This is the shareware plugin “VCarve Inlay Plugin” by Corbin Dunn for Autodesk Fusion. Click the “Add to Cart” button above, complete the checkout, and you will be able to download the file.
Current version: 1.3 (released Nov 10, 2025)
Installation Instructions & Documentation
VCarve Inlay Parameter List – Known “proven cut” values used by people.
This plugin entirely automates the process of creating an vcarve inlay. It works for traditional v-carve wood inlays, epoxy fill inlays, and basic engravings where you do no fill at all. The inlays will work on flat surfaces (2D) and curved surfaces (3D). Manufacturing / CAM toolpaths will automatically be created that are usable for machining the inlay female pocket, and the male plug.
This AddIn is shareware, free to download, use as long as you like, and has no limitations or restrictions of any kind. If you find it useful, buy a license for $5. If you don’t, no big deal!
Watch the following YouTube videos for how to use it:
For more information and help:
- Read the documentation: VCarve Inlay Plugin Documentation
- Post on Corbin’s CNC Woodworking Facebook Group.
- See the VCarve Inlay Parameter List
- or email: corbin@corbinsworkshop.com
I spent at least 200 hours on this software to save myself 15 minutes of time when I want to generate an curved inlay for CNC woodworking. I wanted to make sure I always do it right, and this plugin helps me do that. I also wanted to make it easy for other people to do it.
Buying a license encourages me to develop it more and make it better! I will also provide support for people who tell me they bought a license. Well, I’ll probably do that for anyone who asks a question about it, whether or not they bought it.
Feel free to email me feature requests!
Related files:
Release Notes:
1.3 – November 10, 2026
- Tool drop down is broken; it’s a Fusion API bug. Work around it for now.
1.2 – October 27, 2025
- Bug Fix: Selecting an entire sketch will now “do the right thing” of selecting every other sketch
- Bug Fix: You can now do inlays-in-inlays; previously it would’t work quite right if the target would generate holes.
- Bug Fix: tapered ball nose error that was coming up: TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for *=: ‘FloatParameterValue’ and ‘float’
- Bug Fix: The plugin should work a lot better on more abstract angles (ie: bottom, sides, odd angle planes, etc), as it was incorrectly using some values hardcoded for the z-plane
- Bug Fix: Not using “Create New Component” would not generate a correct plug
1.1 / October 22, 2025
- Fixed “not a planar entity” error if the original sketch was another sketch
- Project the plug via the plug profile instead of the plug body, which should fix some cases where the machining limits was inset incorrectly (instead of being outset)
- Give better errors on SketchText entities that fail (Fusion bugs)
- Allow tapered ball nose in the tool lists shown
- Fixed some inlay within inlay issues
1.0 / October 17, 2025
- Initial Release
