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We have a nice complex logo as a DXF File.

Once this is opened you will notice that my logo looks very nice with complex curves that I can now send off to a laser or water jet cutter.Īnd there you have it. Next, over in Draftsight I will open up my DXF file. I’ll keep my default settings and click OK. So I’m just going to File, Save As, and I choose the DXF file type. The next step in the process is to save out our DXF. I also want to point out that I have the Edit Path By Nodes button turned on in order to see my paths. I will go ahead and select my picture and click OK. Now often times using the default settings will work just fine.

Next you are going to select path, then trace Bitmap, and then will be presented with some trace settings. After opening up the file you will be presented with some import options, it is OK to keep the defaults. Once you have downloaded Inkscape, you can simply open up your file. You can easily convert an SVG to a DXF for free with Inkscape. You can download Inkscape from the web address shown here. While all of our sets come with both SVG and DXF files, you may have some SVG files that you need to convert to a DXF file, especially if you use the free Silhouette Studio software that only accepts DXF files. So today I’m going to use a free software called Inkscape to create a picture or file to into a DXF. However it is sometimes not adequate for complex logos.

SOLIDWORKS has built in functionality called Auto Trace that can create sketch geometry from a picture. Hello, in this short tutorial video I’m going to show you how to create a DXF file from a picture of a complex logo.