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Import Graphics to Edge.Cuts layer fails

Description

Inkscape 1.0.1 is used to create an 'organic' PCB outline and saved as an SVG. File is successfully imported into KiCAD Version: (5.99.0-7767-gfb7ac450), release build using File | Import \ Graphics... menu. Attempting to render board in 3D Viewer results in failure 'Board outline is missing or malformed'.

Running DRC results in 'No edges found on Edge.Cuts layer'.

Application: Pcbnew

Version: (5.99.0-7767-gfb7ac450d9), release build

Libraries:
	wxWidgets 3.0.5

Platform: Windows 10 (build 19042), 64-bit edition, 64 bit, Little endian, wxMSW

	wxWidgets: 3.0.5 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
	Boost: 1.73.0
	OCE: 6.9.1
	Curl: 7.71.0
	ngspice: 32
	Compiler: GCC 10.2.0 with C++ ABI 1014

Build settings:
	KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
	KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
	KICAD_SCRIPTING_PYTHON3=OFF
	KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
	KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON_PHOENIX=OFF
	KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
	KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
	KICAD_SPICE=ON

```![test_pcb_01.svg](/uploads/d183170956de7d19e8bab53c4c2afac7/test_pcb_01.svg)![Capture](/uploads/bf3aa5c34fc3a5169e251baaa74a0665/Capture.PNG)[Import_Graphics_01.zip](/uploads/93acc488b0e19d161d8afb6bbb8b3957/Import_Graphics_01.zip)![Capture2](/uploads/effa8acb7e198d7f98421406ed992286/Capture2.PNG)
Edited by CC