Complete CNC Design
& CAM Software.

Design, model, sculpt, prepare, and create for your CNC. Designer 6 is the next generation of CarveWright’s powerful design software, now built for CarveWright, RAVEN, and a wide range of CNC machines.

2D Design

3D Carving

V-Carving

AI Tools

CAM

Sculpting

What's New in Designer 6

AI-Powered Design Tools

Generate Pattern — describe what you want in plain text (or start from a reference image/photo) and get a ready-to-carve pattern, with automatic sizing, crop/refine controls, and a one-click upgrade from flat 2D artwork to a full 3D carving relief.
In-app Assistant (CarveBot) — built-in chat helper, grounded in the manual and menu reference, that answers “how do I…” questions and can flash-highlight the exact ribbon button you need.

New Design & Drawing Tools

Shape Builder — drag to merge shapes, Alt-drag to erase.
Boolean tool — Union, Subtract,Intersect, Exclude.
Round Corner — fillet, chamfer, inverted-corner
Advanced Shapes — Simplify Path, Gear tool, Polygon/Star, Scalloped Rectangle, Arc Oval.
Mirror Across Line — with adjustable axis; mirrored halves can be cut as one seamless piece.
Molding profiles — Cove, Classic Ogee, Roman Ogee, Cove & Bead.
Two-bit carving — separate detail bit per carving while sharing a roughing bit.
Pierced-hole side walls — cut-through openings now render proper vertical walls.

Automated Tools

Cut Path / Carving Cutout — one-click silhouette cutout with auto hold-down tabs.
Auto Optimize — automatically tunes carving detail.
Auto-Tiling for oversized projects — auto-splits a too-large pattern into carve-able strips with seam guides.
Slicer AI Slice — Suggest Cut Angle, Set Plane to Surface, Cut Off Undercut, Return Strays to Body, and 4th-axis STL output.

Improved Existing Tools

Copy Array — live preview + re-editable after the fact.
Pattern Along Path — 3 patterns per path, drag-and-drop assignment, on-canvas handles.
Pocket Region on multiple shapes at once;
Grouping shortcuts;
Floating contextual toolbar; Lock/Hide columns in the carving list; trackpad pinch-zoom and middle-mouse 3D navigation.
Text Tool — Improved font filtering and Google Font integration

Pattern & Project Library

Rebuilt pattern library — folder-based, dramatically faster, with guided migration from D5.
SVG Library in the side dock with curated collections and one-click placement.
Reorganized right dock — Libraries, CarveDepot, CarveBot tabs.
Store: Google sign-in, more reliable downloads, faster thumbnails.
Integrated CarveDepot — Shop for patterns and projects in the software. Vendors can publish patterns directly from the software.

File Import/Export

SVG import — new cleanup pipeline (fixes stray paths, dropped letters, beaded outlines) and much faster on large files.
DXF import — fixed slow/hanging opens; board resolution now auto-selected.
STL and Image Importers — Support for higher resolution boards.

Interface & Usability

Light/Dark theme with live toggle, restyled ribbon/toolbars.
Window position — size now remembered across monitor changes.
Board Resolution — higher resolution project rendering for more detailed representation

Performance & Reliability

Resolution-independent rendering overhaul — previews now match the actual carved result, stays fast at high detail, fixes long-standing hangs on complex boolean/sweep/pocket operations.
Toolpath output safety caps — prevents overloading the RAVEN machine controller on very detailed patterns.
Faster library loading and large-board opens.
Improved Memory Handling — prevents crash states on complex tasks with heavy memory usage.

Platform & Installer

Native Apple Silicon Mac build, signed and notarized;
Windows installer now Authenticode-signed — fewer security warnings on install.
Smaller installer—pattern library now downloads on first launch instead of bundling.

Choose Your Designer 6 Experience

Choose the traditional perpetual license model or a subscription that bundles the complete feature set with ongoing AI capabilities.

Designer Demo

Free Account Signup

Explore the full toolset and cut any project you hold a license for.

Windows Installer

Apple Installer

Perpetual License

One-time purchase

$399.99

Designer 6, yours to keep. Modules and AI sold separately.

Designer Maker

Subscription

$20

/month

Or $200/year (save $40)

For makers who want the everyday toolset in one place, with AI and updates included.

Designer Pro