How CutClean works

Getting started

CutClean runs in your browser. There's nothing to install, and you don't need an account to start cleaning files.

1. 1

   Open the workspace

   Hit “Clean a file free” to open the app. It loads the repair engine locally, in your browser.

2. 2

   Drop a file

   Drag in a DXF, SVG, PDF, AI or EPS. It's read and analyzed on your own machine. Nothing is uploaded.

3. 3

   Read the health report

   Every fault is scored and located, from open contours and faceted arcs to duplicates and scale issues.

4. 4

   Fix and download

   One click refits arcs, closes contours and dedupes; pick an export preset and download a cut-ready file.

Free includes unlimited health reports and three full-quality repairs a day. Pro lifts the cap, and pay-as-you-go credits are there if you'd rather not subscribe.

Repair a file

Repair is the core of CutClean. After you drop a file, the health report lists each fault with a short code:

ARC_REFIT

A curve exported as many short lines. CutClean fits a true arc or circle back onto it.

CONTOUR_CLOSE

A tiny gap between path end-points. Welded shut so the shape cuts as one closed loop.

DEDUPE

A duplicate line stacked on another. Removed so the edge is cut once, not twice.

SCALE

The drawing's real-world size is ambiguous. Use Calibrate to set it exactly.

To calibrate scale, open Calibrate, click two points you know the real distance between, and type that distance. The whole drawing snaps to true millimeters. Every repair is verified to round-trip before the download unlocks.

Convert between formats

Use Convert to change a file's format without degrading geometry. The same arc-refit quality applies on the way through.

• DXF ↔ SVG is free and keeps arcs as arcs, no tessellation into line soup.
• Pro adds PDF, AI and EPS, in and out.
• Splines are converted to clean arc / biarc paths that cutters handle smoothly.

Pick your input, choose the output format, and download.

Generate parts

The Generators build parametric parts from a form, no drawing required. Fill in the parameters, preview the result on the canvas, and download.

• Boxes & finger-joints, sized to your stock thickness.
• Gears, by tooth count and module.
• Text & stencils, arrays, inlays and hatch fills.

Basic shapes are free to try; the full generator library is part of Pro.

Save & sell your work

Pro and Shop add the tools to keep, version and sell your designs.

• Project vault, to save a file to your cloud library and re-open it from any machine.
• Version history, to diff and restore any past version.
• Branded mockups + listing kit, to generate preview images and listing copy.
• Licensing, to add a license, watermark and per-buyer fingerprint to protect a design.
• Send-to-bureau, to hand a cut-ready file to a cutting service in one click.

Run a shop

The Shop tools are for running a cutting business at volume.

• Quoting / job-costing, where cut length + pierces + material become a quote PDF.
• Auto-nesting, to pack parts onto sheets to save material, with true arcs preserved.
• Common-line cutting, to share edges between parts to cut less.
• Material inventory, team seats and an analytics dashboard.
• API access drives CutClean from your own pipeline; batch processing (Pro) runs many files at once.

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