2D CAD Drawpad
A simple, coordinate-bound drawing pad for the odd CAD job — draw lines, curves, circles, rectangles and text by clicking or by typing exact numbers, trim shapes where they cross, and import an existing DXF/SVG/EPS/AI/DWG drawing to tweak it. Export to DXF or any other format when you're done.
What this is — and its honest limits
This is a small, coordinate-bound drawing tool, not a full CAD program — built for the odd job (a bracket outline, a simple part, a quick sketch to send to a laser or CNC), not for complex assemblies. Every shape can be placed by clicking on the canvas or by typing its exact coordinates in the panel, and existing shapes can be reshaped by dragging their handles. Trim works on lines and circles only: click a piece near where it crosses another line or circle and that piece is cut away — curves, rectangles and text aren't trimmable in this version. The mm/inch toggle only changes how numbers are displayed and typed — the underlying drawing never gets rescaled by switching it. Imported files (SVG/EPS/AI/DWG) are added at their own native coordinate values; if the size looks off after import, use the separate Shrinkage Scaler tool afterward to rescale the whole thing by an exact percentage.
Can I import an existing drawing and just tweak it?
Yes — use Import file for a DXF, SVG, EPS or AI file (read entirely in your browser) or a DWG (read on our server, nothing stored). The shapes are added to the canvas at their own coordinates, ready to select, move, trim or delete like anything you draw here.
Which formats can I export to?
DXF by default, plus SVG, EPS, PDF, DWG (when available) and PNG/JPEG/WebP/BMP/TIFF — pick any of them from the Convert to menu once you're done drawing.
How do curves work?
Click a start and an end point (or type them) and a curve is created between them — then drag its middle handle to bow it into the shape you want, or type the exact bow-point coordinates instead. It exports as a smooth sampled outline, same as this site's other vector tools.
Is anything uploaded?
Drawing, editing and most exports happen entirely in your browser. The only exception is DWG: reading an imported DWG, and producing a DWG on export, both use a small server-side step (LibreDWG) because DWG is a closed format — those files are processed in memory and never stored.
