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 ====== CrowBox Laser Cutter Files  ======
-This section is provided for those who intend to do their own laser cutting. Here we provide detailed notes on the type and specifications for materials required to cut each of the four sheets of parts.
+This section is provided for those who intend to do their own laser cutting. Here you will find laser-cutter-ready geometry files in .DXF format. Those are available in the **Download Files** section at the bottom of this page.
-We also provide the actual laser-cutter-ready geometry files in .DXF format. Those are available in the **Download Files** section at the bottom of this page.
+Currently (May 2026) we are awaiting feedback from //you// to determine how we should proceed with preparing parts for various laser cutters. Since nesting requires a lot of work, we want to make sure we are making things that people can use. So please visit the [[https://groups.google.com/g/CrowBoxKit|Official Crowbox Google Group]] and let us know the brand and model of laser cutter you want to use to cut your own acrylic parts -or- let us know the maximum raw material sheet size of your laser cutter.
+Once we have enough information we can begin nesting Crowbox parts onto sheet sizes that will be most useful to everyone.
-====== Preview of parts geometry ======
+Until then, we are providing our original DXF files for the full-size sheets, which will require a large laser cutter as these sheets are 695 x 390 mm.  (27.3 x 15.35 inches)
-For reference purposes, here are preview images of the four sheets of laser-cut components, along with specific notes on the type of material that should be used to fabricate each sheet.
-**NOTE:** These are image-based previews of each parts sheet, for reference and identification. To download the //actual// ready-to-cut geometry for these parts, scroll to the bottom of this page.
-^ Sheet Description      ^ Sheet Preview       ^
-| Acrylic - Dark Color \\ Thickness: 3mm (.118 inch) \\ Sheet Size: 15.1" x 15.1" | {{:kit:housing:sheet_preview_dark_acrylic.png?direct&200|}}     |
-| Acrylic - Light Color \\ Thickness: 3mm (.118 inch) \\ Sheet Size: 15.1" x 15.1" | {{:kit:housing:sheet_preview_light_acrylic.png?direct&200|}}     |
-| Acrylic - Transparent \\ Thickness: 3mm (.118 inch) \\ Sheet Size: 15.1" x 15.1" | {{:kit:housing:sheet_preview_transparent_acrylic.png?direct&200|}}     |
-| Styrene - White \\ Thickness: .5mm (.020 inch) \\ Sheet Size: 15.1" x 15.1" | {{:kit:housing:sheet_preview_white_styrene.png?direct&200|}}     |
 ====== Download Files ======
-The files provided here have been exported to .DXF file format with millimeters as the unit and ready for laser cutting.
+===== Original Production DXF Files =====
+(solid and transparent sheets bundled together in one .zip file)
+  *Click to download: {{ :2025kit:dxf_files:crowboxgen3_rc04_03_dxf_final.zip |}}
-**NOTICE January 22, 2023**
-We have recently finished some minor changes to the design of the CrowBox acrylic parts, which should make the CrowBox easier to assemble. Updated DXF files of the CrowBox parts should be available right here, on or before January 31, 2023.