Gcodai Studio is online CNC and laser CAM software for sign shops and CNC makers. Nothing to install: type text or import a file, and it picks the bits, depths and speeds for you. See a 3D simulation before you cut, then get a file ready for your machine.
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Gcodai handles the hard parts for you. You just say what kind of part you want.
Design → Toolpaths → Simulate → Export. A “Next step” button walks you through one step at a time, and you can search for any command (Ctrl+K). Thai interface also available.
Pick the material and the system calculates depth per pass, feed rate and spindle speed, and picks a bit with a long enough cutting length. It checks the job before export, with a “Fix it” button.
Choose once: GRBL, Mach3, NcStudio, DSP Richauto, Syntec/LNC, LinuxCNC, MASSO and many more. For unusual machines, you can customize the file format yourself.
Click each step to see the real program screen
Use the tools on the left, or File → Open / Import file · File → Example jobs
Every image is a real program screen. Click an image to view it full screen.
Crisp lettering, depth follows the stroke width, with a flat-bottom option for large letters
Choose V-carveCut out letters with tabs. The system picks an O-flute bit for clear edges that don't melt.
Choose Profile cutRuns along the center of the line, leaves the floor thickness you set, and fits the neon flex exactly
Choose Groove on the lineAuto nesting by true shape saves material and can split parts across several sheets
Menu Arrange → Auto nestingPockets the recess and makes the mirrored plug automatically, for a perfect fit with no math
Choose InlayTurns a 3D model into wooden slats, with interlocking comb rails, assembly numbers and nesting on sheets
Menu 3D → 3D slat wallEngrave names around a cylinder, square table legs, and 3D carving around a cylinder from STL files
Menu Machining → 4-axis rotaryWorks out material cost, machine cost from the real cutting time and your profit, then prints a quotation for your customer
Tab Export → Job pricingPlaces LED modules in the letters automatically and counts them, with total watts and the power supply you need
Menu Signs → LED layout in lettersUnrolls letter returns into ACP strips with fold grooves, joints and flanges, nested on sheets ready to cut
Menu Signs → Edge rollPick a ready-made shape or draw your own profile. No 3D file needed: you get the turning job with a simulation.
Menu 3D → Revolve281 icons, 29 frames and decorations including modern Thai patterns, all searchable
Menu Draw → Icon & sign frame libraryIn the video: a 120 × 200 cm face wall in 9 mm HMR plywood with 9 mm slat spacing gives 65 slats from 16 sheets, and the curls of the hair become real shelves. (Video in Thai; every step is shown on screen.)
Pick a category to see its features · every feature is explained in the guide
8 built-in fonts, and you can add your shop's own (TTF/OTF). Thai vowels and tone marks sit in the right place, no floating vowels.
Menu: Text → Shop fontsSVG · DXF · EPS · PDF · AI (all versions) · PNG/JPG · STL · open existing G-code. Line colors set the machining jobs for you.
Menu: File → Open / Import fileTurn a logo or black-and-white image into cuttable vectors, with adjustable detail
Menu: File → Image to vectorsRectangles, circles, stars, hearts, arrows, node editing, offset paths, slice shapes, stencil letters, backing plates
Left toolbar + Arrange menuLink QR, WiFi QR and PromptPay QR (Thai payments), engraved on a sign or cut as a stencil
Menu: Draw → QR CodeCreate finger-joint boxes with lids and dividers. Enter the size and wood thickness and get every part to cut.
Menu: Draw → Box maker (finger joints)Outside / inside / on the line, ramped plunges, curved lead-ins, custom tabs, final finishing pass
What should this object do?: Profile cut (cut out)V-grooves deep as the stroke is wide, flat-bottom option that clears the floor with a flat end mill, sharp 3D corners
What should this object do?: Letter carving (V-carve)Offset or zigzag, two-bit pockets (a smaller bit cleans the corners), any depth you set
What should this object do?: PocketNeon flex grooves, variable-depth grooves, and fold grooves for aluminium composite panels with an ACP grooving bit
What should this object do?: Groove on the linePeck or helical drilling, letter inlays with matching plugs, dogbone / T-bone corners for joints, edge chamfers with a V-bit
What should this object do?: Drilling · InlayPower, speed and number of passes per job, area fill (hatch), files for LaserGRBL / LightBurn
Machine type: GRBL laserBased on the material, bit diameter and flute type (compression, O-flute, up/down-cut), and picks a bit with a long enough cutting length
Works on every object automaticallyBlack cuts through, red grooves, green pockets, orange V 3D, yellow on the line, purple drills. Import and every job is set up.
