CNC routing for cabinetry, joinery & exhibition builds
Drop in a STEP file from any CAD program. KerfReady flattens every panel, puts every pocket on a layer by depth and nests it all onto your sheets – a layered DXF ready to toolpath in 2D vector CAM software such as VCarve or Aspire.
Built in a working exhibition and joinery workshop – to get designs onto the CNC router without redrawing them. Made for sheet materials: ply, MDF and board.
The bottleneck
Modern CAD has CAM built in, but most workshops cut from 2D vector CAM software such as VCarve or Aspire, which want flat, layered vectors. Turning an assembly into that by hand means redrawing panels, sorting pockets by depth and laying sheets out one part at a time.
KerfReady does that whole step in a couple of minutes, consistently, every time.
Who it's for
Whether you draw the job or cut it, KerfReady gets the 3D model into flat, layered 2D for the router.
You design the job in Fusion, SolidWorks, Onshape or Inventor – and someone needs flat 2D geometry to cut it.
Your clients and designers send you STEP files – and you need DXFs your CAM can toolpath.
How it works
Works in your browser – nothing to install, any CAD program.
Export your assembly as STEP and drop it in. KerfReady finds every flat part, counts identical copies and groups them by thickness – with a picture of each.
Tip: each component – or each body, if you model in bodies – becomes a part, named as in your model. Give parts clear, unique names: they're what you'll see on the DXF, the nest report and the panel schedule.
List the sheets and offcuts you have, with prices if you want costs. Set pocket extensions, spacing and how parts are laid out.
See every sheet before you pay. Tweak and re-run as often as you like, then download the DXF, a nest report PDF and a text report.
Free · panel schedule
Drop in a STEP file and get an A3 PDF of every flat part, face-on with its length, width and thickness, plus a parts list with quantities – the whole job on as few sheets as stay readable.
Features
Pockets that run off a part are cut past the edge so the cutter clears cleanly – along length and width, the short ends only, or not at all.
Lined-up dados on identical parts become one long pocket, so the cutter doesn't lift between every part.
Best fit, rows, columns or true-shape nesting for curved parts. Choose your start corner, spacing and edge margin.
List what's in the rack. Offcuts are filled before full sheets, and extra sheets are only added when needed.
Small parts can be cut from the waste inside larger parts' cut-outs – less waste, fewer sheets.
Let parts turn to fit, or keep every part in its drawn direction so the grain runs the way you designed it.
Layered DXF
Profiles, cut-outs and each pocket depth come out on separate, colour-coded layers – front and back faces kept apart. Text is written as single-line text, ready to engrave.
Rename the layers to match your toolpath templates and every job drops straight into the same VCarve setup.
KerfReady Pro
Enter your tools, feeds and stepdowns once. Pro estimates machining time for every layer and every sheet – plunges, moves, tool changes and loading included – and turns it into a cost at your machine rate.
| Outside profiles · 6 mm · 4 passes | 40 min |
| 5 mm pockets · 3 mm | 10 min |
| Inside cut-outs · 6 mm · 4 passes | 10 min |
| 11.5 mm pockets · 6 mm · 2 passes | 6 min |
| Tool changes & loading | 10 min |
Privacy
Your models are your business. KerfReady is built to forget them.
Every upload and result is deleted 60 minutes after you last use it – or straight away with one click.
Your files are only ever used to make your DXF. They're never looked at, shared or used to train anything.
Each job lives in its own private space, reachable only from the browser tab that created it.
For Autodesk Fusion users
The free KerfReady add-in puts a CNC Export button in Fusion. Pick sub-assemblies, set quantities and stock, and get the DXF and nest report without leaving your model – sketch text included.
Get the Fusion add-in
Pricing
Start free with a panel schedule and unlimited previews. You only pay when you download the cut-ready files.
See what KerfReady makes of your model
For the occasional job
For shops cutting every week
Everything in Workshop, plus quoting
During the private beta, downloads are free for beta testers. Prices exclude VAT. Cancel any time.
FAQ
Anything that exports STEP (.step or .stp): Fusion, SolidWorks, Onshape, Inventor, FreeCAD, Rhino and more. Export the whole assembly – KerfReady finds the flat parts itself. Components and bodies both work: each body becomes its own part, named as in your model, so give parts clear, unique names.
An A3 PDF of every flat part in your model, drawn face-on with its length, width and thickness, plus a parts list with quantities. It's free – upload a STEP file and press Make panel schedule. Handy for checking a model, or for parts cut and assembled by hand.
The DXF is made for VCarve and Aspire, and works in any CAM that reads layered DXF – Alphacam, Cut2D, Fusion CAM and others. Layer names can be changed to match your templates.
Flat parts of any outline are fine, including curves and angles – true-shape nesting fits them together. Curved or folded bodies (e.g. bent laminate) are listed separately so nothing is missed.
No – KerfReady makes clean, layered vectors. Tabs, tools and toolpaths are set in your CAM, which is where your machine knowledge lives.
It's an estimate for quoting, usually close to your CAM's own figure. Set the calibration once against a job from your CAM and it'll track your machine closely.
Yes. Files are deleted 60 minutes after you last use them, or immediately when you press Delete. They're never shared or kept. See the privacy policy.
Drop in a STEP file and see the nest – free, no sign-up needed to preview.