Generate SVGs for laser from sketches
- Photograph your pencil sketch in even light, flat on the table.
- Remove background / boost contrast (remove.bg or phone editor).
- Vectorize with Vectorizer.AI or Recraft's vectorizer; export SVG.
- Open in LightBurn/Inkscape: check for open paths, overlapping nodes, tiny islands.
- Ask an LLM to write a short Inkscape/Python script to batch-set stroke colours per layer (cut vs. engrave).
- Run a test on scrap material before the real piece.
Tools used
Vectorizer.AI
โ โ โ โ โ 4.5/5Does one job very well: bitmap to clean vector.
Laser Engraving ยท Design & Vector / SVG ยท CNCRecraft Featured
โ โ โ โ โ 4.5/5One of the few generators that outputs genuine SVG, plus a built-in vectorizer.
Design & Vector / SVG ยท Laser EngravingChatGPT
โ โ โ โ โ 4.5/5The general-purpose workhorse.
Business / Etsy / Shop Ops ยท Natural Products ยท CNC