Menu: Machining → Line colors → JobsDeeper than the sheet, bit wider than the groove, cutting length too short, job outside the machine work area: each warning comes with an instant fix button
Tab: ExportPress Ctrl+K and type “bit”, “depth” or “stepover” to find commands, settings and shop terms
Search button at the topDescribe the sign in a Thai sentence, for example “wooden sign 40×20, coffee shop, V-carve, phone number”, and get 3 sign designs to choose from
Menu: Draw → Sign design assistantGrouped and searchable: flat end mills, compression, O-flute, V-bits, ACP grooving bits, neon flex bits, ball nose. Add them to tool library slots T1–T12.
Menu: Machining → Bit catalogImages become reliefs, STL models become 3D jobs, with roughing and ball nose finishing
Menu: 3DSTL models become wooden slats with interlocking comb rails and assembly numbers, nested on sheets, exported as DXF, SVG or G-code
Menu: 3D → 3D slat wallPhotos of people, pets or landscapes engraved as dots with a V-bit, for a shaded image on the board
Menu: 3D → Photo → HalftoneA-axis rotary engraving around a cylinder, indexed rotary, 3D carving from STL, and two-sided jobs with dowel holes for alignment
Menu: Machining → 4-axis rotaryBy true shape, with rotation, across multiple sheets in one job. Download every sheet together as a ZIP.
Menu: Arrange → NestingMaterial cost, machine cost from the real cutting time and profit, then print quotations and shop work orders
Tab: Export.gcodai files store the bits used, the last 10 jobs are kept, and machine settings / tool library follow your account to every computer
Menu: FileJog, set zero, probe Z with a touch plate, send jobs, pause / resume, adjust speed while cutting, resume from mid-job
Button: Machine controlGRBL · Mach3/4 · NcStudio · DSP · Syntec/LNC · LinuxCNC · UCCNC · MASSO · grblHAL · Centroid · ISO · laser, plus a page to customize the file format yourself
Tab: Export → Machine typePick an LED model and the system places modules in the letters, counts the watts, suggests the power supply and wire size, and drills wire holes
Menu: SignsLight box signs: letter returns become strips with V-fold grooves, joints, flanges and face panels, nested on sheets to cut
Menu: SignsPhone, map, restaurant, restroom, arrows, plus frames, ribbons, badges and modern Thai patterns, all resizable
Menu: Draw → Icon & sign frame libraryTable legs, balusters, bed posts and vases turned on a rotary axis. Pick a shape or draw your own profile, with optional lengthwise flutes.
Menu: 3D → RevolveHeader, tool change, footer, decimals and comments, with a live code preview. Save it as “My machine” and share the file.
Tab: Export → Customize file formatFind, replace, go to line, view file statistics, then re-simulate before downloading
Tab: Export → Edit codeGcodai creates G-code for every machine on the list, and has built-in control for GRBL machines
Choose your machine type once and files come out in the right format. Open them in your machine's software or copy them to a USB stick.
Plug in the USB cable and open in Chrome or Edge to replace UGS / Candle · Mach3, NcStudio and DSP machines are still controlled by their own software, but can use files from Gcodai
| Topic | Gcodai Studio | Typical CAM software |
|---|---|---|
| Install | No install, open the website on any computer | Installed on Windows, one computer at a time |
| Thai language | Full Thai interface, no floating vowels | Mostly English only, Thai fonts have problems |
| Bits, depths, speeds | Automatic from the material and tool library | Set by hand for every job, needs experience |
| 3D · 3D slat wall · 4-axis | All included in one program | Needs a higher edition or extra software |
| Illuminated letters (LED + returns) | Built in: LED layout, watt count, edge roll | Needs separate software / manual calculation |
| 3D simulation | Every job | Some editions only |
| Job pricing / quotations | Yes, based on real machine time | No |
| Price | From 1,990 THB, pay once, use it for good | 12,000–68,000 THB |
| Updates | Free and automatic | Buy a new version |
See the detailed comparison with Ucancam, ArtCAM, Type3, VCarve Pro and Aspire, with prices
No monthly fee, no repeat charges. Pay by PromptPay QR (Thai payments) or credit/debit card, with instant automatic activation.
