# Tutorial: image to svg to g code **URL:** \ **Category:** Projects\ **Created:** [June 30, 2018, 4:36am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/tutorial-image-to-svg-to-g-code/4578 "2018-06-30T04:36:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sharpsburg\_Woodworke](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/sharpsburg_woodworke/32/3794_2.png) [@Sharpsburg\_Woodworke](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Sharpsburg_Woodworke)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 4:36am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/tutorial-image-to-svg-to-g-code/4578/1 "2018-06-30T04:36:09Z")
This is a tutorial on how I create my svg files from any image. I also show how to create g code that utilizes the cnc to draw and cut. I use Inkscape to trace the image in a diferent layer and I use makercam to create the g code. Settings are in the video. ---
**Author:** ![CRDesigns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@CRDesigns](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/CRDesigns)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/tutorial-image-to-svg-to-g-code/4578/2 "2018-06-30T11:48:38Z")
Awesome! Thank you, just what I have been trying to figure out. Still waiting on my Maslow but I have been trying to do as much as I can ahead of time. ---
**Author:** ![Sharpsburg\_Woodworke](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/sharpsburg_woodworke/32/3794_2.png) [@Sharpsburg\_Woodworke](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Sharpsburg_Woodworke)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/tutorial-image-to-svg-to-g-code/4578/3 "2018-06-30T11:55:59Z")
My suggestion right now whould be: but the router, build the frame and a temporary sled, learn Inkscape, learn makercam, and learn a cad program (I use Inkscape). You can also download the files from the garden and play with the svg files as well. ---
**Author:** ![ScrumdyBum](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/scrumdybum/32/4779_2.png) [@ScrumdyBum](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/ScrumdyBum)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 3:20pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/tutorial-image-to-svg-to-g-code/4578/4 "2018-06-30T15:20:47Z")
Have you tried Inkscapes trace bitmap? That would save you a lot of tracing time. ---
**Author:** ![Sharpsburg\_Woodworke](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/sharpsburg_woodworke/32/3794_2.png) [@Sharpsburg\_Woodworke](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Sharpsburg_Woodworke)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/tutorial-image-to-svg-to-g-code/4578/5 "2018-06-30T15:51:36Z")
I have. It doesn’t give me the separation of lines like I want. It also will make wide lines double. There is too much touch up work to get it right. It takes less than 10 minutes to trace an entire image. ---
**Author:** ![ScrumdyBum](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/scrumdybum/32/4779_2.png) [@ScrumdyBum](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/ScrumdyBum)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2018, 12:28am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/tutorial-image-to-svg-to-g-code/4578/6 "2018-07-01T00:28:46Z")
Yes, I know what you mean about the double lines. That can be frustrating. ---
**Author:** ![Stephen\_Slagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Stephen\_Slagle](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Stephen_Slagle)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2018, 1:19am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/tutorial-image-to-svg-to-g-code/4578/7 "2018-07-01T01:19:36Z")
Thank you, I was going to contact you and ask for assistance. Your cutouts are awesome and my wife can’t wait for my Maslow to arrive. ---
**Author:** ![Sharpsburg\_Woodworke](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/sharpsburg_woodworke/32/3794_2.png) [@Sharpsburg\_Woodworke](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Sharpsburg_Woodworke)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2018, 2:20am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/tutorial-image-to-svg-to-g-code/4578/8 "2018-07-01T02:20:41Z")
Just let me know if you need help or want to collaborate.