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Vector Art to CAD Quick Guide

The guide covers contrast, tracing, closed regions, duplicate paths, tiny islands, projected sketch references, loop selection, grid snap, and the limitation that mesh-to-STEP conversion does not restore design intent.

SYS-0033REV A
AI narration using Robert's voice. Vector Art to CAD Quick Guide / short introduction.
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A CLOSER LOOK

Pixels, paths and closed regions are different things

Pixels, paths and closed regions are different things. The same mark is shown as pixels, traced boundaries and a filled region. Its outer outline, inner opening and inward bar stay intact through all three stages. This is an illustrative example, not a recovered conversion result.OPEN FULL SIZE ↗
The same mark is shown as pixels, traced boundaries and a filled region. Its outer outline, inner opening and inward bar stay intact through all three stages. This is an illustrative example, not a recovered conversion result.Explanatory drawing based on this record
Trace
Contrast and contour
Geometry
Preserve the intended boundaries
CAD
Closed regions and references
CLASSIFICATIONSYS
STATUSREFERENCE
MATERIALSVG / CAD
DISPOSITIONREFERENCE GUIDE
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TECHNICAL NOTES///

A short guide for preparing PNG art, tracing it to vector paths, and importing clean regions into a model.

DEVELOPMENT HISTORY///

2026.06.01Rev A

Collected the image-to-vector and sketch-reference quick-guide topics.

SPECIFICATION///

InputClean PNG
OutputSVG / embossed geometry
ChecksClosed paths / duplicates
StatusReference

RELEASED MATERIAL///

SYS-0033_vector-to-cad-guide.txtGUIDE / 2 KB
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REFERENCE

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