From 3D model to cut-ready DXF — without leaving 3ds Max
Slice any model into boards, add interlocking slots, nest the parts on full sheets or on your own offcuts, number them and export a clean DXF for every sheet. You leave 3ds Max only when it's time to make the toolpaths.
Four tools in one panel — Create, Interlock, Nesting and Export — that look and work like 3ds Max itself.
3D model → cut-ready boards
Slice any mesh along X, Y or Z, by thickness and gap or by count. You get clean, closed splines within a verified tolerance, with a live preview while you adjust.
Interlocking slots
Cut the model into X and Y boards that slot together with half-lap joints. Dog-bone or T-bone corners for router bits, and an option that keeps every board in one piece.
Nesting in the viewport
True-shape nesting on sheets of the size you set, with rotation, parts inside holes and search modes from Fast to Optimal. In our tests it packs very close to ArtCAM — and runs faster.
Your offcuts first
Draw any closed shape around a leftover board — even with cut-outs — and MAQNEXA fills it before it opens a new sheet. The leftovers of each job can become panels for the next one, so the wood already in your workshop gets used first.
Spline cleaning & repair
Weld open ends, remove duplicate and micro points, simplify within tolerance and fix orientation — on MAQNEXA's parts and on your own shapes.
Automatic numbering
Every part gets its number engraved inside it, with control over text size and direction. Number everything at once, or a single part when you need to.
Client presentation in 3 languages
One picture with the nested sheets, the 3D model and the project figures — sheets, slices, thickness — in English, French or Arabic, ready to send before you cut.
Studio shots in one click
Render the model from 14 angles at once, with your own colors for the model and the text.
CAM-ready layers
Outer contours, holes, numbers and sheet borders go to separate layers, so you select each group in one click in ArtCAM or any CAM software.
Clean DXF, one file per sheet
DXF R12 in millimetres with closed polylines, true arcs and circles, each sheet at 0,0. Before export MAQNEXA checks overlaps, open contours and parts too close, then writes a report and a cut list.
Automatic, or step by step
One button runs the whole chain. Separate buttons run or redo any single step, so you stay in control.
Free or Pro: the same tools
The free edition is not a demo. Every tool works — Pro only removes the piece limit.
Feature
Free
Pro
Slicing into boards
✓
✓
Interlocking slots
✓
✓
Nesting on sheets and offcuts
✓
✓
Spline cleaning & numbering
✓
✓
Client presentation & studio shots
✓
✓
CAM layers & DXF export
✓
✓
Pieces per run
Up to 20
Unlimited
License
Free forever, commercial use allowed
Lifetime, 2 computers
Updates
Included
All 1.x updates included
Simple pricing. No subscription.
Start free. Upgrade when your jobs need more than 20 pieces per run.
Open MAQNEXA → Activate…, copy your Machine ID and send it to the address below with the subject “MAQNEXA Pro”. We reply with a payment link, then email your license file.
No account, no internet connection, no subscription.
Install the free edition, then open MAQNEXA → Activate… and copy your Machine ID.
Order Pro and send us that Machine ID.
Load the .key file you receive (Activate… → Load .key…). Pro stays unlocked on that computer.
Questions
Which 3ds Max versions are supported?
3ds Max 2025 on Windows (64-bit). We are testing other versions — tell us which one you use at support@maqnexa.com.
Is the free edition time-limited?
No. It never expires and includes every tool. The only limit is 20 pieces per run.
Can I use the free edition for paid work?
Yes. Commercial use is allowed in both editions.
Which CAM software can open the DXF?
The export is DXF R12 in millimetres with closed polylines and true arcs, which ArtCAM and most CAM programs import cleanly. A “lines + arcs” option is there for older importers.
Does MAQNEXA need the internet?
No. It works offline. Pro is unlocked with a license file tied to your computer.
What if I change my computer?
The license survives one hardware change, such as a new disk or a Windows reinstall. For a new computer, send us its Machine ID and we reissue your license.
Can I get a refund?
Yes, within 14 days of purchase. Try the free edition first to make sure MAQNEXA fits your work.
What counts as a piece?
A piece is one part made by a tool in one run — for example one board from slicing, or one part placed by nesting. Above 20, the free edition asks you to upgrade.
The tools don't load after installation. What should I do?
Run install.ms again: it removes the “downloaded from the internet” block that Windows puts on the files. If the MAQNEXA folder is in a read-only place such as Program Files, move it to Documents first. Still stuck? Write to support@maqnexa.com.
Made in a CNC workshop
MAQNEXA comes from day-to-day CNC work. It removes the slow, error-prone steps between a 3ds Max model and the machine: building the parts, numbering them, and nesting them on new sheets and on the leftovers of the workshop. It is made in Morocco.
Try it on your next job
The free edition has every tool. Cut a small piece first and see the result on your machine.