Scales of justice in a laurel wreath: many small leaves, all kept as separate closed shapes.
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Source image: Openclipart, GDJ, CC0 1.0.
Logo to DXF converter
Turn a logo, badge or emblem into a DXF in millimeters for a laser cutter, with advice on the things that go wrong when a logo is cut out of real material.
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Real examples, made with this converter
Each pair is an actual conversion of a public domain image, with the settings listed under it. You can download the exact files.
Hexagon badge with sunburst rays: straight edges stay straight.
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Source image: Openclipart, benya82, CC0 1.0.
Rabbit medallion converted with 2 colors: the ring and the figure are separate layers.
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Source image: Openclipart, kuba, CC0 1.0.
Free sample files, not watermarked.
Recommended settings
A logo is a design with a few flat colors and often text. Start here.
- Profile
- Laser / CNC.
- Colors
- 1 for a single cut-out silhouette. 2 or 3 only if you want to separate parts into layers, for example the badge outline and the lettering.
- Width
- The finished width of the piece: a keychain is about 50 mm, a wall sign 300 mm or more.
- Detail
- Medium. Lower it when the logo has very fine type that the material cannot hold.
The islands problem: letters with holes
In a cut-out logo, the middle of an O, an A, a B or an e is a separate shape that is not attached to anything. If you cut the outline and the inner shape on the same pass, the middle falls out. That is what you want for a through-cut sign where the hole stays empty, and what you do not want for a stencil.
The converter keeps those inner contours as separate closed shapes, so you can choose in your software which ones to cut and which to delete.
Thin strokes and tiny text
Wood and acrylic break where the material between two cuts is thinner than about 1 mm. Check the narrowest part of the logo at the final size, not on screen. A logo that looks fine at 300 mm wide may have a 0.4 mm gap at 40 mm wide.
Multi-color logos
With 2 or more colors, the edge between two neighbors is in both shapes, so the laser follows it twice. Fix this in your laser software by deleting duplicate lines, or work with one color and cut a separate piece for each color of material.
Use logos you have the right to use
Convert your own logo or one you have permission to reproduce. The examples on this page are public domain emblems, not company logos.
Importing a logo DXF
LightBurn DXF
- File > Import, choose the DXF.
- Select all, then run the duplicate-line cleanup if you used more than one color.
- Use the cut order that cuts inner shapes first.
Inkscape SVG or DXF
- Open the SVG from the same conversion to add a frame or a hanging hole.
- Ungroup, then pick the closed shapes you want to delete or keep.
Fusion DXF
- Insert > Insert DXF, choose a plane, units millimeters.
- The contours become a sketch you can extrude for a 3D check.
Common mistakes
- Cutting the inner shapes with the outer one. The centers of letters fall onto the bed and are lost. Delete them, or leave them and glue them back.
- Using a tiny low-quality logo from a website. Header logos are often 200 px wide. Ask for the original file, or use the largest PNG you can find.
- Keeping a gradient or shadow. A soft shadow becomes a gray blob of extra shapes. Remove it before converting or set 1 color.
- Trusting the preview size on screen. Check the real width in your laser software after import.
Questions
Can it trace text in my logo?
It traces the shapes of the letters like any other shape. It does not recognize fonts or give you editable text.
My logo has a transparent background. Is that a problem?
No. Transparent areas are treated as white background and are not traced.
Does it keep my brand colors?
The laser profile gives outlines only. If you need one layer per color with the colors kept, use the Cricut and Silhouette profile instead.