Guitar 3D CAD Files

[HeyKoolAid (Mark)]

I’m looking to use my Shapeoko Pro XL to build a Strat-style guitar (body and neck). Does anyone have any recommendations on where to find a good 3D CAD file(s) - ideally compatible with CC Pro?

I’ve tried CutRocket but only found templates.

Thanks in advance!

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

The community had some notes on the old wiki:

Excellent discussion of additional tools needed: A question or three for the guitar makers out there - #25 by loudsimonet

See http://guitarbuilding.org/

Telecaster guitar

Found some models on the internet and worked with a friend to modify them into a millable telecaster copy. The neck took 5 tries because I had issues with origin repeatability. The neck is some oak handrails I garbage picked. The body is a kitchen table I garbage picked with some oak laminated on top. I milled the neck plate and the control plate from aluminum. I carved the nut by hand from corian and did all the fret work myself. It plays pretty well, but needs some more setup work. [IMG_2…

Carbide Create files

Tele Guitar Style CNC for Carbide Create — Bones Woodshop

Free Strat Guitar CNC File for Carbide Create — Bones Woodshop

Building Guitars with MeshCAM
GitHub - mnesarco/MarzWorkbench: FreeCAD Workbench for guitar design — FreeCAD workbench for designing guitars
CNC Files — CNC Accessories and Custom Woodworks — Bones Woodshop
3/4 scale guitar — Playable Guitar - Printable Without Supports by Solstie - Thingiverse [68]
D-Size Tele Body Blueprint Files[69]
CONTROL PLATES - CONTROL PLATES Suppliers from guitar parts depot [70]
Re: Guitars and signs I’ve made — variety of guitar designs done in CamBam
The Lancaster - Instrument Plans - ProjectGuitar.com
http://guitarscience.net/papers/guibook.pdf
luascript to create guitar body shapes for Vectric Vcarve: Acoustic Guitar Shapes - Vectric Customer
The "G" Thang Acoustic Guitar Design Tool
Neck Reset Formula
Tracing guitar bodies using Rhino 3D: Easy Guitar Drawing for Custom Guitar Bodies, Part 1 [CNC / CAD Project] - CNCCookbook: Be A Better CNC'er (includes video)
https://www.electricherald.com/
Grabcad
https://grabcad.com/library/gibson-sg-1
https://grabcad.com/library/gibson-flying-v-83-1
Guitar Templates Archive | Electric Herald
Schablonen und Zeichnungen - GitarreBassBau.de
https://sites.google.com/site/guitarplanscollection/pdf-files
Guitar Templates Archive | Electric Herald Fender Stratocaster Guitar Templates | Electric Herald
https://www.reddit.com/r/Luthier/comments/dbjst8/posting_this_pickup_wiring_chart_because_ive_seen/
https://imgur.com/a/MlJXgOw
GitHub - Audiohotshot/fretgenerator360: Fretboard generator for guitarbuilders in fusion360
The subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Luthier/ has a number of useful links in its sidebar

CAM page lists:

LoboCNC Fretboard.exe at http://jrkerr.com/lobocnc/userapps.html
Fretboard template generator
Examples:

Custom Guitar - Shapeoko XL

Hey all, Latest build for a customer. Body and neck routed on a Shapeoko XL (2 pieces), as well as the pickguard and holes in the brass string anchors (a drawer pull). 100% re-purposed wood and materials! Fred [tele][IMG_1748][IMG_1750][IMG_1747]

[baaja (F B)]

I made one of the telecasters in the links Will sent. I found the body template online and had a friend who is proficient in fusion help with the neck. Good files seem to be closely guarded. I know everyone says “make your own” but it’s harder than it looks.

I will caution that I bought one of 3dcncguitars aspire models for a Gibson SG and it was not usable for me. I mistakenly assumed his models would work without modification since they are pretty expensive. Perhaps someone proficient with aspire could have made it work, but I only have a friend with it so I didn’t have tons of hours.

I milled a body and neck from it and they didn’t fit together properly. Since this is a set neck model, neck fit is extremely important. When I asked him for help with it, he basically said the toothpaths he sells are basic and not meant for that. (What are they for then?)

I haven’t bought any other files since that, but please report back if you find someone selling good files.