Now, you can convert a design saved in AutoCAD Drawing eXchange Format (DXF) file to GCode in Windows 11/10. To convert DXF to GCode, you can use a free software called DXF2GCODE .

So to actually take your design and produce a file your cutter can understand, [Brendan] has included a Bash script that will run the necessary OpenSCAD incantations to produce a 2D DXF file.

[Metalfusion], built himself a nice looking CNC machine and has been experimenting with some out of the box uses for his new tool. One novel use he is particularly fond of is creating pictures with… ...

A DXF file of a square-to-round transition part in the CAD system shows the flat (unfolded) pattern with the number of segments, or folds, and the 3D wire-frame model. Each is on a separate layer.