Convert Photos to DXF for Plasma Cutting & Metal Art

Plasma cutting is unforgiving of poor vector geometry. A jagged outline forces the torch to hesitate at every node, leaving excess dross, blown-out corners, and wasted steel. Hand-tracing a customer photo or sketch in AutoCAD or Inkscape takes hours per design — and the cost of a botched cut on 1/4″ plate adds up fast.

PhotoCAD interprets your customer's photo or sketch and reconstructs it as clean, continuous vector geometry — not pixel-following traces that stall your torch. Whether you're building custom fire pits, intricate metal wall art, or automotive brackets, output is DXF with smooth arcs and minimal nodes that keep the torch moving at a constant feed rate.

Drop the DXF into SheetCam, Fusion 360, or ProNest as the starting point for plasma CAM. Add lead-ins, lead-outs, bridges to prevent internal drop-out, and kerf compensation for your torch height and material. Skip the hours of manual vectorizing and turn customer requests into cut metal — more designs in the queue, less time at the keyboard.