Zorocut
Nest parts straight from a PDF
In beta: check the part sizes before you cut. Customers send PDFs. Zorocut reads the vector lines in a PDF or a modern Illustrator file, turns them into parts, checks them before cutting, nests them and writes a controller-ready DXF for each sheet. LightBurn projects work the same way.
- Files it reads
- Vector PDF, Adobe Illustrator (.ai saved with PDF content), LightBurn (.lbrn, .lbrn2), DXF and SVG. Several files at once.
- Checked before cutting
- The same pre-cut check as a DXF: open contours, duplicate lines and parts too large for the sheet are reported before anything is nested.
- What you get
- One DXF per sheet with lines, arcs and circles only, plus SVG and PLT (beta), a nesting report and a quote priced from the nest.
- Stays on your computer
- The PDF is read inside your browser tab. It is not uploaded.
What it does not do
- A scanned page or a photo has no lines to read, so it is refused with a message.
- Sizes come from the PDF page. A drawing printed to a scale of 1:2 comes in at half size, so check the sizes in the part list.
- Old Illustrator files saved without PDF content are refused. Save them with "Create PDF Compatible File" on, or as SVG.
- DWG files are not read. Save them as DXF from your CAD.
- Comments, stamps and markups in the PDF, white or invisible shapes and switched-off layers are left out. Everything else drawn is read as a cut line, so remove title blocks and dimensions first.
Questions
- Can I convert a PDF to DXF for free?
- You can nest a vector PDF in the free online nester and download a DXF for each nested sheet. It writes nested sheets, not a copy of the PDF's own drawing.
- Does it work with a scanned drawing?
- No. It needs vector lines. A scan is an image, and an image has no outline to cut.
- Is my drawing uploaded?
- No. The file is read and nested in your browser, on your computer.