Got a clean DXF file for the part? Drop it into the converter, convert it or auto trace it, then save it to your library with as much (or as little) detail as you want. Clean, well-drawn files give the best results and make the fastest reusable components.
Full walkthrough video coming soon — meanwhile, the converter gives you two practical paths: convert clean DXF geometry directly or auto trace raw linework before saving.
The converter reads the unit data from the DXF header and computes the part's real-world size. If the file's unitless, just type the dimensions in before saving.
Use Convert for clean closed geometry. If the file opens as raw linework or does not fill the way you expect, use Auto Trace to create a filled outline before saving it to your library.
Just give it a name and save it. Or fill in the supplier, part number, product link, and description if you want a fully documented library entry. The cleaner the original DXF, the cleaner the saved component will be.
Components you import go straight into your personal library — only you see them. They show up alongside the built-in catalog in the designer.
The best results come from clean DXF files with clear outlines and sensible real-world scale — finials, scrollwork, post caps, ornamental panels, custom plasma-cut parts, and components from supplier catalogs.
Open the converter and pick your DXF. Preview the raw file, check its detected size, and enter dimensions manually if the DXF is unitless.
Convert clean DXF geometry directly, or use Auto Trace when the raw file is open linework that needs a filled outline.
Name it, pick a category, add supplier details if you want, and save it to your library for gates, fences, and handrails.
Most ornamental components you order have a DXF available somewhere — supplier catalogs, plasma-cut files, designs you or someone on the team drew once in CAD. Until now, that file was either useless to you without a CAD seat or a pain to reuse. The DXF Converter turns good source files into reusable library components: real-world sized, cleanly filled when the geometry supports it, and ready to drop onto the drawings you make.
Drop in a reference image and trace it parametrically — the result is a clean, mathematically uniform scroll you can also export to DXF for fabrication. See the Scrollwork Designer
Take a screenshot or grab a reference photo and click around the outline in the SVG Trace Tool. Trace as basic or as intricate as you like and save to your private library. See SVG Component Trace
The DXF Converter is available on Standard and Pro plans. Sign up free to explore the app — upgrade when you're ready to start building your library.
Watch the complete 7:48 walkthrough — from logging in to exporting a fabrication-ready drawing with a full material list. Gates, fences, handrails, annotations, and AI generation, all covered.