How to make a custom PCB from an image using Inkscape SVG into Eagle using Fusion 360 Export DXF.

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	You need:
		a. Inkscape to mess with your images and save as SVG
		b. Autodesk Fusion 360 to mess with your SVG and save as DXF
		c. Autodesk Eagle to import your dxf.
		d. You will need this add-in for Fusion 360, to convert svg splines to polylilnes. Be sure to activate the add-in
       https://apps.autodesk.com/FUSION/en/Detail/Index?id=4611814297957846949&appLang=en&os=Mac 
		
Now, this isn't going to go into detail on how to use each one of the tools, but this has reliably proven to be fastest path to a clean custom board dimension that I could find, and with Fusion-Eagle integration, just becomes that much faster.

	1. Open image in Inkscape.
	2. If it's not a bitmap, click edit| make a bitmap copy
	3. Right click on your image, then trace bitmap
	4. Set edge detection, tighten up your threshold for what looks good for your edge.
	5. Remove the original, leave the line art.
	6. Save the line art as an SVG
	7. Open fusion 360 
	8. Insert your SVG, put it on the Z plane to keep it simple. You are now in sketch mode. 
	9. Go ahead and clean up any internal lines that might be messing up your outer dimensions. 
	10. Once you are done, click on Sketch dropdown | Export to DXF (Splines as polylines)
	11. Save your dxf export
	12. Open Eagle. Start a new project, start a new board 
	13. Import your DXF, into layer 20 for the dimension layer.
	14. Profit!