Convert a PNG to SVG for Fusion 360.

Autodesk Fusion (formerly Fusion 360) inserts SVG files as sketch geometry you can extrude, emboss or engrave, but it does not trace a PNG for you. Trace the logo here, insert it on a plane, and set its real size — with the profiles you actually want to select.

The short answer

Trace the PNG on this page and download the SVG (free, no account). In Fusion choose Insert > Insert SVG, pick a plane, position and scale the sketch with the manipulator or Scale Plane XY, and click OK; then extrude the profiles like any sketch. Fusion reads only the outlines, and SVG has no reliable real-world unit, so set the size yourself. If you need the logo at an exact width in millimetres, pic2svg's DXF (Pro and Advanced) is written in millimetres at the width you type.

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Applies to images you add next — each one traces as it lands.

The SVG download is free — no account needed.

Transparent areas become white shapes, and larger images are scaled down to about 0.6 megapixels before tracing.

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Other formats, plans and licences

PDF, EPS, AI (EPS-based) and DXF come with a paid plan, and every new account gets 7 days of Pro free. The free plan and Starter carry a personal-use licence; commercial use needs Pro, and resale needs Advanced — see the licence row on the pricing page.

What does a traced logo look like to a 3D app?

A keychain tag drawn for this page on a transparent background, traced on 2026-11-01 the way the converter uploads it, with the same engine and settings. Left is the input, right is the SVG exactly as the engine wrote it. Fusion keeps the outline of every shape and none of the colour, so each of these shapes adds its edges to the sketch.

Keychain tag filling its canvas, Balanced preset

Input
A navy rounded-square keychain tag with a round keyring hole and an orange lightning bolt, on a transparent background that fills only the corners
Traced SVG
The traced SVG of the tag: it looks the same, but its first shape is a navy square as large as the whole canvas
Input: PNG, 600 × 600 px, 19.0 KBOutput: SVG, 6.2 KB, 4 paths, spline mode, Balanced presetFour paths, in this order: a navy square covering the whole 600×600 canvas, a near-white (#FEFEFE) frame with a tag-shaped hole that paints the corners white, the orange bolt, and a white circle for the keyring hole. Delete the white shapes here and a full navy square is left, not the tag.

Same tag with an 80 px transparent margin

Input
The same keychain tag with a wide transparent margin around it
Traced SVG
The traced SVG of the tag with a margin: a white canvas rectangle, the navy tag on it, the orange bolt and a white keyring circle
Input: PNG, 760 × 760 px, 20.4 KBOutput: SVG, 6.2 KB, 4 paths, spline mode, Balanced presetFour paths again, but now white covers the most area, so the first path is a white (#FEFEFE) rectangle under the whole 760×760 canvas, and the navy tag is its own shape, 442 px wide. The keyring hole is still a white circle painted on top of the tag, not a hole in it, and the tag shape continues under the bolt.

How do you get a PNG into Fusion as a sketch?

Two steps on this page, then the insert steps from Autodesk's support articles.

  1. Step 1

    Trace the PNG on this page

    Give the logo a transparent or white margin, then drop, choose or paste it into the converter at the top. Balanced is the default preset; Compact merges similar colours, which means fewer overlapping outlines in the sketch.

  2. Step 2

    Download SVG

    Check the preview and press Download SVG. It is free and needs no account, and it holds only closed, filled paths: no strokes, text or embedded picture. The SVG cut-file checker shows the same in your browser.

  3. Step 3

    Insert SVG on a plane

    In Fusion, open the Insert menu, choose Insert SVG and select the plane to sketch on — the steps in Autodesk's Insert SVG article.

  4. Step 4

    Move and scale it, then click OK

    Use the manipulator handles to move, rotate and scale the sketch, or type a value in Scale Plane XY in the dialog, then click OK in the Insert SVG dialog.

  5. Step 5

    Fix the size later if needed

    Inserted SVG geometry is given a Fixed constraint and shows green. To rescale it afterwards, select it, use Fix/Unfix (the red lock in the sketch Constraints) and then Modify > Sketch Scale, as Autodesk's scale article describes.

  6. Step 6

    Extrude the profiles

    Delete the canvas-sized rectangle's edges if they are in your way, then extrude, emboss or cut the profiles you need, as with any Fusion sketch.

