VCarve Inlay
Mac OS, EnglishCorbin's Workshop
Create VCarve inlays for CNC woodworking! Automatically generates proper setups and toolpaths for an inlay pocket and matching male plug; both for flat inlays and 3d curved inlays.
General Usage Instructions
Screenshots
Commands
Installation/Uninstallation
Known Issues
Contact
Version History
General Usage Instructions
The general use case:
- Create your main body and CAD design however you want.
- Add your desired inlay design in a Sketch above the body.
- Run the AddIn and select the sketch profiles and target body.
- Modify the generated Components by using Parameters.
Complete detailed documentation on how to use the plugin can be found here: https://www.corbinsworkshop.com/vcarve-inlay-plugin-for-autodesk-fusion-documentation/
Commands
| Ribbon/Toolbar Icon | Command | Command Description |
|---|---|---|
|
Inlay / VCarve |
Brings up the inlay/vcarve command dialog to create an inlay and corresponding setups. |
Installation/Uninstallation
Install:
- Download the installer from the Autodesk App Store.
- Right-click on the "Downloads" folder and select "Open in Finder".
- Right-click on the downloaded ".pkg" -> "Open With" -> "Installer".
Uninstall:
- You can unload the add-in without uninstalling it by clicking the "Stop" button when the add-in is selected in the list box on the "Add-Ins" tab of the "Scripts and Add-Ins" dialog.
- Unchecking "Run on Startup" causes the add-in not to be loaded in future sessions of Autodesk® Fusion®.
- Navigate to the ./ApplicationsPlugins folder and select the app bundle you want to uninstall
- Either drag the app bundle to the Trash or right-click and select “Move to Trash”
- Right-click on the Trash Can and select “Empty Trash”
- If you prefer keystrokes, you can also just select the app bundle and then hit Command+Delete to move the app to Trash, then empty the Trash and the app will be removed.
Additional Information
Known Issues
The tool drop down list does not work in the latest version of Fusion.
Contact
Company Name: Corbin's Workshop
Company URL: https://www.corbinsworkshop.com
Support Contact: corbin@corbinsworkshop.com
Author/Company Information
Corbin's Workshop
Support Information
Contact Corbin Dunn, corbin@corbinsworkshop.com
Version History
| Version Number | Version Description |
|---|---|
|
1.3.0 |
1.3 – November 10, 2026 Tool drop down is broken; it’s a Fusion API bug. Work around it for now. 1.2 – October 27, 2025 Bug Fix: Selecting an entire sketch will now “do the right thing” of selecting every other sketch Bug Fix: You can now do inlays-in-inlays; previously it would’t work quite right if the target would generate holes. Bug Fix: tapered ball nose error that was coming up: TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for *=: ‘FloatParameterValue’ and ‘float’ Bug Fix: The plugin should work a lot better on more abstract angles (ie: bottom, sides, odd angle planes, etc), as it was incorrectly using some values hardcoded for the z-plane Bug Fix: Not using “Create New Component” would not generate a correct plug 1.1 – October 22, 2025 Fixed “not a planar entity” error if the original sketch was another sketch Project the plug via the plug profile instead of the plug body, which should fix some cases where the machining limits was inset incorrectly (instead of being outset) Give better errors on SketchText entities that fail (Fusion bugs) Allow tapered ball nose in the tool lists shown Fixed some inlay within inlay issues 1.0 – October 17, 2025 Initial Release |