Pro CNC Draw

CNC or Computerized Numerical Control machines rely on a specific set of instructions to carve out the desired object. This is known as a G code, and there are various specialized applications out there which can read existing drawings and generate the necessary code, and Pro CNC Draw is a suitable example in this regard.

The application gets installed quickly, but your computer needs to be fitted with .NET Framework to properly function. You can start off from existing drawings or design your own ideas on the generous canvas. Import options allow you to load up DXF files, but also Gerber and DRILL. New designs can be exported to DXF as well, but you can also save the project as PCD.

The drawing counterpart of the application allows you to create nearly anything that comes to mind. Straight or free lines, rectangles, circles, text, and even gears can be placed on the canvas. Array of drills can be configured and added either in a circular or rectangular form. Points can then be fine-tuned in terms of diameter, feed, pass, depth, and offset.

Not only this, but there’s an entire properties panel dedicated to objects on the canvas. These make it possible to control the object in terms of size and position, segmentation controls, point adjustment, join and merge tools, as well as some extra utilities to measure, simplify contours, deleting drills and objects.

Choosing to load Gerber lets you adjust related settings. These target the Gerber and Drill files, with the possibility to manage dimensions, number format, as well as track and holes import for Gerber and Drill respectively.

Closed objects benefit from the lathe feature. A new window is brought up with functions to specify material settings, what to view, and possibility to generate path and export G code. Needless to say that the G code can be exported for the entire project without using lathe.

Pro CNC Draw comes with an intuitive set of tools with which to easily generate necessary sets of instructions for your CNC machine. DXF files can be loaded and created here, with a variety of drawing tools and adjustments at your disposal.