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PS: The exact same drawing exported using slices works as expected with the added bonus that you do not get the extra "<rect>" from the artboard.

@v_kyr Indeed when I tried with a new document and simple shapes it works, so I tried to recreate the clipping issue and this is what I notice: (PS: Im on Affinity Designer 2.0.4) 1. I have a particular curve in the artboard when exported by itself the svg is OK. <svg width="100%" height="100%" viewBox="0 0 16 16" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xml:space="preserve" xmlns:serif="http://www.serif.com/" style="fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:2;"> <rect id="person-ok" x="0" y="0" width="16" height="16" style="fill:none;"/> <g id="person-ok1" serif:id="person-ok"> <path id="shape-made-solid" d="M8,8C9.646,8 11,6.646 11,5C11,3.354 9.646,2 8,2C6.354,2 5,3.354 5,5C5,6.646 6.354,8 8,8ZM14,13C14,14 13,14 13,14L3,14C3,14 2,14 2,13C2,12 3,9 8,9C13,9 14,12 14,13Z" style="fill-rule:nonzero;"/> </g> </svg> 2. When I add another shape/curve to the artboard the exported svg creates the clippath: <svg width="100%" height="100%" viewBox="0 0 16 16" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xml:space="preserve" xmlns:serif="http://www.serif.com/" style="fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:2;"> <rect id="person-clipping" x="0" y="0" width="16" height="16" style="fill:none;"/> <clipPath id="_clip1"> <rect id="person-clipping1" serif:id="person-clipping" x="0" y="0" width="16" height="16"/> </clipPath> <g clip-path="url(#_clip1)"> <path id="shape-made-solid" d="M7.999,8.023C9.644,8.023 10.999,6.669 10.999,5.023C10.999,3.377 9.644,2.023 7.999,2.023C6.353,2.023 4.999,3.377 4.999,5.023C4.999,6.669 6.353,8.023 7.999,8.023ZM13.999,13.023C13.999,14.023 12.999,14.023 12.999,14.023L2.999,14.023C2.999,14.023 1.999,14.023 1.999,13.023C1.999,12.023 2.999,9.023 7.999,9.023C12.999,9.023 13.999,12.023 13.999,13.023Z" style="fill-rule:nonzero;"/> <path d="M10.004,1.47L10.009,3.018L5.989,3.011L5.989,1.486L3.972,0.982L8.015,-0L12.025,0.953L10.004,1.47Z"/> </g> </svg> 3. If I flatten the two curves using "Geometry => Add" the export svg still includes the clippath. <svg width="100%" height="100%" viewBox="0 0 16 16" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xml:space="preserve" xmlns:serif="http://www.serif.com/" style="fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:2;"> <rect id="person-flatten" x="0" y="0" width="16" height="16" style="fill:none;"/> <clipPath id="_clip1"> <rect id="person-flatten1" serif:id="person-flatten" x="0" y="0" width="16" height="16"/> </clipPath> <g clip-path="url(#_clip1)"> <path id="bad-has-clippath" d="M5.989,2.804L5.989,1.486L3.972,0.982L8.015,-0L12.025,0.953L10.004,1.47L10.008,2.803C10.615,3.354 10.999,4.147 10.999,5.023C10.999,6.669 9.644,8.023 7.999,8.023C6.353,8.023 4.999,6.669 4.999,5.023C4.999,4.147 5.382,3.354 5.989,2.804ZM13.999,13.023C13.999,14.023 12.999,14.023 12.999,14.023L2.999,14.023C2.999,14.023 1.999,14.023 1.999,13.023C1.999,12.023 2.999,9.023 7.999,9.023C12.999,9.023 13.999,12.023 13.999,13.023Z"/> </g> </svg> 4. If I re-import the merged SVG I will see the clippath, I delete the clippath, then the shape will export fine. test_svg_clipping.afdesign

Let me just get it out I just really hate the Export Persona! Im working in some icons for a webfont, this time I decided to use Artboards instead of slices. When I export (using the export persona or the Export menu option) the SVG generated always include a clipPath even when the dartboard is the same size of the document and the layer only has a single curve (flatten). Is there any way to avoid this?

Just for the record, I don't hate AfD, in the contrary I have bought many of the popular vector drawing apps in the Apple Store, (Amadine and Graphic are the only ones I will recommend beside AfD, Graphic is not getting updated) and AfD is still my workhorse. I understand the nature of AfD, they are cross platform, tons of features, and they stand their ground to "professional apps" on their own. I don't mean to compare but in contrast Amadine is a Mac Universal app with 56.1 MB, its strictly vector, is getting frequent updates, has some nifty/unique features, still has some quirks and bugs that need to be iron out, but as a developer it is an affordable app that checks all of my boxes in a fraction of the size. I have a MacBook (2019) with one 1TB that's my on the go workhorse, between Xcode, Node, (I also have two versions of Xojo), multiple apps and code repositories, Im on a squeeze, even with three external SSD (mainly for code/files) that go in my backpack with my MacBook, and not to mention a 4TB brick that sits at my home. I find myself budgeting my space quite often!

Affinity Designer 2 is a 2.67 GB monster in which all that space is pretty much taken up by its frameworks in particular "liblibpersona.dylib". I like Affinity but why so bulky? as a matter fact the part that I hate the most about Affinity products and really only use when forced to are its "personas". The export persona adds just so much extra steps I always curse at it, and the pixel persona sits there never used.

@Joey Anthony Sadly "slicing" is the only way. I made a feature request. In Graphic and Amadine you can just name a layer with a file name like "icon_folder.svg" and then use the "Export Layers..." menu and set some basic options is just simple and painless.

Add my vote! Not being able to use the canvas size is just a bummer makes everything extremely complicated. I rather use the "export" menu which has the "Whole Document" option and manually export each icon... See attached image of how simple I can do this in Graphic/iDraw...

I second this feature request. Annoys me to work in Points and having to deal with decimals...

This was a bummer!!! Glad I decided to search because I was about to dish Affinity. Using METAL as rendering kinds of make it a bit better.