Guide

How to prepare a DXF for quoting

A clean file means an instant, accurate quote. Five minutes of prep saves back-and-forth later.

In a hurry?

CUTL auto-cleans most files on upload — but a tidy DXF always quotes faster and more accurately. Prefer 3D? Upload a STEP file instead and skip most of this.

Set the right units

Export in millimetres at 1:1 scale. A part drawn in inches or at the wrong scale will quote at the wrong size.

Close every contour

Each cut path must be a closed polyline. Open contours and tiny gaps confuse geometry detection — join them before export.

Keep layers simple

One layer for cut geometry. Remove dimensions, title blocks, hatching and construction lines — they are not part of the cut.

Remove duplicates

Overlapping or doubled lines get counted twice. Run a clean-up / overkill pass so each edge exists once.

Explode text & blocks

Convert text to outlines (or remove it) and explode blocks so every entity is real geometry, not a reference.

One part per file

For now, keep a single part per DXF. Multi-part files should be split — or send a STEP assembly and let CUTL separate them.

Do

Millimetres, 1:1 scale
Closed polylines for every cut
Single cut layer
Text converted to curves
Arcs kept as arcs, not faceted

Avoid

Inches or unknown units
Open or overlapping contours
Dimensions & title blocks left in
Live text or unexploded blocks
Hatching / fill inside parts

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