Foam & Nauka
How hot-wire cutting works, foam materials (EPS/XPS), wire temperature, kerf and safety.
Jak działa cięcie gorącym drutem (fizyka)
The physics of hot-wire foam cutting: resistive heating, why feedrate and temperature must be …
Przewodnik po materiałach piankowych (EPS, XPS, EPP i więcej)
Which foams can you hot-wire cut? A guide to EPS, XPS, EPP, PE, EVA and more — densities, melt…
Prędkość drutu, temperatura i posuw
Choosing hot-wire material and diameter, setting temperature, and dialing in feedrate. How nic…
Kerf, narożniki i jakość cięcia
What kerf is, why it matters for dimensional accuracy, how to compensate for it, and how to ge…
Bezpieczeństwo i wentylacja
Hot-wire foam cutting safety: fume extraction and ventilation, electrical safety with low-volt…
Używając cncfoam.com
Every feature of the free browser tool — loading shapes, machine types, morphing, rotation and STL.
Symulator cncfoam.com
A tour of the cncfoam.com simulator: the 3D viewport, the status panel, the wire animation, th…
Wczytywanie kształtów (SVG, DXF & G-code)
How to load shapes into cncfoam.com: single-part vs two-part morph, supported SVG/DXF/G-code f…
Typy maszyn (2, 3, 4 i 5-osiowe)
Understand 2-axis, 3-axis, 4-axis and 5-axis hot-wire kinematics in cncfoam.com: what each can…
Blok materiału i obwiednia noża
Set your foam stock (material block) and machine reach (cutter envelope) in cncfoam.com, under…
Ustawienia cięcia: materiał, posuw i wstępne podgrzanie
The Cut settings panel in cncfoam.com: pick a foam material to auto-suggest feedrate and pre-h…
Pasek obiektu: skaluj, przesuń, obróć
Use the cncfoam.com Object bar to scale (per-axis or linked), offset and rotate the loaded sha…
Morfowanie i skręcanie dwóch profili
How 4/5-axis morph cuts work in cncfoam.com: blending a left and right profile into a ruled su…
Oś obrotu i cięcia indeksowane (3/5-osiowe)
How indexed rotation works on cncfoam.com: set up the A axis, position the foam on the axis, b…
Co to jest 5-osiowy frezarka do pianki? (i dlaczego to nie to, co myślisz)
A 5-axis hot-wire foam cutter is really a 4-axis dual-tower machine (X,Y,U,V) plus an indexed …
Podgląd cięcia bryły 3D (CSG)
How cncfoam.com shows the real finished part: solid foam stock minus the swept cut volume usin…
Oglądarki: G-code i widoki boczne
The floating G-code viewer and the X/Y and U/V block-side views in cncfoam.com: reading the co…
Transporty: pobieranie, USB i Wi-Fi
Getting your cut to the machine from cncfoam.com: download G-code, stream over USB-serial (Web…
Konta, projekty i biblioteka kształtów
Create a free cncfoam.com account to save named projects and sync settings, then browse, like,…
GEN – generator kształtu
Generate cuttable foam shapes in cncfoam.com without CAD: NACA aerofoils and morphing wings, a…
Generator ambigramów
Make a 3D foam ambigram that reads one word from the front and a different word from the side.…
Generator znaków
Cut loose letters, numbers, names and symbols as one continuous hot-wire outline. How cncfoam.…
Przetwornik kół zębatych
Generate true involute gears in foam: spur gears (2-wire flat), plus helical and bevel gears v…
Generator skrzydła
Generate foam RC wing panels from NACA 4-digit aerofoils: root + tip sections, taper, sweep an…
Architektura powierzchni uformowanych: panele ścienne i hypar
Why a straight hot wire can cut flowing wall panels and curved hyperbolic-paraboloid (hypar) s…
Wkręty, świdry i limit powierzchni uformowanej
Why a true shaft-and-thread screw can't be cut on a hot-wire machine, what you CAN make instea…
Generator zwoju ślimakowego (ślimak bezwałowy)
How a hot wire makes the spiral ribbon of an auger or Archimedes screw with no central shaft —…
Czyszczenie SVG
Why CAD-exported SVGs break parsers and how the cncfoam.com SVG cleaner fixes them: stripping …
Cięcie modeli 3D (STL & OBJ)
How cncfoam.com turns an STL or OBJ 3D model into a hot-wire foam cut: the visual-hull / shape…
Obrót początkowej pozycji części
Use the Rotate part buttons in the status panel to spin an imported STL/OBJ model 90° about th…
G-kod
Reading and exporting hot-wire G-code: XYUVA axes, M-codes, profiles and FluidNC/GRBL output.
Co to jest G-code?
A beginner-friendly explanation of G-code: the plain-text language that tells CNC machines whe…
G-code do cięcia pianki
How hot-wire G-code differs from milling: M8/M9 hot-wire control, G4 pre-heat dwell, feedrate …
Oś X/Y/Z/U/V/A i Twój kontroler
Why hot-wire G-code uses X Y U V A, why some controllers (GRBL / FluidNC) want X Y Z B A inste…
Oś wieloosiowa i obrotowy G-code (U/V/A)
How 4-axis and 5-axis hot-wire G-code uses U and V for the second tower and A for the rotary a…
Sprzęt
Building and wiring the machine — controllers, ESP32/FluidNC, stepper drivers, wire and frame.
Wybór lub budowa maszyny
How to choose or build a CNC hot-wire foam cutter: frame tiers from DIY to pro, sizing your wo…
Sterowniki: FluidNC & GRBL
CNC controller firmware for hot-wire foam cutters: ESP32 + FluidNC (USB and Wi-Fi, YAML config…
PiBot, RAMPS i płyty rozdzielcze
Controller hardware for hot-wire foam cutters: PiBot and RAMPS-style boards, multi-axis steppe…
Silniki, sterowniki i ruch
The motion system of a hot-wire foam cutter: NEMA-17 stepper motors, TMC2209 drivers, MGN line…
Moc i regulacja temperatury hot-wire
Powering and controlling the hot wire: dedicated PSUs, switching with a MOSFET on a PWM output…
Kontrola temperatury drutu (gdzie powinna się znajdować)
Why hot-wire temperature is controlled on the machine, not in cncfoam.com: the tool emits only…
Połączenia i pierwsze uruchomienie
Bringing a hot-wire CNC build to life: wiring motors and the hot-wire circuit, flashing firmwa…
Przepływy pracy i wskazówki
Practical end-to-end workflows and tips for cleaner, faster, more accurate foam cuts.
Projektowanie skrzydeł i profili aerodynamicznych
A workflow for cutting foam-core wings on cncfoam.com: choosing aerofoils, root-to-tip morph a…
Kolumny, kanały wentylacyjne i abażury
Project workflows beyond wings: square-to-round transition ducts, twisted and tapered columns,…
Rozwiązywanie typowych problemów
Fixes for common hot-wire foam cutting problems: wire bowing, wide kerf, rounded corners, wire…
Wskazówki dotyczące czystych i dokładnych cięć
A checklist of practical hot-wire foam cutting tips: tensioning, test cuts on scrap, lead-ins,…
Referencja
Quick reference: axis names, a glossary of terms and controller-specific notes.
Często zadawane pytania
Common questions about cncfoam.com and hot-wire foam cutting: is it free, do I need an account…
Skróty klawiszowe i sterowanie
Mouse and keyboard controls for the cncfoam.com simulator: orbit, pan, zoom, play/pause, rewin…