What does Fusion make of a traced SVG?

Autodesk's documented behaviour applied to the example. We did not insert these files into Fusion; check the profiles before you build on them.

  • Outlines only, colours gone

    Autodesk notes that Fusion sees only the outline of a filled shape, not its colour (closed-profiles article). Every path of the trace adds its outline to the sketch, white background shapes included.

  • A rectangle around everything

    Every trace starts with a rectangle as large as the canvas. In Fusion that is four extra edges around your logo and one large profile between them and the logo. Delete those edges or simply do not select that profile.

  • Overlapping shapes split the profiles

    The trace is stacked: each colour is painted over the ones before it, and lower shapes continue underneath. In the example, the navy tag runs under the bolt and the keyring hole is a white circle on top of the tag, so in the sketch the bolt and the circle are outlines lying inside the tag outline. That is what you want for a cut or an emboss — select the tag profile without the inner ones — but it means you pick profiles, not colours.

  • Without a margin the outline is borrowed

    When the logo fills its canvas, the example's first shape is a navy square as large as the canvas, and the tag's edge comes only from the white frame painted on top. The outline still reaches the sketch, but every shape is nested inside a square. Add a margin before tracing and the tag is its own closed outline.

  • Sizes are guesses until you set them

    The SVG's width and height are pixels with no physical unit, and Autodesk says SVG units are screen units, so the inserted size depends on how they are converted. Measure one known dimension after inserting and scale to it.

  • The DXF arrives in millimetres

    For an exact size, download the DXF instead and type the width in DXF width (mm) under your result; Fusion inserts DXF files too. On the example it holds 3 closed outlines in millimetres — the tag edge, the bolt and the keyring hole — with the canvas rectangle left out; left empty, the width is 96 pixels per inch, so the tag opens at 116.7 × 116.7 mm. DXF needs Pro or Advanced, and every new account gets 7 days of Pro free. See image to DXF.

Fusion SVG import problems and fixes

Symptoms after Insert SVG, the cause in the file, and the fix.

SymptomCauseFix
The logo is far too big or too smallSVG sizes are screen units; the trace is in pixelsScale Plane XY while inserting, or unfix and use Sketch Scale; or use the DXF with a width in mm
The sketch is green and will not scale or moveInserted SVG geometry gets a Fixed constraintSelect it and use Fix/Unfix
Extrude selects the wrong area or a big rectangleThe canvas-sized rectangle and the stacked shapes add outlinesDelete the rectangle's edges; pick only the profiles you need
Profiles will not close or cannot be selectedGaps, unsupported geometry or doubled-up outlines in the fileRepair in a vector editor or in the sketch, as Autodesk's profile article lists

Fusion SVG questions

Can Fusion 360 import a PNG as a sketch?
Not as sketch geometry: Fusion's sketch import takes vector files such as SVG and DXF. Trace the PNG to SVG first, then use Insert > Insert SVG.
How do I insert an SVG in Fusion 360?
Open the Insert menu, choose Insert SVG, select the plane, position and scale the sketch with the manipulator, and click OK. You can then extrude or engrave it like any sketch.
Why is my SVG the wrong size in Fusion?
SVG units are screen units such as pixels, and a traced SVG is measured in the pixels of its canvas. Scale it while inserting with Scale Plane XY, or unfix the geometry and use Sketch Scale to a known dimension.
Why can't I scale or move the inserted SVG?
Fusion gives inserted SVG geometry a Fixed constraint, which shows it green. Select it and use Fix/Unfix in the sketch Constraints, then scale or move it.
SVG or DXF for Fusion?
The SVG is free and fine when you set the size yourself. The DXF (Pro and Advanced) is in millimetres at the width you type and leaves out the canvas rectangle, which saves the scaling step.
Is converting a PNG to SVG for Fusion free?
Yes. Tracing, the preview and the SVG download are free, with no account needed for one image. PDF needs Starter or higher; EPS, AI and DXF need Pro or Advanced — see pricing.
Where do I go from the Fusion model to a print?
Export the body and slice it as usual. To skip CAD and print the logo directly, see PNG to SVG for Bambu Studio or PNG to SVG for Tinkercad.

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