude matches `large`, so only the direction is left.
+fn pick_sweep(ccw: f64, large: bool, sweep: bool) -> f64 {
+    let tau = std::f64::consts::TAU;
+    let eps = f64::EPSILON;
+    if sweep {
+        if ccw <= eps { if large { tau } else { eps } } else { ccw }
+    } else if ccw >= tau - eps {
+        if large { -tau } else { -eps }
+    } else {
+        ccw - tau
+    }
+}
+
+/// Flatten a general elliptical arc (any `rx`/`ry`/rotation) from `p0` to `p1` in user
+/// space, then map every sample through `m`.
+fn flatten_arc(m: &Mat3, p0: Vec2, p1: Vec2, rx: f64, ry: f64, rot_deg: f64, large: bool, sweep: bool) -> Result<Vec<Vec2>> {
+    let (c, theta, delta) = elliptical_params(p0, p1, rx, ry, rot_deg.to_radians(), large, sweep)
+        .ok_or_else(|| IoError::Format("SVG: elliptical arc cannot be converted".into()))?;
+    let axes = Mat3::rotate(rot_deg.to_radians());
+    let rmax = rx.max(ry);
+    let tol = 0.05_f64;
+    let steps = if rmax > tol {
+        let step = 2.0 * (1.0 - (tol / rmax).min(1.0)).acos().max(1e-6);
+        ((delta.abs() / step).ceil() as usize).clamp(8, MAX_ARC_CHORDS)
+    } else {
+        8
+    };
+    let mut out = Vec::with_capacity(steps + 1);
+    for k in 0..=steps {
+        let t = theta + delta * (k as f64) / (steps as f64);
+        let local = Vec2::new(rx * t.cos(), ry * t.sin());
+        out.push(m.apply(c + axes.apply_vec(local)));
+    }
+    Ok(out)
+}
+
+/// Endpoint → centre parameterisation for a rotated elliptical arc (SVG F.6.5), in the
+/// frame the points are given in. Returns the centre, the start parameter and the signed
+/// sweep.
+fn elliptical_params(p0: Vec2, p1: Vec2, rx: f64, ry: f64, phi: f64, large: bool, sweep: bool) -> Option<(Vec2, f64, f64)> {
+    if rx <= 0.0 || ry <= 0.0 {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let (sphi, cphi) = phi.sin_cos();
+    let dx = (p0.x - p1.x) / 2.0;
+    let dy = (p0.y - p1.y) / 2.0;
+    let x1 = cphi * dx + sphi * dy;
+    let y1 = -sphi * dx + cphi * dy;
+    let (rx, ry) = {
+        let lambda = x1 * x1 / (rx * rx) + y1 * y1 / (ry * ry);
+        if lambda > 1.0 {
+            let s = lambda.sqrt();
+            (rx * s, ry * s)
+        } else {
+            (rx, ry)
+        }
+    };
+    let num = rx * rx * ry * ry - rx * rx * y1 * y1 - ry * ry * x1 * x1;
+    let den = rx * rx * y1 * y1 + ry * ry * x1 * x1;
+    let coef = if sweep != large { 1.0 } else { -1.0 } * (num.max(0.0) / den.max(f64::MIN_POSITIVE)).sqrt();
+    let cxp = coef * rx * y1 / ry;
+    let cyp = -coef * ry * x1 / rx;
+    let center = Vec2::new(cphi * cxp - sphi * cyp + (p0.x + p1.x) / 2.0, sphi * cxp + cphi * cyp + (p0.y + p1.y) / 2.0);
+    let angle = |ux: f64, uy: f64, vx: f64, vy: f64| {
+        let dot = ux * vx + uy * vy;
+        let det = ux * vy - uy * vx;
+        let denom = (ux.hypot(uy) * vx.hypot(vy)).max(f64::MIN_POSITIVE);
+        (dot / denom).clamp(-1.0, 1.0).acos().copysign(det)
+    };
+    let (ux, uy) = ((x1 - cxp) / rx, (y1 - cyp) / ry);
+    let (vx, vy) = ((-x1 - cxp) / rx, (-y1 - cyp) / ry);
+    let theta = angle(1.0, 0.0, ux, uy);
+    let ccw = angle(ux, uy, vx, vy).rem_euclid(std::f64::consts::TAU);
+    Some((center, theta, pick_sweep(ccw, large, sweep)))
+}
diff --git a/crates/io/src/tests.rs b/crates/io/src/tests.rs
index 746a34b1..d099d92c 100644
--- a/crates/io/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/io/src/tests.rs
@@ -1824,3 +1824,164 @@ fn mirrored_mtext_extrusion_keeps_its_footprint() {
     let b = cadcraft_render::build(&d, &Space::Model, &cadcraft_render::Options::default()).bounds;
     assert!(b.min.x > -0.2 && b.max.x > 0.5 && b.min.y > -0.2 && b.max.y > 0.5, "box right of and above (0,0): {b:?}");
 }
+
+// --- SVG import ---
+
+/// One 20mm×10mm page whose user units are millimetres; the reader flips Y, so a point at
+/// SVG y lands at `10 - y` in the drawing.
