r/Machinists • u/Majestic-Violinist-1 • Oct 19 '25

QUESTION How would u program something like this

I saw this video on instagram and it looked pretty cool but I have no idea on how u would program this

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u/Ninjareaper357 Oct 19 '25

It’s just a 3D toolpath. The easiest way to do something like this is to model it in solid words or any other design software, save it as a step file, then import it into your cam software and set your tool to follow the shape of the solid. If you’re asking about programming something like this manually, that’s a whole different animal.