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

1. Use the Curve tool

2. Carbide Create will open/import .dxf and .svg files, and will open .c2d files. Pixel images may be imported for either placement on a background layer for reference/re-drawing, or for Image Tracing:

Carbide Create - Image Tracing

We just posted CC 520 to: https://carbide3d.com/carbidecreate/download/ 520 includes a big new feature for us, Image Tracing. [image] You should be able to load a JPG or PNG and get a reasonable set of curves from it very quickly. A few caveats: Right now, it’s mono only so color images will be converted to black and white using the thresholds in the window. We’re not optimizing for very small images so some will work well, others won’t. We’d recommend images larger than 500px on a side …

If you have a Pro license you can import STL files or pixel images as depth maps.

3. See:

Where to source "free" files SVG/DXF

Well, there’s a clipart library w/ Carbide Create: [image] [image] see: https://elements.carbide3d.com/ and there’s also: and Bob Warfield, of CNC Cookbook fame has: And the community had the following notes on the wiki: Often, clip art will be done in stroked lines which are not suited to most CAM programs — the solution is expanding the strokes and unioning them: Converting line art for drawing https://openclipart.org Lotus Mandala Vector Art Pattern Files | FreePatternsArea h…