diff --git a/src/load/file.js b/src/load/file.js
index 02689d05..f92aa5ad 100644
--- a/src/load/file.js
+++ b/src/load/file.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const types = {
 
     svg(data, file, resolve, reject, opt = {}) {
         let out = load.SVG.parse(data, opt);
-        resolve(opt.flat ? out : out.map(m => { return {mesh: m.toFloat32(), file} }));
+        resolve(opt.flat ? out : out.map(m => { return { mesh: m.toFloat32(), file } }));
     },
 
     png(data, file, resolve, reject, opt = {}) {
@@ -53,7 +53,11 @@ const types = {
     },
 
     gbr(data, file, resolve, reject, opt = {}) {
-        resolve([{ mesh: load.GBR.toMesh(data).toFloat32(), file }])
+        if (opt.flat) {
+            resolve([ load.GBR.parse(data) ])
+        } else {
+            resolve([{ mesh: load.GBR.toMesh(data).toFloat32(), file }])
+        }
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/load/svg.js b/src/load/svg.js
index 0aff5b06..28ebc607 100644
--- a/src/load/svg.js
+++ b/src/load/svg.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function parse(text, opt = { soup: true }) {
             for (let node of shapes) {
                 let { shape, holes } = node.extractPoints();
                 for (let path of [ shape, ...holes ]) {
-                    let poly = base.newPolygon().addPoints(path.map(p => base.newPoint(p.x, p.y, 0)));
+                    let poly = base.newPolygon().addPoints(path.map(p => base.newPoint(p.x, -p.y, 0)));
                     if (poly.appearsClosed()) poly.points.pop();
                     polys.push(poly);
                 }
diff --git a/src/main/mesh.js b/src/main/mesh.js
index c7e25ae7..1d6d7459 100644
--- a/src/main/mesh.js
+++ b/src/main/mesh.js
@@ -466,18 +466,34 @@ function load_files(files) {
     let api = mesh.api;
     let has_image = false;
     let has_svg = false;
+    let has_gbr = false;
+    let sketch = api.sketch.selection.one;
     for (let file of files) {
         has_image = has_image || file.type === 'image/png';
         has_svg = has_svg || file.name.toLowerCase().indexOf(".svg") > 0;
+        has_gbr = has_gbr || file.name.toLowerCase().indexOf(".gbr") > 0;
     }
+    if (sketch && has_gbr) {
+        load.File.load([...files], { flat: true }).then(layers => {
+            for (let layer of layers.flat()) {
+                let { circs, closed, open, rects } = layer;
+                let group = Date.now().toString(36);
+                for (let poly of [ ...closed, ...circs, ...rects ]) {
+                    sketch.add_polygon({ poly, group });
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    } else
+    if (sketch && has_svg) {
+        load.File.load([...files], { flat: true })
+            .then(polys => polys.forEach(set => {
+                let group = Date.now().toString(36);
+                set.forEach(poly => sketch.add_polygon({ poly, group }))
+            }))
+            .catch(error => dbug.error(error))
+            .finally(() => mesh.api.log.hide());
+    } else
     if (has_svg) {
-        let sketch = api.sketch.selection.one;
-        if (sketch) {
-            return load.File.load([...files], { flat: true })
-                .then(polys => polys.flat().forEach(poly => sketch.add_polygon({ poly })))
-                .catch(error => dbug.error(error))
-                .finally(() => mesh.api.log.hide());
-        }
         api.modal.dialog({
             title: `svg import`,
             body: [ h.div({ class: "image-import" }, [
@@ -501,7 +517,8 @@ function load_files(files) {
                 ])
             ]) ]
         });
-    } else if (has_image) {
+    } else
+    if (has_image) {
         api.modal.dialog({
             title: `image import`,
             body: [ h.div({ class: "image-import" }, [