Milling know-how
Compact guides from the workshop: from V-bit tool changes and holding tabs to choosing the right workpiece origin. No CAM course required, with concrete values, directly applicable in step2gcode and on any hobby CNC.
Arrange multiple parts space-efficiently on one sheet and get the finished G-code directly, without exporting between a nesting tool and CAM.
Plates, front panels and brackets do not require a CAM degree: when a browser generator is enough and when Fusion 360 remains the right choice.
The language your router understands: what a G-code file contains, which commands matter and why you do not have to write them by hand.
Two questions in one: what happens to your file — and can generated G-code crash the machine? Both answered honestly, with a check routine.
The G-code core is standardised, the details are not: how to tell which dialect your machine speaks, and which post-processor matches it.
Transferred encrypted, used only for the G-code, deleted after 24 hours at the latest: the complete path of your file through step2gcode.
Your first model free with every feature, credits instead of a subscription after that, no account required, and an honest list of what the tool cannot do.
Clean edges in two passes: the endmill removes the material, the V-bit breaks the edges. Here is how the tool change works without a CAM course.
When the outer contour is cut through, the workpiece loses its hold. Small tabs prevent scrap parts and dangerous moments.
Corner or center? Surface or spoilboard? Your origin choice decides whether the G-code on the machine does what the preview shows.
Behind the presets sits a simple rule of thumb built from cutter diameter and material. Knowing it also tells you when to deviate.
Three formats, three strengths: 3D parts, 2D contours and graphics. How to pick the right source format for your G-code.
From 3D model to finished milling program in five steps: export STEP, upload, pick tool and material, check the preview, download G-code.
Upload a STEP, DXF or SVG file, pick tool and material, download the G-code. No installation, no CAM learning curve.