Safe to fail
Collisions, wrong offsets and forgotten spindles happen in the twin, where they cost nothing and can be replayed and discussed.
Education
Teach CNC with a machine every student can crash.
In most labs, one machine serves thirty students and every mistake costs a tool or worse. With Studio, every student has the machine on their own PC — the same controller, the same alarms, the same programs as the MC-1 in the workshop.
A machine per seat
Studio’s free edition runs on the ordinary PCs in the room, Windows or Linux. The whole class practises at once; the real mill is for the parts that passed.
Assessment with evidence
Sessions can be recorded and replayed, and the audit log records who did what with a hash chain that shows tampering. Check reports, collisions and part deviation turn a practical exam into data.
Faults on demand
Inject a broken limit wire, a drive alarm or a lost VFD link and let students diagnose it, as maintenance technicians must.
A course that runs from zero to a finished part
Ten modules, being written with our pilot schools for 2026–27. Each will have a lesson, a Studio exercise with an automatic check, and a practical on the real machine.
| 1 | The machine and safety | Axes, E-stop, the power-on sequence, homing |
| 2 | Coordinates and zero | Machine and work coordinates, G54, tool length |
| 3 | G-code fundamentals | G0/G1/G2/G3, feeds, modal states, check mode |
| 4 | Tools and cutting data | Speeds, feeds, chip thickness, chatter |
| 5 | Workholding | Vise, clamps, tape; forces and slipping |
| 6 | Toolpaths and CAM | Pockets, contours, adaptive and 3D paths, in Studio's CAM |
| 7 | Alarms and recovery | Limits, drive faults, lost communication, restart |
| 8 | Measurement and accuracy | ISO 230 tests, backlash, part inspection |
| 9 | Automation | Scripting the twin, MTConnect, data |
| 10 | Capstone | Design → verify in the twin → make on the MC-1 |
Ways to work with us
Pro for schools
Ask for a quote
Studio’s free edition is free on every classroom PC. To teach with the paid features, schools get Pro seats at education prices, each on up to three computers.
- Pro seats at education prices, on the school’s computers (three per seat)
- Answers from the engineers within two working days
- Help with installation and classroom images
Lab bundle
Quote
MC-1 machines for the workshop with training and a curriculum licence.
- 1–4 MC-1 with accessories
- Two days of teacher training
- Curriculum with automatic exercise checks
- Lab support $490 per year
Academy
Planned
Online course and certificate for students and self-learners.
- Twinwright Certified Operator
- Exam in the twin, practical on an MC-1
- Pricing per learner
FAQ
Does Studio need the internet or a licence server?
No. It is one program that runs offline. Install it on as many PCs as you like.
Which languages?
Studio has English, Simplified Chinese, German, French, Japanese and Spanish built in and switches between them while running; other languages can be added as language packs. The curriculum is being written in English and Chinese.
Can students use their own laptops?
Yes, on Windows 10 or 11. Integrated graphics are enough; Studio falls back to software rendering if needed.
Can students use AI in Studio?
If you want them to. The assistant can run on a local model (LM Studio or Ollama), so nothing leaves the classroom, and the audit log shows what the AI did. The 15 static rules give every student feedback on each line as they type, with or without AI.
Do you support public tenders?
Yes. We can provide the documents usually required for education procurement; tell us what your process needs.