3 days, every feature
Pay once, no monthly fee · promo until Oct 31, 2026
Buying during the launch is the best deal. After the promo, it will be sold as 3 plans (Starter · Sign Shop · Complete). The Complete plan's regular price is 16,900 THB. Buy now and get every function for life, including future functions.
Compared with typical perpetual-license CAM software at 12,000–68,000 THB (see the price of each program) · Refund policy
New features are free for the plan you bought, no monthly fee · the order may change based on what users need
Take a photo of a face, a pet or an object and get a relief ready to carve, or turn it into a 3D slat wall right away
Create 3D surfaces from profile curves, such as turned table legs, edge mouldings and double-curved patterns
Two-tone wood inlays with a V-bit and tight, sharp edges, for premium signs and decor
Slats in two directions slot together into a lattice, for free-standing sculptures
Keep jobs in your account, open them on any computer, and share jobs and the tool library within your shop
Compensate for beam width so parts fit exactly, and engrave shaded photos with the laser
Gcodai Studio is web-based CAM software for CNC routers. You design signs and parts, then create ready-to-cut G-code. It picks bits, depths and speeds automatically and simulates the cut in 3D before you cut for real. It opens straight in your browser, with nothing to install.
It exports G-code in 12 formats: GRBL, grblHAL/FluidNC, Mach3/Mach4, NcStudio (Weihong), Richauto A11 handheld DSP, CNC-ATC with automatic tool change (Syntec/LNC/Fanuc), LinuxCNC, UCCNC, MASSO, Centroid Acorn, standard ISO G-code and GRBL laser. If your machine is not on the list, you can customize the file format yourself. GRBL machines can be controlled over USB directly from the program.
Gcodai Studio does the design and G-code generation (CAM) for Mach3 and NcStudio machines, but you still control the machine with its original software, because the controller is tied to that brand's card. For GRBL machines, Gcodai can control the machine over USB in place of UGS or Candle.
No install needed. Open gcodai.com/app in Chrome or Edge on a computer and start right away. You can also design and simulate on a tablet or phone.
Import SVG, DXF, EPS, AI, PDF, PNG/JPG images (convert to vectors, reliefs or halftone dots), STL models, and open existing G-code files to view the simulation. Line colors in the file set the machining jobs automatically.
Yes. Type Thai text with the 8 built-in fonts or add your shop's own fonts (TTF/OTF). Vowels and tone marks sit in the right place. Choose V-carve and the system picks the V-bit and calculates the depth from the stroke width. There is also a flat-bottom option that clears the floor with a flat end mill for wide letters.
The system calculates depth per pass and speeds from the material and bit size, picks a bit with a long enough cutting length for the depth, checks the job before export with fix-it buttons (for example deeper than the sheet, or bit wider than the groove), and lets you check the 3D simulation before cutting for real.
Yes. Use 3D → 3D slat wall, import an STL file, and enter the wall size, wood thickness and slat spacing. The system slices real cross-sections into slats, creates interlocking comb rails for the wall, engraves assembly numbers, nests the parts on sheets and exports G-code.
Yes. In Signs → LED layout in letters, choose an LED model and the system places modules in the letters, counts them, totals the watts and suggests the power supply and wire size. In Signs → Edge roll, it creates the return strips with V-fold grooves, joints and face panels, nested on sheets ready to cut.
3-day free trial, every feature. Designing and simulating are free with no limit. Pay once and use it for life, no monthly fee. There are 3 plans: Starter 1,990 THB (regular 4,900) · Sign Shop 3,990 THB (regular 9,900) · Complete 6,990 THB (regular 16,900). Promo prices until Oct 31, 2026. Upgrade any time and pay only the difference. Pay by PromptPay QR or credit/debit card, with automatic activation.
Yes. The lesson-style guide at gcodai.com/en/docs/ explains every button and tool, lets you search questions, and tells you where to click for each kind of job.
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