An SVG is the easiest way to get an EZCAD2 design into Inkscape, Illustrator, CorelDRAW or any
laser program that is not LightBurn. This page converts an .ezd project into an SVG at its true
size in millimetres, with the pens kept apart as layers.
How to convert EZD to SVG
- Upload the
.ezdfile; Convert to is preset to Layered SVG. - Compare the converted drawing with the preview EZCAD saved in the file, shown next to it.
- Download the SVG and open it in your drawing or laser software.
What the SVG contains
- One layer per pen and use. Outlines marked with pen 2 are on the layer "Pen 2", hatched
shapes of the same pen on "Pen 2 hatch". Inkscape shows them as layers; other programs show
them as groups. Each layer carries the pen's power, speed, passes, frequency and hatch spacing
as
data-laser-*attributes. - Hatched shapes are filled in the pen's colour, with holes kept (the inside of an "O" stays empty). Choose Exact hatch lines to get the individual lines EZCAD computed instead.
- Text, barcodes and QR codes are outlines, so no font is needed and nothing reflows.
- Pictures are embedded in the SVG at their size and place.
- A legend below the drawing lists every layer with its settings, on its own layer called "Legend (delete before cutting)". Delete it, or switch it off under More options.
Things to know
EZCAD's Y axis points up and its origin is the centre of the lens field; an SVG's Y axis points down. The drawing is turned the right way up and the SVG's page is fitted around it, so measurements are exact but the coordinates differ from EZCAD's. If you need EZCAD's coordinates, for example to place objects in CAD, use the DXF instead.
Control objects of an EZCAD job, such as waiting for an input signal or moving a rotary axis, have no drawing and are not in the SVG; the result lists how many there were.
More about what this tool reads and writes: EZCAD .ezd & .ez3 to LightBurn, SVG & DXF Converter.