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url: https://flip-chart.ru/knowledge-base/en/custom-shape-sets.md
description: >-
  Upload your own SVG elements to flip: create a shape set, add files to it and
  use them on all your flips, and share the set with space members if needed
---

# How to create a shape set

Create shape sets to use your own SVG elements in flip. Once created, a set can be used on all your flips and, if needed, made available to other members of your space

## How to create a shape set

Option 1. In the “Shapes” panel, click “Create set” at the bottom of the panel

![The “Create set” button in the “Shapes” panel](https://storage.yandexcloud.net/s3-flip/site/knowledge-base/flips/custom-shapes/knowledge-base-flips-custom-shapes-1@high@pc.webp)

Option 2. In the “Shape Sets” window, click “Create set”

![The “Create set” button in the “Shape Sets” window](https://storage.yandexcloud.net/s3-flip/site/knowledge-base/flips/custom-shapes/knowledge-base-flips-custom-shapes-2@high@pc.webp)

After creating the set:

1. Enter a name for the set
2. Add SVG files
3. Choose the access level

   ::: warning Plan limits
   Shape sets can be created on the Individual, Business and Enterprise plans
   :::

## Adding shapes

Drag SVG files to the upload area or click it to select files on your computer

![SVG upload area in the “Shape Sets” window](https://storage.yandexcloud.net/s3-flip/site/knowledge-base/flips/custom-shapes/knowledge-base-flips-custom-shapes-3@high@pc.webp)

Once uploaded, the shapes will appear in the selected set right away and become available in the “Shapes” panel — click a shape in the panel to add it to a flip

## SVG requirements

The following limits apply to imported files:

* The file must have the .svg extension

* Up to 100 files per set

* Each file must be no larger than 50 KB

  SVG files containing standard vector shapes are supported:

* Path

* Rectangle

* Circle

* Ellipse

* Line

* Polygon

* Polyline

  ::: warning Important
  When preparing SVG files, we recommend using:

* Fill — for filled shapes, if you will need to change the fill color later

* Stroke — for outline shapes without a fill

* Fill + Stroke — if the shape needs both a fill and an outline

  This approach ensures that shapes are displayed correctly and lets you change their styling after adding them to a flip
  :::

  For correct display, we recommend using simple SVG files without complex visual effects

  Not supported:

* Text inside SVG

* Embedded images

* Gradients, masks and filters

* Clip-path, pattern, symbol, foreignObject, use

  Files that don't meet the requirements won't be uploaded — flip will let you know with a notification and add the remaining shapes to the set

## Managing a set

To change a set, open the “Shape Sets” window and select the set you created

Here you can:

* Rename the set and individual shapes
* Change the access level
* Choose whether shape names are shown on the flip
* Reorder shapes — drag a shape to the right place in the set
* Replace an existing shape in the set by uploading a new one
* Export the set — download an archive with all its shapes
* Delete a shape or the whole set

  Only the owner of a set can change it. Other members of the space can use a shared set on their flips

## Replacing a shape

If you have updated an SVG file or want to replace a shape with another one, open the “Shape Sets” window, select the set, hover over the shape you want to replace, open the context menu and select “Replace”

![Shape replacement window in a set](https://storage.yandexcloud.net/s3-flip/site/knowledge-base/flips/custom-shapes/knowledge-base-flips-custom-shapes-4@high@pc.webp)

When replacing a shape, choose one of the options:

* In this set only — the shape will change only in the set. Shapes already added to flips will stay as they are
* Everywhere it is used — the shape will change everywhere it was used before: in the set and on all flips in the space

## Access levels

For each set, you can choose one of the following access levels

* Private set — available only to the creator of the set
* Public set — available to the members of your space, who can use it when working on flips

  You can change the access level at any time in the “Shape Sets” window