Export the countertop drawing to an inch-based DXF, with outlines, finished edges, miters, waterfalls, splash, cutouts, seams and dimensions on named, color-coded layers.
SlabOS workflow article · 13Documentation review · September 15, 2026
SlabOS exports countertop drawing geometry as DXF for a downstream fabrication workflow. The export transfers reviewed shapes and drawing details; the shop’s CAM software, machine configuration and acceptance checks determine how that geometry becomes executable cutting work.
Check the geometry handoff before calling a file machine-ready.
SlabOS includes a CAD/DXF workflow for moving countertop geometry into downstream fabrication work. A useful export preserves the intended outlines and openings in the correct units so the next operator can inspect them in the target environment.
The handoff has several stages: drawing, exchange file, target-software import and machine preparation. A valid DXF is not the same artifact as a machine-specific toolpath. Documenting those stages helps a shop evaluate compatibility with its own CAD/CAM version and fabrication equipment without assuming every machine accepts the same preparation.
Inputs, outputs and an example to evaluate
Inputs: Measured geometry, permitted DXF files and project context.
Outputs: Editable CAD drawings, saved revisions and checked shop output.
Bring a dimensioned sample drawing through import, editing and output, comparing scale and a known reference length.
Scope to understand
No universal CNC compatibility or machine-ready CAM result is established here. Machine/vendor-specific acceptance needs a recorded test.
Published by SlabOS. Documentation review: September 15, 2026. Basis: Public product and operating documentation. This article is a workflow explanation, not a newly performed product test.
SlabOS CAD connects command-driven drafting and countertop-specific geometry to the quote, nest and 3D view. The current page describes seven seam modes, a geometry Check before Print or DXF export, and beta laser Template Mode that captures measured points through a USB connection. Read the CAD & Laser Templating page →
The current 3D page describes real slab photography, vein-matched seam presentation, any-angle miters, exact-degree rotation and standing waterfall pieces. The quoted drawing also supplies customer AR and an embeddable showcase of published builds. Read the 3D & AR Showcase page →
Explore the capability in context
Continue into the related public explanations for inputs, outputs and scope.
Understand the product context for placing countertop pieces on selected slabs.
SLABOS IN MOTION 01 FILMS
SEE THE WORKFLOW.IN MORE DETAIL.
A closer look at the decisions, details and handoffs that make the work happen.
Fastest Cutting: align cut lines (beta)
Fastest cutting (BETA) runs on top of the SlabOS Auto Nest modes: pieces prefer positions that share cut lines with their neighbours, so the saw can run straight through aligned rows. On the same kitchen as our Tightest Fit clip, the layout lines its strips up in rows and still uses 2 slabs.
Read the clip: text and visual description
SlabOS — A Layout With Cutting In Mind (Fastest cutting, BETA). On-screen text, in order (no voice-over; the soundtrack is music and effects only).
More cut lines. More saw setups.
SlabOS · Fastest cutting (BETA). One kitchen. CT1.1, 82.5 by 25.5 inches. CT1.2, 25.5 by 84 inches. CT2, 60 by 25.5 inches. CT3, 84 by 42 inches. 4 pieces, 5 splash strips, 4 inches high.
Nesting settings: Veined material — keep strips with parents (not selected). Tightest Fit — maximize yield (selected). Fastest cutting — align cut lines, BETA (selected). Auto Nest.
Auto Nest. Slab 1, 126 by 63 inches. Slab 2, 126 by 63 inches. Slab 1 holds CT1.1, CT1.2 and CT2 with all five splash strips; Slab 2 holds CT3. Clean fit on both slabs. Laid out for the saw.
Shared cut lines. Pieces share cut lines with their neighbours. (On Slab 1, edges that line up are highlighted one line at a time: the top edge shared by five pieces, the line under CT1.1 shared with both 26-inch strips, the line between CT1.2 and its splash, the bottom of CT2 and its 60-inch strip, and the vertical lines where pieces and strips stand in rows.) Fewer saw setups. The goal: the saw runs straight through aligned rows.
Still 2 slabs. Same slab count as Tightest Fit alone.
SlabOS. A layout with cutting in mind. Fastest cutting, BETA. slabos.com. Book a demo.
Notes: the layout comes from the real SlabOS Auto Nest engine (Fastest cutting on top of Tightest Fit, 126 x 63 inch slabs, 0.25 inch blade kerf, 0.5 inch slab border). Fastest cutting is a BETA setting. No machine-time or speed saving is claimed.
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