# How to control layers when exporting an SVG

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**Created:** [June 11, 2020, 2:56am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-control-layers-when-exporting-an-svg/21758 "2020-06-11T02:56:49Z")\
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Inkscape adds its own embellishments to the standard SVG format, including attributes to define layers. Add these two `inkscape:`-prefixed attributes to your Processing code:

```auto
    ...
    group.set('id', svg)
    group.set('inkscape:groupmode', 'layer')
    group.set('inkscape:label', svg)
    ...

```

BTW, I’m in the process of ordering an AxiDraw (A3) right now. Thanks to you, I’m learning how it works before I’ve even got my hands on it 😃

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