Free, easy software for your PROVerXL 4030
The PROVerXL 4030 is a serious little router: a 400 × 300 mm bed, 110 mm of Z on the V1 and V2, and GRBL 1.1h. Surfacecraft gives it free design and CAM software in your browser, with feeds and speeds worked out for its spindle.
For the PROVerXL 4030 V1, V2 and 4030S. Nothing to install. Mac, Windows, Linux and Chromebook. Updated .- Work area
- 400 × 300 mm
- Firmware
- GRBL 1.1h
- Spindle
- A DC spindle that GRBL controls: 300 W (12,000 rpm) on the V1, 400 W (10,000 rpm) on the V2. The 4030S has a 710 W AC spindle.
- Preset
- Genmitsu PROVerXL 4030 V2
- Output
- G21 G90 G94 · M3 S… · one .nc per bit
What to know about the Genmitsu PROVerXL 4030
Room to fit a router
The V1 comes with a mount for a DeWalt DWP611 (the router isn't included). A router's speed is set on its dial, not in the G-code: enter its dial settings once and every file says which number to set.
Deep stock, deep cuts
With 110 mm of Z you can cut thicker stock. Surfacecraft splits deep cuts into passes for your bit and adds holding tabs so parts stay put.
V1 or V2?
The preset is for the V2 (5,000 mm/min top speed). On a V1, set the top speed to 2,000 mm/min and the spindle to 12,000 rpm.
Genmitsu PROVerXL 4030 feeds and speeds to start with
Starting points for solid carbide 2-flute end mills, worked out for the Genmitsu PROVerXL 4030 V2 preset and kept under its 5,000 mm/min top speed. They're the numbers Cut Studio suggests when you pick the bit and material.
| Material | ⅛″ 2-flute end mill | ¼″ 2-flute end mill |
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| Softwoodpine, spruce, fir | 1,350 mm/min 6,250 rpm · 1.51 mm per pass | 2,525 mm/min 6,250 rpm · 3.02 mm per pass |
| Hardwoodsoft maple, cherry, walnut | 1,025 mm/min 6,250 rpm · 1.51 mm per pass | 2,225 mm/min 6,250 rpm · 3.02 mm per pass |
| Plywoodbaltic birch, birch plywood, cabinet plywood | 1,250 mm/min 6,250 rpm · 1.51 mm per pass | 2,375 mm/min 6,250 rpm · 3.02 mm per pass |
| MDF / particle boardmdf, hdf, particle board | 1,500 mm/min 6,250 rpm · 1.51 mm per pass | 2,850 mm/min 6,250 rpm · 3.02 mm per pass |
| Acrylicacrylic, cast acrylic, plexiglass | 875 mm/min 6,250 rpm · 1.27 mm per pass | 1,350 mm/min 6,250 rpm · 2.54 mm per pass |
Chiploads come from bit makers' published ranges (Onsrud, Amana Tool, Whiteside), kept at the gentle end for hobby machines. Every machine and bit is a little different: listen for chatter on a test cut and adjust.
From box to first cut
Surfacecraft makes the G-code. A sender runs it: the one that came with your kit, gSender or Universal Gcode Sender (all free), or Surfacecraft itself over USB with Pro.
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Create a free account Open Cut Studio in your browser. Nothing to download.
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Add your machine Pick the Genmitsu PROVerXL 4030 V2 preset. Check the top speed against your manual.
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Make a design Draw text and shapes or import an SVG. Give each shape a depth, a cut and a bit.
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Check the 3D preview It's built from the real G-code, so what you see is what the bit will do.
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Download and run Load the bit the file's header names, zero where it says, and run it in your sender.
Genmitsu PROVerXL 4030 test G-code
A first cut to check your machine before you design anything: a 40 × 30 mm pocket and a 40 × 30 mm outline, both 3 mm deep, with a ⅛″ 2-flute end mill in pine. Made by Cut Studio with the Genmitsu PROVerXL 4030 V2 preset, at the softwood numbers in the table above, and it runs in about 2 minutes.
Clamp a piece of pine at least 100 × 60 × 6 mm. Zero X and Y on its front-left corner and Z on its top, then run the file in your sender.
A carved hardwood sign
Pocket the background with a ¼″ end mill and finish the letters with a 60° V-bit. The 3D preview shows the real toolpath before you spend good walnut on it.
Genmitsu PROVerXL 4030 software questions
SainSmart lists Universal Gcode Sender and Candle to run it, and some bundles include a Carveco Maker subscription, which runs on Windows only. Any CAM software that writes GRBL G-code works. Surfacecraft is free, runs in the browser and writes GRBL G-code for the 4030.
Yes. The V1 ships with a DeWalt DWP611 mount. Set the spindle type to a router in Surfacecraft and add its dial settings, and each G-code file says which number to set for its bit.
No. Surfacecraft runs in Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox on Mac, Windows, Linux or Chromebook.
Yes. Designing, toolpaths, the 3D preview and G-code export are on the Free plan with no time limit. Pro adds sending jobs straight to the machine, more machines, AI tools and commercial use.
Free software for other machines
Your Genmitsu PROVerXL 4030 is ready. Now it has software.
Design and G-code are free, with no time limit. Send to your machine over USB with Pro.