CNC OPTION

The CNC option enable cutting your board designs with almost any CNC machine, thanks to the following features:

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CNC Features

Computation of the cutting path.
Bullnose router, disk and spherical, cutter supported.
Adapted to 3-axis, 4-axis and 5-axis machines.
GCode, DXF, Shopbot, ACL/Data format supported. All others on demand.
Compatible with most of shaping machine (see CNC Machines).
Mold mode to cut a mold directly with Shape3d
Hot wire G-Code export
multiple stringers cut or no stringer at all.
Cut plugs and 3D layers separately.

Blank roughing.
Viewer to control the cutting path before sending it to the machine.
View of the machine structure and blank.
Blank held by vacuum system on two points, or held by clamps at each ends, or lying on a flat table.
Acurate position of the board inside the blank.
Blank Selector system.
Z level change between top and bottom cutting.
Cutting speed of the machine defined by user on each special point.
3D solid view of the result of the cut.

For the DSD machine, the CNC DSD option replaces the CNC option. It replaces the Surfcad software and allows cutting any .srf, .s3d, .s3dx, .brd files with a DSD machine without needing any modification!

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Technical requirements

PC: Windows 11 to 7, Vista, XP, 98 & NT, NT 2000 with DirectX
Mac: OSX 10.8.0 and later (portage by fr.portmyapps.com)
Display XGA at least (better results with a 1600x1200 resolution)