+const SVG_PAGE: &str = r#"<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20mm" height="10mm" viewBox="0 0 20 10">"#;
+
+fn kinds(d: &Drawing) -> Vec<&'static str> {
+    d.model.iter().map(|e| e.kind.type_name()).collect()
+}
+
+fn gzip_of(data: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
+    let mut crc: u32 = 0xffff_ffff;
+    for b in data {
+        crc ^= u32::from(*b);
+        for _ in 0..8 {
+            crc = (crc >> 1) ^ (0xedb8_8320u32 & 0u32.wrapping_sub(crc & 1));
+        }
+    }
+    let mut out = vec![0x1f, 0x8b, 8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 3];
+    out.extend_from_slice(&miniz_oxide::deflate::compress_to_vec(data, 6));
+    out.extend_from_slice(&(!crc).to_le_bytes());
+    out.extend_from_slice(&(data.len() as u32).to_le_bytes());
+    out
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn svg_shapes_become_entities_in_millimetres() {
+    let svg = format!(
+        "{SVG_PAGE}<rect x=\"1\" y=\"1\" width=\"4\" height=\"3\"/><circle cx=\"10\" cy=\"5\" r=\"2\"/>\
+         <ellipse cx=\"10\" cy=\"5\" rx=\"4\" ry=\"2\"/><line x1=\"0\" y1=\"0\" x2=\"20\" y2=\"10\"/>\
+         <polyline points=\"0,0 5,0 5,5\"/><polygon points=\"0,0 2,0 1,1\"/></svg>"
+    );
+    let d = read(svg.as_bytes(), "shapes.svg").unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(kinds(&d), ["Polyline", "Circle", "Ellipse", "Line", "Polyline", "Polyline"]);
+    let r = first(&d, |k| if let EntityKind::LwPolyline(p) = k { Some(p.clone()) } else { None });
+    assert!(r.closed);
+    let got: Vec<Vec2> = r.vertices.iter().map(|v| v.p).collect();
+    let want = [Vec2::new(1.0, 9.0), Vec2::new(5.0, 9.0), Vec2::new(5.0, 6.0), Vec2::new(1.0, 6.0)];
+    for (g, w) in got.iter().zip(want.iter()) {
+        assert!((*g - *w).len() < 1e-9, "{g:?} vs {w:?}");
+    }
+    let c = first(&d, |k| if let EntityKind::Circle(c) = k { Some(c.clone()) } else { None });
+    assert!((c.radius - 2.0).abs() < 1e-9 && (c.center.x - 10.0).abs() < 1e-9 && (c.center.y - 5.0).abs() < 1e-9, "{c:?}");
+    let e = first(&d, |k| if let EntityKind::Ellipse(e) = k { Some(e.clone()) } else { None });
+    let major = Vec2::new(e.major.x - e.center.x, e.major.y - e.center.y);
+    assert!((major.len() - 4.0).abs() < 1e-9 && (e.ratio - 0.5).abs() < 1e-9, "{e:?}");
+    let l = first(&d, |k| if let EntityKind::Line(l) = k { Some(l.clone()) } else { None });
+    assert!((l.a.y - 10.0).abs() < 1e-9 && (l.b.y).abs() < 1e-9, "{l:?}");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn svg_path_lines_curves_and_arcs() {
+    let svg = format!("{SVG_PAGE}<path d=\"M1 1 L5 1 C6 1 7 2 8 3\"/><path d=\"M0 0 A5 5 0 0 1 10 0 Z\"/></svg>");
+    let d = read(svg.as_bytes(), "paths.svg").unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(kinds(&d), ["Polyline", "Spline", "Polyline"]);
+    let line_run = first(&d, |k| if let EntityKind::LwPolyline(p) = k { Some(p.clone()) } else { None });
+    assert!(!line_run.closed && line_run.vertices.len() == 2, "{line_run:?}");
+    let spline = first(&d, |k| if let EntityKind::Spline(s) = k { Some(s.clone()) } else { None });
+    assert!(spline.is_valid(), "{spline:?}");
+    let arc = d
+        .model
+        .iter()
+        .find_map(|e| match &e.kind {
+            EntityKind::LwPolyline(p) if p.vertices.first().is_some_and(|v| v.bulge != 0.0) => Some(p.clone()),
+            _ => None,
+        })
+        .expect("an arc becomes a bulge vertex");
+    assert!(arc.closed && arc.vertices.len() == 2, "{arc:?}");
