SheetCAM Job Import
At a glance
- Open existing SheetCAM `.job` files directly in Plasma — no DXF export step
- Preserve placed and nested layouts from the SheetCAM job, or import parts unplaced for JetCad3 auto-nesting
- Inherit `[Work]` sheet dimensions from the job when importing
- Part transforms match SheetCAM behavior — rotation, mirror, and placement stay consistent
- Drag-and-drop `.job` files onto the viewport or use File → Import like DXF and SVG
Moving from SheetCAM? Open your existing .job files directly — File → Import or drag them
onto the viewport, exactly like DXF and SVG. There's no need to hunt down the original drawings:
JetCad3 reads the geometry embedded in the job itself, so years of saved jobs come across as-is.
What comes across
Every drawing stored in the job is rebuilt through the same chaining and containment pipeline as a DXF import, so outer profiles, holes, and open paths classify identically. Parts keep their SheetCAM names (falling back to the drawing filename), copies import as linked duplicates of their master part, and coordinates convert from millimeters automatically. Rotation and mirror follow SheetCAM's own transform convention, so a mirrored, rotated part looks the same in both programs. Parts made with SheetCAM's built-in shape generator (rectangles, circles, donuts, hole patterns) import as baked geometry where the profile can be matched, and microscopic artifacts from the binary format are filtered out rather than cluttering your part list.
Layout choices
The import dialog has two checkboxes, remembered between imports. Inherit Sheet Dimensions (on
by default) sizes the active sheet from the job's [Work] section. Preserve Part Nesting
keeps every part exactly where SheetCAM had it — placed on the active sheet with original
positions, rotations, and mirrors intact. Leave it off and parts import loose in the staging area
instead, ready for auto-nesting to lay them out fresh on your
own sheet size. Importing several .job files at once always brings parts in unplaced.