diff --git a/src/kiri/platform.js b/src/kiri/platform.js
index b7537552..03eb9e3d 100644
--- a/src/kiri/platform.js
+++ b/src/kiri/platform.js
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ function platformLoadFiles(files, group) {
                 let svg = load.SVG.parse(data.textDecode('utf-8'));
                 let ind = 0;
                 for (let v of svg) {
-                    platformLoadWidget(group, svg[ind], ind ? `${name}-${ind++}` : name);
+                    platformLoadWidget(group, svg[ind++], ind ? `${name}-${ind}` : name);
                 }
                 load_dec();
             }
diff --git a/src/load/file.js b/src/load/file.js
index 41dff84b..02689d05 100644
--- a/src/load/file.js
+++ b/src/load/file.js
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ const types = {
     },
 
     svg(data, file, resolve, reject, opt = {}) {
-        resolve(load.SVG.parse(data, opt).map(m => { return {mesh: m.toFloat32(), file} }));
+        let out = load.SVG.parse(data, opt);
+        resolve(opt.flat ? out : out.map(m => { return {mesh: m.toFloat32(), file} }));
     },
 
     png(data, file, resolve, reject, opt = {}) {
diff --git a/src/load/svg.js b/src/load/svg.js
index e3994ed9..0aff5b06 100644
--- a/src/load/svg.js
+++ b/src/load/svg.js
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ function parseAsync(text, opt) {
 }
 
 function parse(text, opt = { soup: true }) {
-    const fromSoup = opt.soup || false;
+    const justPoly = opt.flat || false;
+    const fromSoup = opt.soup || justPoly;
     const objs = [];
     const data = new THREE.SVGLoader().parse(text);
     const paths = data.paths;
@@ -34,11 +35,16 @@ function parse(text, opt = { soup: true }) {
             for (let node of shapes) {
                 let { shape, holes } = node.extractPoints();
                 for (let path of [ shape, ...holes ]) {
-                    polys.push(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);
                 }
             }
             continue;
         }
+        if (justPoly) {
+            continue;
+        }
         let geom = new THREE.ExtrudeGeometry(shapes, {
             steps: 1,
             depth: parseFloat(depth.value),
@@ -46,8 +52,8 @@ function parse(text, opt = { soup: true }) {
         });
         let array = geom.attributes.position.array;
         // invert y
-        for (let i=0; i<array.length; i+=3) {
-            array[i+1] = -array[i+1];
+        for (let i=1; i<array.length; i+=3) {
+            array[i] = -array[i];
         }
         // invert vertex order to compensate for inverted y
         for (let i=0; i<array.length; i+=9) {
@@ -72,18 +78,18 @@ function parse(text, opt = { soup: true }) {
             }
         }));
 
+        if (justPoly) {
+            return nest;
+        }
+
         let z = parseFloat(depth.value);
         for (let poly of nest) {
             let obj = poly.extrude(z);
             objs.push(obj);
-            // invert y
-            for (let i=1, l=obj.length; i<l; i += 3) {
-                obj[i] = -obj[i];
-            }
         }
     }
 
-    return objs;
+    return justPoly ? polys : objs;
 }
 
 });
diff --git a/src/main/mesh.js b/src/main/mesh.js
index 892e1131..6d5f0db1 100644
--- a/src/main/mesh.js
+++ b/src/main/mesh.js
@@ -471,6 +471,13 @@ function load_files(files) {
         has_svg = has_svg || file.name.toLowerCase().indexOf(".svg") > 0;
     }
     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" }, [
@@ -540,15 +547,9 @@ function load_files(files) {
 
 function load_files_opt(files, opt) {
     load.File.load([...files], opt)
-        .then(data => {
-            call.space_load(data);
-        })
-        .catch(error => {
-            dbug.error(error);
-        })
-        .finally(() => {
-            mesh.api.log.hide();
-        });
+        .then(data => call.space_load(data))
+        .catch(error => dbug.error(error))
+        .finally(() => mesh.api.log.hide());
 }
 
 // add object loader
diff --git a/src/mesh/api.js b/src/mesh/api.js
index 36e5d82b..d61e3afb 100644
--- a/src/mesh/api.js
+++ b/src/mesh/api.js
@@ -739,6 +739,8 @@ let file = {
     import() {
         // binding created in mesh.build
         $('import').click();
+        // allow importing the same file twice
+        setTimeout(() => { $('import').value = ''; }, 100);
     },
 
     export() {