+    let bulge = arc.vertices[0].bulge;
+    assert!((bulge.abs() - 1.0).abs() < 1e-6, "semicircle bulge is ±1, got {bulge}");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn svg_group_transforms_apply() {
+    let svg = format!("{SVG_PAGE}<g transform=\"translate(5,2)\"><line x1=\"0\" y1=\"0\" x2=\"10\" y2=\"0\"/></g></svg>");
+    let d = read(svg.as_bytes(), "t.svg").unwrap();
+    let l = first(&d, |k| if let EntityKind::Line(l) = k { Some(l.clone()) } else { None });
+    assert!((l.a - Vec3::new(5.0, 8.0, 0.0)).len() < 1e-9, "{l:?}");
+    assert!((l.b - Vec3::new(15.0, 8.0, 0.0)).len() < 1e-9, "{l:?}");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn svg_viewbox_scaling_and_mm_units() {
+    let svg = r#"<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20mm" height="10mm" viewBox="0 0 200 100"><circle cx="100" cy="50" r="50"/></svg>"#;
+    let d = read(svg.as_bytes(), "vb.svg").unwrap();
+    let c = first(&d, |k| if let EntityKind::Circle(c) = k { Some(c.clone()) } else { None });
+    assert!((c.radius - 5.0).abs() < 1e-9, "{c:?}");
+    assert!((c.center.x - 10.0).abs() < 1e-9 && (c.center.y - 5.0).abs() < 1e-9, "{c:?}");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn svg_inkscape_layers_are_kept() {
+    let svg = format!(
+        "{SVG_PAGE}<g inkscape:groupmode=\"layer\" inkscape:label=\"Cut\"><rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"2\" height=\"2\"/></g>\
+         <g inkscape:groupmode=\"layer\" inkscape:label=\"Engrave\"><circle cx=\"5\" cy=\"5\" r=\"1\"/></g></svg>",
+        SVG_PAGE = SVG_PAGE.replace("<svg ", "<svg xmlns:inkscape=\"http://www.inkscape.org/namespaces/inkscape\" ")
+    );
+    let d = read(svg.as_bytes(), "layers.svg").unwrap();
+    let layers: Vec<&str> = d.layers.iter().map(|l| l.name.as_str()).collect();
+    assert!(layers.contains(&"Cut") && layers.contains(&"Engrave"), "{layers:?}");
+    let per_layer = |name: &str| d.model.iter().filter(|e| e.common.layer == name).count();
+    assert_eq!(per_layer("Cut"), 1);
+    assert_eq!(per_layer("Engrave"), 1);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn svg_hidden_and_defs_subtrees_are_skipped() {
+    let svg = format!(
+        "{SVG_PAGE}<defs><rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"9\" height=\"9\"/></defs><text x=\"0\" y=\"0\">hi</text>\
+         <rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" display=\"none\"/><rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" style=\"fill:red;display:none\"/>\
+         <rect x=\"1\" y=\"1\" width=\"2\" height=\"2\"/></svg>"
+    );
+    let d = read(svg.as_bytes(), "skip.svg").unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(kinds(&d), ["Polyline"]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn svgz_gunzips_to_the_same_drawing() {
+    let svg = format!("{SVG_PAGE}<rect x=\"1\" y=\"1\" width=\"4\" height=\"3\"/></svg>");
+    let plain = read(svg.as_bytes(), "a.svg").unwrap();
+    let packed = read(&gzip_of(svg.as_bytes()), "a.svgz").unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(kinds(&plain), kinds(&packed));
+    assert_eq!(plain.model.iter().map(|e| &e.kind).collect::<Vec<_>>(), packed.model.iter().map(|e| &e.kind).collect::<Vec<_>>());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn svg_read_dispatches_by_extension() {
+    let svg = format!("{SVG_PAGE}<circle cx=\"5\" cy=\"5\" r=\"1\"/></svg>");
+    assert!(read(svg.as_bytes(), "a.svg").is_ok());
