CAD/CAM Software for CNC Routers

Carbide Create lets you quickly create basic shapes like squares, circles, polygons, and polylines.

For new users, this is a fast way to experiment with new ideas and techniques.

Create smooth, organic shapes with bezier spline tools.

Create text vectors from any font on your computer.

Text can be created in a straight line, or along an arc.

Carbide Create lets you load a background image so you have a reference for your design.

Whether you're looking to just make sure the parts are in proportion or you need to carefully trace an image, having a reference image will speed up your design cycle.

If you need to make parts that fit perfectly, the alignment tools in Carbide Create will help you put all the sections of the design in the correct locations.

Booleans are an incredibly powerful way to combine simple shapes into more complex ones, so you don't have to create them from scratch.

Carbide Create supports all of the common boolean modes, including weld, unions, intersections, and subtractions.

Vector offsets allow you to select a vector or shape and create a copy that's offset by some distance from the original one. You can offset to the inside or outside.

If you have artwork in an image format, Carbide Create can trace that image and convert it to vectors that are ready to cut.

This tracing function was designed from the ground up to work with CNC routers, so it creates simple, clean vectors that are easy to machine, not connected shapes that require a lot of editing.

If you need to start your design from another program or file, you can load SVG and DXF files directly into Carbide Create.

If your design is already done and you just need to create toolpaths, that's no problem- load your file and start creating toolpaths.

Carbide Create includes our full bundle of Design Elements for use in your projects.

Don't waste time hunting the Internet for the perfect SVG file, they're right here in Carbide Create.

Pockets and contours are the basic operations in any machining job and they're included in Carbide Create.

Pocket toolpaths clear the area inside of a vector, while contours cut along the inside or outside of a vector. These operations are the basis for most machining jobs.

V-carving is a quick way to create designs with a lot of depth and detail, while giving your projects a 3D-look.

Create makes it easy to create detailed inlays with the built-in V-carve toolpath. Just select your vectors, choose the inlay option, and Create will do the rest.

Engrave text, or any other vectors, directly into your project.

Keep a library of all of your favorite cutting tools ready to go.

All of the tools in the Carbide 3D tooling store are included in the tool library, so you can quickly select the right tool for the job.

Carbide Create includes speeds and feeds for many common cutters and materials, so you don't have to figure them out on your own.

See what you're going to get before you even walk up to your machine, saving you time and material.

Select a 2D vector and some basic shape parameters to create a 3D component.

Multiple components can be layered and combined in a variety of ways to create a wide range of shapes.

Load an image as a heightmap to be tiled onto your parts to create realistic-looking textures.

If you have a single image to load as a heightmap you can load it and create a component directly.

Load an STL file into the 3D model to add shapes and objects that would be difficult to model from scratch.

The Engraving toolpath creates an outline path as well as a lined or hatched fill path. Perfect for traditional engraving cutters or diamond drag engravers like our own MC Etcher Diamond Drag Engraver.

Rest machining allows you to use a second, smaller cutter to clean up a pocket after a larger cutter is used to remove most of the material.

If you have big areas to be cleared, but also have small details to preserve, Rest Machining will save you a lot of time.

Ramped entry for contour and pocket machining reduces cutter load and makes it easier to cut hard materials like brass and aluminum.

That means longer cutter life and faster machining times.

Powerful 3D toolpaths to remove the bulk of the material in a job and ensure that your part is ready for finishing.

3D Finishing rasters back and forth across the part to give your project its final shape.

Automatically split a project into multiple tiles, so you can cut projects bigger than your machine's work area by indexing the material through your machine.

This is a great way to let your 4x4 CNC Router cut a 4x8 sheet of plywood.

Save standard G-code to run on any CNC machine, not just Carbide 3D machines.