Your first conversion

The samples on this page are in fixtures/examples in the repository: logo.svg, a plate with holes, a star and an open curve and a line of text; and bracket.stl, an L-shaped bracket with a hole.

Vector art to a sketch

Open shapemason.com and drop logo.svg on the page (or Open Files).
Sketch (DXF) is chosen for vector art. The preview shows closed profiles filled and the open curve dashed red.
Read the report: one open path, which won’t extrude.
Convert. logo.dxf downloads.

Drop logo.svg on the window, or press ⌘O (+ on iPad and iPhone).
Sketch (DXF) is chosen for vector art. The preview shows closed profiles filled and the open curve dashed red.
Read the report: one open path, which won’t extrude.
Convert (⌘R). logo.dxf is saved next to logo.svg, or in the folder you chose with Save To.

shapemason logo.svg

logo.svg → logo.dxf
input: 10 element(s) → output: 9 entities
profiles: 8 closed, 1 open
cleanup: removed 1 duplicate(s), simplified 4 point(s), recognized 13 arc(s)
size: 70.00 × 50.00 mm
note: 1 text element(s) converted to outlines using installed fonts; outline text in your design tool for exact results
WARN: 1 open path(s) will not extrude in CAD: (20.0,12.0)
See https://docs.shapemason.com/troubleshooting/ for what to do.

The exit code is 2: it worked, with a warning.

A mesh to a solid

Drop bracket.stl. Mesh to Solid (STEP) is chosen for meshes. Turn on Prismatic conversion to get a real cylindrical hole, then Convert.

shapemason mesh-to-solid --prismatic bracket.stl

bracket.stl → bracket.step
note: 226 triangles → 15 faces (93% fewer)
note: recognized 1 cylinder(s): 48 facets → 4 cylindrical face(s)

Bring the file into your CAD tool: Shapr3D, Fusion, Onshape, FreeCAD, SolidWorks.
Read the guide for what you’re converting under Guides.
If the report warns about something, see Troubleshooting.

Your first conversion

Vector art to a sketch

A mesh to a solid

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