A Wiki de Corte com Fio-Quente
Tudo sobre corte de espuma com fio quente — desde o seu primeiro corte até a construção de uma máquina CNC de 5 eixos. Guias amigáveis para iniciantes sobre materiais de espuma, segurança, G-code, hardware (ESP32, FluidNC, GRBL, PiBot, RAMPS) e todos os recursos do software gratuito cncfoam.com simulador. Use a caixa de pesquisa ou escolha um tópico abaixo.
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Começando
New to hot-wire foam cutting and cncfoam.com — the basics, your first cut and the key terms.
O que é corte de espuma com fio quente?A plain-English introduction to hot-wire foam cutting: how a heated wire slices through foam, …
O que é cncfoam.com?
cncfoam.com is a free, browser-based hot-wire foam cutting simulator, community shape library …
Início rápido: seu primeiro corte
A two-minute walkthrough: open cncfoam.com, load a shape, set your machine and foam size, pres…
Glossário de termos hot-wire e CNC
Definitions of the key hot-wire foam cutting and CNC terms used across cncfoam.com: kerf, feed…
Espuma & a Ciência
How hot-wire cutting works, foam materials (EPS/XPS), wire temperature, kerf and safety.
Como funciona o corte por fio quente (a física)The physics of hot-wire foam cutting: resistive heating, why feedrate and temperature must be …
Materiais de espuma (EPS, XPS, EPP e mais)
Which foams can you hot-wire cut? A guide to EPS, XPS, EPP, PE, EVA and more — densities, melt…
Fio, temperatura e taxa de avanço
Choosing hot-wire material and diameter, setting temperature, and dialing in feedrate. How nic…
Kerf, cantos e qualidade de corte
What kerf is, why it matters for dimensional accuracy, how to compensate for it, and how to ge…
Segurança & ventilação
Hot-wire foam cutting safety: fume extraction and ventilation, electrical safety with low-volt…
Usando cncfoam.com
Every feature of the free browser tool — loading shapes, machine types, morphing, rotation and STL.
O simulador do cncfoam.comA tour of the cncfoam.com simulator: the 3D viewport, the status panel, the wire animation, th…
Carregando formas (SVG, DXF & G-code)
How to load shapes into cncfoam.com: single-part vs two-part morph, supported SVG/DXF/G-code f…
Tipos de máquinas (2, 3, 4 & 5 eixos)
Understand 2-axis, 3-axis, 4-axis and 5-axis hot-wire kinematics in cncfoam.com: what each can…
Bloco de material & envelope do cortador
Set your foam stock (material block) and machine reach (cutter envelope) in cncfoam.com, under…
Configurações de corte: material, velocidade de avanço e pré-aquecimento
The Cut settings panel in cncfoam.com: pick a foam material to auto-suggest feedrate and pre-h…
Barra do Objeto: escala, deslocar, girar
Use the cncfoam.com Object bar to scale (per-axis or linked), offset and rotate the loaded sha…
Morfagem e torção de dois perfis
How 4/5-axis morph cuts work in cncfoam.com: blending a left and right profile into a ruled su…
Eixo de rotação e cortes indexados (3/5 eixos)
How indexed rotation works on cncfoam.com: set up the A axis, position the foam on the axis, b…
O que é um cortador de espuma de 5 eixos? (e por que não é aquilo que você pensa)
A 5-axis hot-wire foam cutter is really a 4-axis dual-tower machine (X,Y,U,V) plus an indexed …
A visualização 3D da pré-corte sólido (CSG)
How cncfoam.com shows the real finished part: solid foam stock minus the swept cut volume usin…
Visualizadores: G-code & perfis laterais
The floating G-code viewer and the X/Y and U/V block-side views in cncfoam.com: reading the co…
Transportes: download, USB e Wi-Fi
Getting your cut to the machine from cncfoam.com: download G-code, stream over USB-serial (Web…
Contas, projetos & a biblioteca de formas
Create a free cncfoam.com account to save named projects and sync settings, then browse, like,…
O gerador de formas do GEN
Generate cuttable foam shapes in cncfoam.com without CAD: NACA aerofoils and morphing wings, a…
