§ VALIDATION · RED

NOT_SVG

The root element is not an SVG document.

Import / format safetyDeterministic rule
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What it means

The root element is not an SVG document.

Why it matters

The embroidery pipeline expects SVG as the canonical vector exchange format.

Common triggers

  • wrong file type uploaded
  • renamed non-SVG asset
  • HTML/XML pasted into import flow

Typical fixes

  • upload a real SVG
  • convert the source artwork to SVG first

Notes

  • Current implementation alias: not_svg in worker/validator.py.

Plan references

  • plan/05-validation.md
  • worker/validator.py