Photograph your sketch. Upload it. Get a clean, editable CAD file you can open in AutoCAD, Fusion 360, or any vector editor.
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Real conversions from PhotoCAD. Drag the slider to compare the original photo and the vector output.
Snap a phone photo of your hand-drawn sketch — pencil on paper, marker on a napkin, whiteboard, anything.
Drop the photo here. Our AI extracts your linework and rebuilds it as clean vector paths.
Download DXF, SVG, or PDF and load it straight into your CAD program for refinement, dimensioning, or fabrication.
Pencil, pen, marker, biro, whiteboard — we handle all of them. Crooked lines and uneven pressure get cleaned up automatically.
The output is editable CAD geometry, not a traced raster. Modify, dimension, extrude, or parameterise like any other drawing.
No need for a flatbed scanner. A handheld phone photo on a desk lamp is more than enough — we correct for lighting and perspective.
Download as DXF for CAD/CAM, SVG for design software, or PDF for documentation. All from the same conversion.
Every CAD project starts on paper. PhotoCAD bridges the gap between the sketch and the screen — photograph your sketch with a phone, drop it here, and download a clean vector file that opens in any CAD program.
The output is editable geometry — polylines, curves, and splines you can dimension, refine, and extrude. It works for any hand-drawn input: pencil, pen, marker, biro, whiteboard, even sketches on the back of an envelope. We correct for lighting, perspective, and paper texture before tracing, so the output is sharp regardless of how the photo was captured.
The conversion handles concept sketches, architectural floor plans, mechanical part drawings, and patent illustrations alike.
Sketch a part on paper, upload, and start from a clean vector base in Fusion 360 or Rhino. Faster than re-drawing from scratch.
Capture a whiteboard sketch in a meeting, convert it to vector, and ship it as a starting point for the next iteration.
Hand-drawn floor plans, elevations, and section sketches. Convert and bring into your CAD workflow without retracing.
Clean up rough invention sketches into the kind of crisp line drawings patent offices and IP attorneys expect.
Photograph your sketch and convert it to CAD-ready vector files in under two minutes.
Your first 3 conversions are free — no card required.