O gerador de ambigramas
Make a 3D foam ambigram that reads one word from the front and a different word from the side.…
Gerador de caracteres
Cut loose letters, numbers, names and symbols as one continuous hot-wire outline. How cncfoam.…
Gerador de engrenagens
Generate true involute gears in foam: spur gears (2-wire flat), plus helical and bevel gears v…
Gerador de asa
Generate foam RC wing panels from NACA 4-digit aerofoils: root + tip sections, taper, sweep an…
Superfícies regradas: painéis de parede & hypars
Why a straight hot wire can cut flowing wall panels and curved hyperbolic-paraboloid (hypar) s…
Parafusos, roscas sem-fim & o limite de superfície regrada
Why a true shaft-and-thread screw can't be cut on a hot-wire machine, what you CAN make instea…
Gerador de hélice sem eixo (sem-fim helicoidal)
How a hot wire makes the spiral ribbon of an auger or Archimedes screw with no central shaft —…
O limpador SVG
Why CAD-exported SVGs break parsers and how the cncfoam.com SVG cleaner fixes them: stripping …
Corte de modelos 3D (STL & OBJ)
How cncfoam.com turns an STL or OBJ 3D model into a hot-wire foam cut: the visual-hull / shape…
Rotacionando a posição inicial da peça
Use the Rotate part buttons in the status panel to spin an imported STL/OBJ model 90° about th…
G-code
Reading and exporting hot-wire G-code: XYUVA axes, M-codes, profiles and FluidNC/GRBL output.
O que é G-code?A beginner-friendly explanation of G-code: the plain-text language that tells CNC machines whe…
G-code para corte de espuma
How hot-wire G-code differs from milling: M8/M9 hot-wire control, G4 pre-heat dwell, feedrate …
Nomes dos eixos & seu controlador
Why hot-wire G-code uses X Y U V A, why some controllers (GRBL / FluidNC) want X Y Z B A inste…
Eixos múltiplos & G-code rotativo (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…
Hardware
Building and wiring the machine — controllers, ESP32/FluidNC, stepper drivers, wire and frame.
Escolhendo ou construindo uma máquinaHow to choose or build a CNC hot-wire foam cutter: frame tiers from DIY to pro, sizing your wo…
Controladores: FluidNC & GRBL
CNC controller firmware for hot-wire foam cutters: ESP32 + FluidNC (USB and Wi-Fi, YAML config…
PiBot, RAMPS e placas de interface
Controller hardware for hot-wire foam cutters: PiBot and RAMPS-style boards, multi-axis steppe…
Motores, drivers e movimento
The motion system of a hot-wire foam cutter: NEMA-17 stepper motors, TMC2209 drivers, MGN line…
Controle de potência e temperatura do fio quente
Powering and controlling the hot wire: dedicated PSUs, switching with a MOSFET on a PWM output…
Controle de temperatura do fio (onde deve estar)
Why hot-wire temperature is controlled on the machine, not in cncfoam.com: the tool emits only…
Fiação e primeira configuração
Bringing a hot-wire CNC build to life: wiring motors and the hot-wire circuit, flashing firmwa…
Fluxos de Trabalho & Dicas
Practical end-to-end workflows and tips for cleaner, faster, more accurate foam cuts.
Projetando asas e aerofóliosA workflow for cutting foam-core wings on cncfoam.com: choosing aerofoils, root-to-tip morph a…
Colunas, dutos e abajures
Project workflows beyond wings: square-to-round transition ducts, twisted and tapered columns,…
Resolução de problemas comuns
Fixes for common hot-wire foam cutting problems: wire bowing, wide kerf, rounded corners, wire…
Dicas para cortes limpos e precisos
A checklist of practical hot-wire foam cutting tips: tensioning, test cuts on scrap, lead-ins,…
Referência
Quick reference: axis names, a glossary of terms and controller-specific notes.
Perguntas frequentesCommon questions about cncfoam.com and hot-wire foam cutting: is it free, do I need an account…
Atalhos de teclado e controles
Mouse and keyboard controls for the cncfoam.com simulator: orbit, pan, zoom, play/pause, rewin…