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Photo to DXF

Experimental

Photograph a part on a printed sheet. We trace it and hand back a cutting file at true size.

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What this does

Finds the four corner squares on the printed sheet, works out the exact camera view from them, and traces the part lying on the paper into a DXF with real millimetre dimensions, ready to quote or cut.

When to use it

A bracket snapped, a gusset rusted through, a template exists only as the part in your hand. No CAD file, no drawing, just the thing itself and a phone.

What it does not do

This traces the flat outline only. It can't see thickness, bends, or threads; you pick material and thickness after the part is added. And it can't check your print scale: that's what the ruler step is for.