FoamSync 1.1.0
Professional CAM software for 4-axis hot-wire CNC foam cutters. Design a part, FoamSync computes the synchronized four-axis wire toolpath, and your machine cuts EPS / XPS / PU foam — with optional 5th rotary-axis support. Drives Marlin, GRBL and GRBL-H-Par out of the box.
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⬇️ Download
FoamSync-1.1.0-Setup.exe — Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit).
A 7-day trial runs out of the box — no key required to evaluate. The trial runs in virtual-driver mode (no real machine) with watermarked output until a paid licence is activated. The standalone Machine-ID tool lives on the download page.
Verify the installer (SHA-256):
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Get-FileHash .\FoamSync-1.1.0-Setup.exe -Algorithm SHA256✨ Highlights of this release
FoamSync now runs the shop, not just the cutter. 1.1.0's headline is a full order-to-production CRM, included with Studio — a whole new category alongside the CAM engine, which is why this is a 1.1 release rather than a patch.
- 🏭 FoamSync CRM (Studio). A new OFFICE QUEUE connects your cutter to the CRM at crm.foamsyncstudio.com: the office authors and freezes production specs, the shop pulls its queue and opens each job with the exact generator parameters, and FoamSync pushes real cut times and block counts back automatically — so planning and costing run on actual numbers, not guesses. Orders, materials, day-planning, per-order costing and §14-compliant Rechnungen all live in the CRM. Connect a machine with one revocable token (CRM → Settings → Machines). How it works →
- 🔄 5th-axis block indexing. Turn the whole foam block a quarter-turn to present another face to the wire — one click on the 5TH AXIS cell in the RUN DRO (right-click turns it back). Cutting stays normal 4-axis.
- 🔌 Smarter machine setup. Connection is now board- and shield-aware — it tells a UNO R3 from an R4, RAMPS or FluidNC, not just the firmware — with a guided connect. (A dedicated USB hardware-probe tool is on the way.)
- 🛡️ Hard cut-safety gates. A toolpath that would cross another part or overflow the block is now refused, not cut — an extra guard on top of the pre-cut wire-safety pass.
- 🏛️ BUILD dome refinements. Fit-to-stock checks, lock-mate verification and a cut-list / assembly guide on parametric domes.
Licensing, key format and activation are unchanged — existing keys keep working. Pull 1.0.17 and ship 1.1.0.
What's inside
CAM core — included in every tier
4-axis G-code post-processor (synced X/Y + independent U/V) · auto-nesting across parts (true-pitch packing + shared cut lines on identical parts) · bounding-box collision check · pre-cut wire-safety validation + hard cut-safety gates · on-screen real-machine jogging · live 4-axis DRO (+ optional 5th rotary with 90° block indexing) · heater control (external / board PWM / PID) · SHAPES primitives + SVG / DXF import · material library (EPS / XPS / PU + custom) · Quick Lab calibration · controller + board auto-detect (Marlin / GRBL / GRBL-H-Par, board/shield-aware).
Pro Packs — mix only the generators you need
- 🏛️ BUILD — parametric domes, vaults and buildings
✈️ AERO — NACA-4 airfoils, tapered wings, spar slots, 4-axis tilted cuts- 🌡️ THERMAL — pipe-shell unfolder + thermal panels with half-lap joints
- 🎨 DECOR — catalogue cornice / moulding profiles, a freehand Grid Sketch editor, and foam lettering & signs from any installed font
💳 Licensing
Three tiers — Lite, Pro (mix any of the four packs), and Studio (everything, 3 machine seats, plus the FoamSync CRM). One-time perpetual keys or monthly / annual subscriptions, each with 12 months of updates included. Full pricing → foamsyncstudio.com/pricing.
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