Make sure that your CAD file is in the correct format

Currently, Big Blue Saw only supports version 12 DXF files. Big Blue Saw also can't handle certain DXF entities, SPLINE in particular.

Read Big Blue Saws FAQs about files to find out more, and in particular read Which AutoCad entities does Big Blue Saw support?

Upload only parts to be made

Bad: complex assembly of many parts. Big Blue Saw can't determine which part you want.

Good: a single part that Big Blue Saw can make. It is outlined in purple in the previous example.

Read the FAQ on what kinds of parts you can make with Big Blue Saw.

 

Outline segments should meet at their endpoints

Bad: lines on sides of area overlap

Good: lines meet correctly at the corners

Your main outline shouldn't cross over itself

Bad: this outline crosses over itself in the center

Good: no lines cross in this outline

Make sure that segment endpoints meet correctly

Bad: segments in the center are dangling

Good: areas in the center are completely enclosed

Outline areas to be cut

Bad: the letters in the center will not be cut correctly from the rectangular area, as they don't form enclosures

Good: the letters USA will be cut from the rectangle. Also note the stencil style letter A.

Upload only a single part

Bad: complex assembly of many parts. Big Blue Saw can't determine which part you want.

Good: a single part that Big Blue Saw can make. It's outlined in purple in the previous example.

Read the FAQ on what kinds of parts you can make with Big Blue Saw.