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Designing, cutting and exporting parametric slat & wave walls for CNC, laser and CAD.
Lire en français →Parametric wall art for CNC: make the file, don't download it
Free parametric wall art DXF files are everywhere, and almost none of them fit your wall. What a cuttable parametric file actually contains, the five parameters that decide the look, and how to generate one at your own dimensions in the browser.
Read article →Online CNC wall panel design software: what to check before you rely on one
Browser-based panel design tools have replaced desktop CAD for decorative walls. The eight things that decide whether one is usable in a real shop — export formats, kerf, nesting, G-code, units, and the limits nobody advertises.
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How to machine a parametric MDF wall on your CNC: the complete workshop guide
From sheet to mounted wall: choosing MDF, nesting, workholding, bit choice, cutting order and tabs, depth per pass, dust control, sealing MDF edges, priming, assembly and wall mounting. The fabrication side, step by step.
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Design a parametric wall by describing it in plain language (AI generator)
Type what you want — "soft ocean waves in light oak", "waves at the bottom forming a bench" — and the AI sets every parameter of a machinable CNC slat or wave wall. No settings to learn, free to try, in the browser.
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Refine your CNC wall design by talking to it: the AI copilot
A robot button at the bottom right of the studio edits the wall on screen from plain instructions — "deeper relief", "a lighter wood", "thinner slats". Only what you ask for changes, and one click undoes it.
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What AI wall design can't do — and the heightmap trick for faces and logos
The AI composes mathematical patterns, so it can't draw a face, a skull or a logo. Here's why, why the tool tells you so honestly, and how to sculpt figurative reliefs with a grayscale heightmap instead.
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How to design a wood slat wall for CNC: the complete beginner's guide
A step-by-step beginner's guide to designing a wood slat wall (slat accent wall, fluted feature wall, acoustic panel) and cutting it on a CNC router — dimensions, slat width and spacing, material and thickness, relief, nesting and export to DXF, SVG, STEP and G-code.
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Slat, fluted, wave or acoustic: which panel to CNC?
A maker's comparison of the four decorative wall panels you can cut on a CNC router — slat, fluted, wave and acoustic — by machining time, material cost, tooling, difficulty and assembly, so you can pick the one your shop can actually deliver.
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CNC feeds and speeds for cutting wood slat walls: MDF, plywood, oak, walnut, pine and bamboo
A practical guide to CNC router feeds and speeds for cutting wood slat walls and wave panels — chip load, spindle rpm, feed rate, depth per pass and bit choice — with indicative settings for MDF, plywood, oak, walnut, pine and bamboo.
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DIY acoustic slat wall: estimate NRC before you cut
How acoustic slat wall panels absorb sound, what the NRC (Noise Reduction Coefficient) means, and how open area, backing, slat spacing and a perforated back panel affect sound absorption — with tips to design a decorative acoustic wood panel for your CNC.
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How to generate CNC G-code without CAM software (GRBL and Mach3)
You do not always need Fusion 360, VCarve, Aspire or Kiri:Moto to make G-code. Learn how to generate ready-to-run GRBL and Mach3 G-code for a slat wall directly in the browser, with cutter radius compensation, holding tabs, ramp entry and a built-in simulator.
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Using your parametric wall in 3D: STL, OBJ and STEP for 3D printing, rendering and CAD
A guide for anyone working in 3D: how to export a parametric slat or wave wall as STL, OBJ or STEP, when to choose a mesh vs a solid, and how to use these 3D files for 3D printing, photorealistic rendering, visualization and CAD editing in Fusion 360, SolidWorks or Blender.
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A real machining simulator and a pro G-code workshop, right in your browser
The G-code export grew into a full-screen workshop with radius compensation, holding tabs and a multi-view toolpath preview — plus a built-in NC-Viewer-style simulator that replays your exact .nc file with a timeline, live readouts and an orbital 3D view.
Read article →Direct G-code, perforated acoustic panels and a 20-template library
Three major updates: export GRBL/Mach3 G-code without any CAM software, turn your wall into a perforated acoustic panel with live NRC estimate, and start from 20 ready-made templates with per-material machining guides.
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Inside the new Fusion 360-style interface of Parametric Wall Studio
A guided tour of the redesigned studio: a CAD-style toolbar, command boxes with OK validation, live 2D nesting, and dark & light themes — with real screenshots.
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How to export a parametric slat wall to STEP for Fusion 360
Step-by-step guide to designing a wood slat or wave wall and exporting it as an editable STEP solid you can open in Fusion 360, SolidWorks or FreeCAD.
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DXF, SVG, STL, OBJ or STEP: which export format for your CNC or laser?
A simple guide to choosing the right export format for a CNC router, laser cutter, 3D printer or CAD software — DXF, SVG, STL, OBJ and STEP explained.
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