PRS Alpha CNC Router that runs ShopBot v3.
The renders that precede each section are pro-
duced by the Maxwell Render plug-in for
SketchUp. We have worked with a variety of
software and machines over the years. We
chose these particular platforms and tools for
this book because they are generally the most
accessible, offer the best quality for cost, and
enable the most streamlined workflow at this
moment.
We’ll discuss many CAD and CAM options in
Chapter 6 and try to outline their strengths and
weaknesses. Throughout the book, we put
most of the focus on major functions and prin-
ciples that should be recognizable, regardless
of your chosen platform or tools. While the field
of digital fabrication is vast, we focus on CNC
routers, furniture design, and plywood sheet
material.
USING DIGITAL DESIGN FILES
File Downloads
All of the 3D models, test pieces, parametric
applets, and cut files for the projects in this
book are available for download and modifica-
tion at this book’s website (http://www.design-
forcnc.com).
This book is here to help you learn and grow as
a designer and digital fabricator. In general, you
may use the cut files, drawings, and linked
downloadable digital furniture files from this
book in your own designs and documentation.
You do not need to contact us for permission
unless you’re reproducing the design for com-
mercial purposes. For example, designing a
chair for personal use based on examples from
this book does not require permission. Selling
or distributing the designs or design files does
require permission. Answering a question by
citing this book and quoting the text does not
require permission. Incorporating a significant
amount of content from this book into your
product’s documentation does require permis-
sion.
We appreciate, but do not require, attribution.
An attribution usually includes the title, author,
publisher, and ISBN. For example: “Design for
CNC: Furniture Projects and Fabrication Techni-
que by Anne Filson, Gary Rohrbacher, and Anna
Kaziunas France (Make). Copyright 2017,
978-1-457-18742-1.”
If you feel your use of design files falls outside
fair use or the permission given here, feel free
to contact us at bookpermissions@makerme-
dia.com.
Commercial Licensing
All AtFAB designs are by Filson and Rohr-
bacher, and the AtFAB name is a registered
trademark. Use of both the designs and the
mark is permitted for non-commercial use.
Contact authors Filson and Rohrbacher for per-
mission if you would like to use any of the
designs (or variations of them) or use the
AtFAB name in a commercial context.
HOW TO CONTACT US
Please address comments and questions con-
cerning this book to the publisher:
Make:
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San Francisco, CA 94111
877-306-6253 (in the United States or Canada)
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Make: unites, inspires, informs, and entertains
a growing community of resourceful people
who undertake amazing projects in their back-
yards, basements, and garages. Make: celebra-
tes your right to tweak, hack, and bend any
technology to your will. The Make: audience
continues to be a growing culture and commu-
nity that believes in bettering ourselves, our
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