Bridge the gap between SolidWorks design and CNC production with sheet metal flat patterns, DXF exports, and CAM toolpaths optimized for your panel processing equipment. Every model is built with manufacturing in mind.
Engineers manually recreate flat patterns and DXF profiles from 3D models instead of generating them directly. This manual step introduces errors, wastes engineering time, and creates version control problems between the model and the CNC program.
When CNC programmers work from 2D drawings rather than 3D models, interpretation errors are inevitable. Hole locations shift, edge profiles change, and the fabricated part doesn't match the engineering model - requiring rework and wasted material.
SolidWorks sheet metal tools generate accurate flat patterns with bend allowances, corner reliefs, and grain direction markings. Flat patterns export directly to DXF for nesting software or CNC programming - no manual recreation required.
With SOLIDCAM or compatible CAM add-ons, we generate CNC toolpaths directly from SolidWorks 3D geometry. Drilling, routing, edge banding, and boring operations are programmed from the exact model geometry, eliminating translation errors.
SolidWorks exports DXF flat patterns compatible with all major nesting platforms including Alphacam, CutRite, OptiNest, and Ardis. We configure export settings to match your nesting software's import requirements for seamless integration.
We support major CNC router and panel processing brands including Biesse, Homag, SCM, Anderson, Thermwood, and AXYZ. We configure SolidWorks CAM post-processors matched to your specific machine controllers so output runs correctly without manual editing.
SolidWorks assemblies handle wood panels, metal frames, glass inserts, and stone countertops in the same model. Each material type gets appropriate manufacturing output - sheet metal flat patterns for metal, panel profiles for wood, and cut templates for stone.