Draw the part in your browser, line it up with real VEX metal, check it against the plastic rule, and export a file your laser cutter understands. No Fusion 360 required.
Free. No account. Works on Chromebooks and school laptops.
Click anywhere on the sheet to cut a hole.
Pen, rectangle, circle and hole tools snap to a 1/8 inch grid, so edges stay straight and sizes come out even. Dimensions show while you drag.
Lay a see-through C-channel, bar, angle or plate over your sheet. Holes snap to its hole centres on the 0.5 inch pitch, so the bolts line up the first time.
Each part is measured at its best angle and compared to the piece size limit. The cutter counts your pieces, flags sheets thicker than 0.070 inch, and warns when a hole sits so close to an edge that the plastic could crack.
If the game manual changes, you can update the limits under Rules.
SVG and DXF go straight into laser software, with kerf compensation so parts come out at the size you drew. PNG and PDF print at actual size, tiled over Letter or A4 pages if you're cutting by hand.
Your drawing saves in the browser as you work. Save gives you a project file to share with your team or open on another computer.
The plastic rule only allows certain non-shattering plastics up to 0.070 inch thick. Choose your sheet in the cutter and it warns you about anything that won't pass, like acrylic, which shatters.
Three real drawings made in the cutter. Open any of them, change the sizes for your robot, and export.
Two mirrored flaps that bolt to a C-channel. The bolt holes were placed by snapping to the channel's holes, and a slot cut through each flap saves weight.
A cover with chamfered corners, round vents and a slot for wires, plus a small strap to hold the battery. The holes sit on the 0.5 inch grid.
Four triangle gussets and two L brackets for stiffening joints, all from one sheet. Every hole lands on the VEX hole pitch.
Yes. There's no account, no trial and no ads.
In your browser, on your computer. Nothing is uploaded. Use Save to download a project file you can share or open somewhere else.
Anything that opens SVG or DXF, including LightBurn, Glowforge, xTool Creative Space and RDWorks. If a DXF comes in at the wrong size, export the DXF in millimetres instead.
Kerf is the width of material the laser burns away. Set it and the cutter moves part outlines out and holes in by half that amount, so parts come out at the size you drew. 0.004 to 0.008 inch is typical; cut a test square to measure yours.
The checks catch the common problems, but inspectors and the current game manual decide what's legal. Bring the manual's plastic rule to your inspection if you're unsure.
Export a PDF tiled on Letter or A4 paper, print at 100%, check the 1 inch scale bar, tape the template to your sheet and cut by hand.
Yes. It runs in any modern browser. On touch screens, drag with one finger to draw and pinch to zoom.