I have pdf stencils I want to import and cut out

[notaquitter (douglas)]

I have pdf stencils ,I want to in port and cut out machine parts 4 my cnc
i have built a cnc my parts r not perfect but if i in port trace and cut them back out

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

For one example of doing this see:

If I had a hammer (design), I'd make one

As requested on support… How to model a hammer design such as: First, one buys the plans, then, one imports them into a program which will import the PDF as vectors: [image] and then export the desired hammer design as an outline — or one can re-draw it by scanning a printout and putting it on the background to re-draw, or by using Image Tracing: Once one has the vectors in Carbide Create: [image] It will be necessary to pick a design and begin joining the vectors (that they appear …

Basically one opens the .pdf in Inkscape (or some other drawing tool such as Serif’s Affinity Designer), if desired, edits there, re-saves as an SVG, then imports the SVG into Carbide Create.

For notes on fixing clipart and other problematic files see:

Converting/fixing line art (clipart) for cutting

Often clip art is drawn as a series of stacked stroked and filled outline, e.g., http://clipartist.net/svg/minimalistic-ray-gun-logo-black-white-line-art-svg/ which looks line, but is a confusing mess when one views it in outline mode: [inkscape_1] The solution is to expand the strokes, and punch out the white fills. In Inkscape this is done by: Path | Object to Path [inkscape_2] Then break everything apart (it is important to work in View | Display Mode | Outline) using Path | Break Ap…

Processing a complex SVG

Hi folks, I’m trying to make a sign out of a National Park Service SVG. The end result I’m aiming for is something like this. Importing the file as is to Create doesn’t quite work. The individual pieces I want to pocket aren’t selectable, and those that are don’t produce the desired result when I choose to pocket the contour. Next, I tried going into Inkscape and producing distinct files for each “layer”. Here’s one for the tree (green layer in the example sign) [4-tree]. It’s selectable in C…

If you’ll provide us with an example file (or send it in to support@carbide3d.com) we can look into this with you.