CNC3D Commander build 357
Released 2 October 2026. Version 1.1 build 357 of CNC3D Commander and the CNC3D Design Suite: 6 new features, 6 bug fixes. Download the latest build (free, Windows).
New features
CNC3D Design suite now has a "Generate 3D model" button that turns a text prompt or a picture into a relief in the 3D Relief editor. It runs on AI Relief tokens, with 30 free for every account and a monthly allowance on Business plans.
CNC3D Design suite Stock menu now records the job's material (type, colour, supplier) and job notes, saved in the project and written into the G-code header.
CNC3D Design suite: Job Type > Router > Export Job > Tile Job (Feed-Through) cuts sheets longer than your machine by sliding the stock through on dowel pins.
Commander's Job Issues checker now understands probing and warns when a probe would run past the machine's travel (the ALARM:2 that "works with soft limits off"). It also flags missing feed rates, lists tool changes, and colour codes issues by severity.
Estimated job time now uses a motion planner based on your machine's acceleration and speed settings, so it should sit much closer to the real run time.
3D viewer draws probing moves as travel instead of a cut.
Bug fixes
Outline Trace started from job zero instead of the job's real position when the job sat inside added stock.
Outline Trace no longer stretches the box to rapid moves back to X0 Y0, and jobs written relative to the start point are traced from the machine's current position and return there afterwards.
Job Sync failed on SD files with %, # or + in the name and stopped syncing everything after them.
3D carving now follows your post processor's spindle control (pass RPM and dwell) and uses the same Z datum as router jobs.
The retired NightHawk 4A and DA firmware files are removed so they can't be flashed by mistake; those boards update with the standard NightHawk firmware.
Commander no longer pops up a "paused by the job file" message when the machine goes into a hold; press Resume to carry on.
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