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  1. 5th February 2014, 10:31 PM #1
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    Default Autocad file conversion

    Does anyone know if I can convert a simple jpg file into a dwg or dxf file?

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    God bless our daughters for keeping us dad's on our toes.
    No.1 daughter has a series of animal outlines she'd like to have laser cut in ply. These are simple cartoon shapes, eg, kangaroo, emu etc in jpg format.

    I have Autocad R14 and 2007 at my disposal. All I've managed so far is to import a jpg file into Autocad 2007 and trace around it.
    When I save this file as an R14 file, the jpg image dissappears leaving me with the traced outline.

    This is very tedious, it would be so much easier if I could convert the file, any clues?

    I found a couple of file conversion programs on the web, but they want an arm and a leg, limbs I'm not prepared to give up.

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    Precision Bitmap To Vector Conversion Online - Vector Magic

    That's the one I use to vectorise bitmaps.

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    You should be able to convert it to a vector in Adobe illustrator also.
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