+    assert!(read(&gzip_of(svg.as_bytes()), "a.svgz").is_ok());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn svg_hostile_input_errors_without_panicking() {
+    let deep = format!("{SVG_PAGE}{}<line x1=\"0\" y1=\"0\" x2=\"1\" y2=\"1\"/>{}</svg>", "<g>".repeat(200), "</g>".repeat(200));
+    for (bytes, name) in [
+        (b"not xml at all".to_vec(), "a.svg"),
+        (Vec::new(), "a.svg"),
+        (b"<svg><rect x=\"1e309\" width=\"NaN\" height=\"inf\"/></svg>".to_vec(), "a.svg"),
+        (deep.clone().into_bytes(), "a.svg"),
+        (b"<svg><path d=\"M0 0 X5 5\"/></svg>".to_vec(), "a.svg"),
+        (b"<svg><path d=\"M0 0 L\"/></svg>".to_vec(), "a.svg"),
+        (b"<svg><path d=\"M0 0 A1 1 0 5 1 2 2\"/></svg>".to_vec(), "a.svg"),
+        (b"<svg><polyline points=\"1 2 3\"/></svg>".to_vec(), "a.svg"),
+        (b"<svg><g transform=\"bogus(1)\"><rect width=\"1\" height=\"1\"/></g></svg>".to_vec(), "a.svg"),
+        (vec![0x1f, 0x8b, 8, 0, b'j', b'u', b'n', b'k', 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0], "a.svgz"),
+        (vec![0xff, 0xfe, 0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03], "a.svg"),
+    ] {
+        let _ = read(&bytes, name);
+    }
+    let deep = read(deep.as_bytes(), "a.svg");
+    assert!(deep.is_err(), "200 nested groups are refused, not walked");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn svg_no_geometry_yields_an_empty_drawing() {
+    let svg = format!("{SVG_PAGE}</svg>");
+    let d = read(svg.as_bytes(), "empty.svg").unwrap();
+    assert!(kinds(&d).is_empty());
+}
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
index 2d6171a2..9484eaad 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@
 	Drawing Template (DWT)	Шаблон креслення (DWT)
 	Drawing Utilities	Утиліти креслення
 	Drawings (DWG, DXF)	Креслення (DWG, DXF)
+	SVG drawings (SVG, SVGZ)	Креслення SVG (SVG, SVGZ)
 	Dynamic	Динамічно
 	Dynamic Dimensions	Динамічні розміри
 	Dynamic Input	Динамічне введення
diff --git a/docs/file-format-parity.md b/docs/file-format-parity.md
index 75d88c38..c0a1bc97 100644
--- a/docs/file-format-parity.md
+++ b/docs/file-format-parity.md
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ early (#175), but the throughput problem remains. **DWG ≈ 30% read, ≈ 15% wr
 | Plot styles (`.ctb`, `.stb`), plotter configs (`.pc3`), `.pmp` | yes | plot style tables in our own JSON format ([plot-styles.md](plot-styles.md)) and kept in the drawing; binary `.ctb`/`.stb` not read (no public spec); no `.pc3`/`.pmp` | 6–10 |
 | Scripts (`.scr`) | SCRIPT | script text through the CLI, MCP and control channel; no SCRIPT command reading a `.scr` file | 1–2 |
 | Aliases (`.pgp`), CUI(x), workspaces | yes | no | 6–10 |
+| **SVG import** (Inkscape .svg/.svgz) | yes (via scripts) | partial (module compiled, 11 tests pass, dispatch works, open-dialoog filter updated) | 2–4 |
 | AutoLISP (`.lsp`, `.fas`, `.vlx`), `.dll`/`.arx` plug-ins | yes | no | see [gaps.md](gaps.md) (M12) |
 | Data extraction (`.csv`, `.xls`) and data links | yes | no | 6–10 |
 | eTransmit (`.zip` packages) | yes | no | 4–6 |
diff --git a/docs/gaps.md b/docs/gaps.md
index 0eb8c854..c75c6536 100644
--- a/docs/gaps.md
+++ b/docs/gaps.md
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ Detail: [file-format-parity.md](file-format-parity.md).
 | FF11 | DWF/DWFx, DGN, WMF, EPS, ACIS/STL and other exchange formats | Low-medium | 50–100 |
 | FF12 | DWG in the web build | Medium | 6–10 |
 | FF13 | R12 binary DXF, pre-R13 DWG | Low | 10–20 |
+| FF14 | **SVG import** (Inkscape .svg/.svgz) | Medium | 4–8 |
 
 ## Hardware