Complete workflows from first operator to CAM-ready geometry — with exact coordinates, worked examples, and best practice tips.
Build a 100×60mm rectangle with 10mm radius rounded corners. The most common CNC profile construction.
Create a 6-hole bolt-hole pattern on a 100mm pitch circle diameter. Standard method for flanges and fixtures.
Create a rectangle with 45° chamfered corners. Standard method for chamfered profiles in CNC milling.
Create a 60×20mm rounded slot with semicircular ends. Common in fixtures, brackets, and adjustment slots.
Locate geometry precisely using line and circle intersections — the fundamental technique for all complex profiles.
Use midpoints and perpendicular lines to locate geometry — essential for symmetric profiles and centre-finding.
Create a chain of three circles where each is externally tangent to the next. Common in cam profiles and linkage geometry.
Create a profile offset from an existing profile by a fixed distance — for wall thickness and stock allowance.
Create a rectangular pocket with circular island — complete geometry for pocket roughing and finishing toolpaths.
Create a complete circular flange with central bore, bolt-hole pattern, and outer diameter.
Create a mounting plate with chamfered corners, central clearance hole, and four corner bolt holes.
Create a circular bearing pocket with a keyway — standard geometry for shaft bearing housings.
Create a T-slot cross-section profile — standard geometry for machine table T-slots.
Create a smooth blending arc tangent to two existing circles — fundamental for cam profiles and smooth transitions.
Use the Preview Construction Line feature to create temporary helper geometry without cluttering the committed drawing.
Create a gear blank with outer diameter, central bore, keyway, and bolt holes — starting geometry for gear manufacturing.
Build a complete CNC milling profile from a dimensioned drawing — the full workflow from reading dimensions to CAM-ready geometry.
Create a simplified piston cross-section — demonstrating tangent arc construction between circular and linear geometry.
Create a pipe notch profile — the geometry needed when one pipe meets another at 90° and must be cut to fit.
The complete XyzPilot workflow from reading a drawing to generating a verified CNC program — every step covered.
Start with Tutorial 1 (Rectangle with Filleted Corners) — it covers the most fundamental workflow and introduces the key concepts used in all other tutorials.