Generate SVGs for laser from sketches

  1. Photograph your pencil sketch in even light, flat on the table.
  2. Remove background / boost contrast (remove.bg or phone editor).
  3. Vectorize with Vectorizer.AI or Recraft's vectorizer; export SVG.
  4. Open in LightBurn/Inkscape: check for open paths, overlapping nodes, tiny islands.
  5. Ask an LLM to write a short Inkscape/Python script to batch-set stroke colours per layer (cut vs. engrave).
  6. Run a test on scrap material before the real piece.

Tools used

Vectorizer.AI

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Does one job very well: bitmap to clean vector.

Laser Engraving ยท Design & Vector / SVG ยท CNC

Recraft Featured

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One of the few generators that outputs genuine SVG, plus a built-in vectorizer.

Design & Vector / SVG ยท Laser Engraving

ChatGPT

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The general-purpose workhorse.

Business / Etsy / Shop Ops ยท Natural Products ยท CNC