License · 01
Single
One architect, one seat.
Launch pricing announced soon
- 1 seat, all features
- SVG + DXF export
- All material presets
- Free updates through v1
- Email support
SketchUp extension · Architectural models
Your model,ready to cut.
Maquora turns SketchUp buildings into laser-ready scale models. Joints, kerf, nesting and grain — handled while you watch.
The workflow
One window. Three steps.
Maquora lives inside SketchUp. Detect the geometry, set material and scale, export for the machine.
Maquora — SketchUp extension
Detected geometry (6)
Review the assigned types and correct them if auto-detection missed. Use “Show” to highlight the element in the model.
| # | Name | Type | Thickness | Openings | Origin | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Front wall | 20.0 cm | 2 | auto | ||
| 2 | Back wall | 20.0 cm | 1 | auto | ||
| 3 | Left wall | 20.0 cm | 0 | auto | ||
| 4 | Right wall | 20.0 cm | 1 | manual | ||
| 5 | Ground slab | 30.0 cm | 0 | auto | ||
| 6 | Gable roof | 20.0 cm | 0 | auto |
Capabilities
Everything between the model and the machine.
01Joinery
Finger joints, drawn for you
Every meeting edge gets matching teeth, sized to the material thickness. Walls lock into slabs and corners hold square — no glue clamps, no guesswork.
Teeth are generated per edge pair and stay complementary after kerf.
hover to open
2.4 mm · 11 segments
02Precision
Kerf, compensated
The beam eats a fraction of a millimetre on every pass. Maquora offsets each path so the gap you set is the gap you get after cutting — joints stay snug.
Set it once per material. Every outline, slot and tooth is corrected.
Kerf 0.15 mm
Offset +0.075 mm/side
After cut exact size
dashed — your drawing · orange — the compensated cut (offset ×26 to see it)
03Material
Nesting that respects your sheets
Pieces are packed onto commercial sheet sizes with the spacing you choose. Fewer sheets, less waste — and no manual Tetris the night before a review.
Rotation-aware packing with per-sheet margins.
12
- Sheet use
- 41%
- Sheets
- 1
- Spacing
- 4 mm
everything fits on one sheet
04Wood
Grain runs the right way
Pieces that need strength — or need to look right — keep their orientation. The packer works around them instead of rotating them flat against the grain.
Per-piece grain lock, honoured during nesting.
- Grain aligned
- 8/8
- Sheet use
- 37%
Locking grain can cost a little material — Maquora tells you exactly how much, and keeps the pieces strong.
horizontal stripes — with the grain · orange stripes — rotated against it
05Texture
Textures become engravings
Brick and panel patterns from your SketchUp materials are recognized and redrawn clean. Irregular textures are traced. The engrave layer ships separate from the cut.
Pattern regeneration, not a bitmap trace of a bitmap.
SketchUp texture · tracedRecognized pattern · regenerated
06Files
SVG and DXF, layer-perfect
Cut lines and engrave lines on their own layers, one file per sheet, named and scaled in real millimetres. Opens correctly in LightBurn, RDWorks and your CAM of choice.
No unit surprises. No stray construction geometry.
.SVGlayers preserved
opens in LightBurn · Inkscape · Illustrator
.DXFreal millimetres, R12-compatible
opens in AutoCAD · Fusion · RDWorks · Trotec
07Scale
Whole buildings, in one pass
Multi-storey models export floor by floor, thickness by thickness — a numbered sheet set, ready for the workshop queue.
Every sheet labelled: material, thickness, count.
floor_1.svg
floor_2.svg
roof.svg
slabs.svg
details.svg
5 sheets · 17 pieces · one export
08Time
Three days of drafting. Twenty minutes.
Flattening a model by hand means exploding, tracing, offsetting and arranging every piece. Maquora does the drafting so the studio time goes into the building.
Model → cut files, inside SketchUp, before the coffee is cold.
SketchUp model
you already have it
Detect geometry
seconds
Material & scale
one choice
Joints · kerf · nesting
automatic
Cut files
SVG + DXF
3 days of drafting
20 minutes
Licenses
Simple licensing. Priced at launch.
Waitlist members get launch pricing before anyone else.
License · 02Most studios
Studio
For teams and model shops.
Launch pricing announced soon
- 5 seats, all features
- Shared material presets
- Batch sheet sets
- Priority support
- License manager
License · 03
Educational
Classrooms and fab labs.
Launch pricing announced soon
- Classroom seat packs
- Special terms for accredited schools
- Teaching sample models
- Lab material presets
- Student-friendly onboarding
Waitlist members lock launch pricing on every license.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
When does Maquora launch?
Maquora is in private beta with architecture studios and university labs. Waitlist members get access first — and launch pricing when it ships.
Do I need a specific laser cutter?
No. Maquora exports standard SVG and DXF with cut and engrave lines on separate layers, so it works with LightBurn, RDWorks, Trotec, Epilog and virtually any laser software.
Which SketchUp versions are supported?
Current SketchUp releases on Windows and macOS. The exact minimum version will be confirmed at launch.
Which materials does it understand?
Balsa, cardboard, MDF, plywood and acrylic ship built in, with commercial sheet formats and per-material minimum cut widths. Custom materials and sheet sizes are supported.
How does kerf compensation work?
You set the kerf once per material. Maquora offsets every path — outlines, slots and finger-joint teeth — so the dimensions after cutting match the dimensions you asked for.
Is there an educational license?
Yes — accredited schools and fab labs get special terms and classroom seat packs. Join the waitlist and mention your institution in the company field.
Maquora
Stop redrawing. Start cutting.
Early access is limited while we onboard studios and labs.
Early access
Be first on the sheet.
Join the waitlist — early members get access first, and launch pricing when Maquora ships.
- First access when the beta opens
- Launch pricing, before anyone else
- Direct line to the people building it
Contact
Talk to us.
A studio, a lab, a classroom — or just a question. We read everything.