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March 21, 2025

Rhodri Morice said
Hi IssacThanks for getting back to me. Getting all parts from StairDesigner into Vcarve pro for machining is what I need the most.
It is not as important to get the design into Fusion 360 but I thought it may be easier to take some of the trickier measurement in there or Sketchup. For example on the first left hand string it has a sharp curve at the top. When making I will have to widen the string at the top to account for this curve but am not sure how to go about measuring parts of the string. I don’t want to have to widen the whole string and waste material – this is the same on all the left hand stringers. I can probably do this in V carve but usually I would use Sketchup or Fusion. Perhaps there is more to the measuring tool in StairDesigner that I need to learn.
Kindly,
Rhodri
P.S I can’t seem to find the post processor option.


March 21, 2025

Hi Issac
Thanks for getting back to me. Getting all parts from StairDesigner into Vcarve pro for machining is what I need the most.
It is not as important to get the design into Fusion 360 but I thought it may be easier to take some of the trickier measurement in there or Sketchup. For example on the first left hand string it has a sharp curve at the top. When making I will have to widen the string at the top to account for this curve but am not sure how to go about measuring parts of the string. I don’t want to have to widen the whole string and waste material – this is the same on all the left hand stringers. I can probably do this in V carve but usually I would use Sketchup or Fusion. Perhaps there is more to the measuring tool in StairDesigner that I need to learn.
Kindly,
Rhodri

March 25, 2024

Hi Rhordi,
How would you like me to assist? You can open the model in Fusion with a 3D dxf file, although note that this does not contain all of your manufacturing detail.
The dxf post processor is the best for integrating parts into VCarve.
Regards,
Isaac


March 21, 2025

Hello
I have finished my stair design and am trying to export my design into Fusion 360 and V carve. I would like to tweak the design in Fusion 360 and create toolpaths for my CNC machine to machine the parts in V Carve pro.
I am working from Stairdesigner pro pp and have attached my design.
Thanks,
Rhodri
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