The software is embarrassingly simple, and was available in advance for testing and evaluation. If you wish to do things in a fashion which the software doesn’t support there are many options which may work as you wish as noted at:
- http://wiki.shapeoko.com/index.php/CAD
- http://wiki.shapeoko.com/index.php/CAM
- https://wiki.shapeoko.com/index.php/Communication_/_Control
Replacement boards are on a hidden page in our shop and available at need — pricing is comparable to the opensource Stepoko:
3D can be done just by using appropriate software. The usual choice which is freely licensed on an annual basis by Autodesk is Fusion 360:
You’ll also want the latest beta of CM4: https://carbide3d.com/carbidemotion/beta/ and a new post processor configure arcs as noted at: Fixing GRBL’s G2/G3 Arc Errors in Fusion360
If Fusion 360 won’t work for 3D for your needs, please let us know what sort of work you’d like to do and we’ll do our best to offer a suitable free or low-cost option.