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Patent drawings from your product photos

Send photos of your product. We build a 3D appearance model from them, export seven-view line drawings, and send a watermarked proof. You pay only after you have seen it.

How a photo becomes a drawing set

  1. Day 0

    Send your photos

    Phone photos of a sample or prototype are fine. Shoot it from as many sides as you can, in plain light.

  2. Within 24 h

    We model it in 3D

    A person reviews your photos, replies with a fixed quote and builds a 3D appearance model of what the photos show.

  3. 24–48 hours

    Seven-view line drawings

    Front, rear, left, right, top, bottom and perspective views are exported from that one model, so every view agrees.

  4. Before you pay

    Watermarked proof

    You review the proof, ask for up to two rounds of revisions, and pay when you are satisfied. Clean files follow payment.

One design, three forms

Here is a sample study: a front-view line drawing, the perspective view and the rotatable 3D preview, all produced from one model. The sample is a fictional product made to show our process.

Front view line drawing of a pour-over dripper with a side handle and a flared base
Front viewOne of the seven line-drawing views.
Perspective line drawing of the same pour-over dripper
Perspective viewShows the form as a whole.
Perspective line drawing of the pour-over dripper
3D previewDrag to rotate. Appearance model, not manufacturing grade.

See the complete seven-view sheet on the pour-over dripper sample, or browse all sample work.

What photos can and cannot show

An honest boundary, so there are no surprises.

We draw only what your photos show. A side that no photo shows, such as the underside or the back, is flagged and sent back to you: add a photo or a short description, or confirm how it should look. We do not invent surfaces or parts.

The 3D model is an appearance model made for the drawings. It captures the visible form and is not a manufacturing-grade model.

  • Several sides, even and soft light, plain background: the best input
  • One angle only: possible, but hidden sides will need your input
  • Tell us which parts you want to protect and which are only context

Not a one-click converter

A person reviews your photos before anything is drawn, and the sheets are laid out against USPTO drawing practice: consistent views, clean lines, broken lines for unclaimed parts and no text or color. Automatic photo-to-line-art converters trace what is in the picture and leave the checking to you. Here the checking is part of the job.

We prepare drawings. We do not file applications and we do not give legal advice. Allowance depends on examination, so we recommend filing through a patent attorney or agent. For what the whole process costs, see the design patent cost guide.

Start with your photos

From $149 per design, with one fixed quote before work starts. Quotes are free and arrive within 24 hours.

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