Guitar C2d files

[Dan5450 (Dan Allen)]

Does anyone have information on the best place to get guitar building files that are clean and compatible with Shapeoko

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

This has been discussed a bit here:

https://community.carbide3d.com/search?q=guitar

and in particular, some specifics were walked through at:

Working up toolpaths for a guitar body from an STL or DXF

as requested on support… Given a guitar body design as an STL: [image] and a DXF: [image] We import each: [image] [image] and look into how the imported geometry and 3D model work out for making toolpaths.

and

Making a guitar bridge for Carbide Create Pro

as requested on support… Given a file in Carbide Create which describes a guitar bridge: [image] there are a couple of different ways which this part could be made: draw up contour geometry and assign toolpaths to appropriate depths (note that this does not require Carbide Create Pro): Spoon Possible without CC Pro? model the design in a traditional CAD tool, export it as an STL and then import that STL into Carbide Create Pro and then cut that 3D model using Carbide Create Pro: Instru…

and I’ve posted the links/resources from the wiki in at least one of the posts in the above search (I think — if not, let me know and I’ll dig them out).