Maker toolkit · SVG and DXF · Cut and engrave
Every StencilCut tool, in one place
Choose the job you are trying to make. Each path explains the right file, prepares it for real material, and leads to a focused workspace.
Start with a photo
Build a connected cutting design or prepare tone and detail for engraving. These guided tools do the material-specific work before export.
Connected artwork
Photo to Stencil
Photos are the hardest input for a stencil maker. busy backgrounds, soft edges, multiple subjects. This tool removes the background, isolates the subject, adds bridges, and hands you a one-piece laser-ready cutout.
Material-ready detail
Photo to Engraving
Photos carry uneven lighting, blown-out highlights, and busy backgrounds. all of which scorch as artefacts on a laser bed. This tool re-balances exposure, removes the background, and applies a material-tuned tonal curve before the engrave file is rendered.
Convert clean artwork
Trace a clean image into SVG or DXF, or use a LightBurn-specific workflow when scale and import settings matter.
Vector conversion
Image to SVG
Drop in a PNG, JPG, WEBP, or even a screenshot and get a clean scalable SVG back. The converter auto-tunes itself to the input format, so you don't pick threshold sliders or trace settings.
CAD conversion
Image to DXF
A DXF you can drop straight into LightBurn, RDWorks, Fusion 360, or AutoCAD. R12 / AC1009 flavour for universal compatibility, sized at 150 mm wide, with one-click bridges for stencil cutting.
Machine workflow
LightBurn DXF Converter
A DXF you can drop into LightBurn without the "unclosed paths" warning. R12 / AC1009 with closed POLYLINE entities, written in millimetres so "Use file units" lands at the correct physical size.
Design, make, and compare
Create original vector work, plan a physical project, or compare StencilCut with a manual desktop workflow before you choose a route.
Prompt to vector
AI SVG Generator
Describe what you want in plain English. the AI invents the design, then vectorizes it as closed SVG paths. Skip the "find a stock SVG, edit it, vectorize, fix paths" loop entirely.
Personalized design
Custom Name Sign
Make a clean, connected name sign that cuts as one piece, SVG and DXF sized in millimetres for wood or acrylic, ready for any laser.
Architectural pattern
Privacy Screen Designer
Pick a shape, pick a pattern, get a cut file. Panels, gates, and screens with the pattern already fitted to the outline and the material guaranteed to hold together.
Choose a workflow
AI Stencil Generator Guide
A plain-English buyer’s guide to turning a photo into a laser-ready stencil. What the job actually requires, where StencilCut fits, when another tool is the better call, and what StencilCut still does not do well.
Workflow comparison
StencilCut vs Inkscape
Inkscape is a free, powerful, fully manual vector editor. StencilCut is an automated photo-to-stencil pipeline. Here is an honest look at what each does better and which one fits your project.