diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/importSVG.py b/src/Mod/Draft/importSVG.py
index 14ff99076..0a914b2d4 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/importSVG.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/importSVG.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ currently unsupported: use, image
 
 import xml.sax, string, FreeCAD, os, math, re, Draft
 from draftlibs import fcvec
+from draftlibs import fcgeo
 from FreeCAD import Vector
 
 try: import FreeCADGui
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ def getcolor(color):
 				b = float(v[2]/255.0)
 				return (r,g,b,0.0)
 
-def getsize(length,mode='discard',base=None):
+def getsize(length,mode='discard',base=1):
         """parses length values containing number and unit
         with mode 'discard': extracts a number from the given string (removes unit suffixes)
         with mode 'tuple': return number and unit as a tuple
@@ -254,13 +255,15 @@ def getsize(length,mode='discard',base=None):
                 return float(number)
         elif mode == 'tuple':
                 return float(number),unit
+        elif mode == 'isabsolute':
+                return unit in ['mm','cm','in','px','pt']
         elif mode == 'mm':
                 return float(number)*tomm[unit]
         elif mode == 'css':
                 if unit != '%':
                         return float(number)*topx[unit]
                 else:
-                        return float(number)*(base or 1)
+                        return float(number)*base
 
 def makewire(path,checkclosed=False,donttry=False):
         '''try to make a wire out of the list of edges. If the 'Wire' functions fails or the wire is not
@@ -268,7 +271,8 @@ def makewire(path,checkclosed=False,donttry=False):
         #ToDo Do not catch all exceptions
         if not donttry:
                 try:
-                        sh = Part.Wire(path)
+			sh = Part.Wire(fcgeo.sortEdges(path))
+                        #sh = Part.Wire(path)
                         isok = (not checkclosed) or sh.isClosed()
                 except:# BRep_API:command not done
                         isok = False
@@ -429,7 +433,9 @@ class svgHandler(xml.sax.ContentHandler):
                 if name == 'svg':
                         m=FreeCAD.Matrix()
                         if 'width' in data and 'height' in data and \
-                                'viewBox' in data:
+                                'viewBox' in data and\
+                                getsize(attrs.getValue('width'),'isabsolute') and\
+				getsize(attrs.getValue('height'),'isabsolute'):
                                 x0,y0,x1,y1=[float(n) for n in data['viewBox']]
                                 vbw = x1-x0
                                 vbh = y1-y0
@@ -716,7 +722,7 @@ class svgHandler(xml.sax.ContentHandler):
                                                 path.append(seg)
                                         if path: #the path should be closed by now
                                                 #sh=makewire(path,True)
-                                                sh=makewire(path,donttry=True)
+                                                sh=makewire(path,donttry=False)
                                                 if self.fill: sh = Part.Face(sh)
                                                 sh = self.applyTrans(sh)
                                                 obj = self.doc.addObject("Part::Feature",pathname)