paper.js/examples/Node.js/SVGImport.js

var paper = require('paper'),
    path = require('path'),
    fs = require('fs');

paper.setup(new paper.Canvas(300, 600));
with (paper) {
    fs.readFile('./in.svg', { encoding: 'utf8' }, function (err, data) {
        if (err)
            throw err; 
        project.importSVG(data);
        paper.view.exportFrames({
            amount: 1,
            directory: __dirname,
            onComplete: function() {
                console.log('Done exporting.');
            },
            onProgress: function(event) {
                console.log(event.percentage + '% complete, frame took: ' + event.delta);
            }
        });
    });
}