Marz Guitar Design Workbench

What is Marz Guitar Design Workbench

This is a custom FreeCAD Workbench for Electric Guitar/Bass Parametric Design. It allows you to create Fretboards, Necks, Nuts, ... based on a common set of parameters.

Features

This is a work in progress project, this is the list of the currently implemented features. They are working but need more testing.

• Fretboard

  • Compound Radius
  • Multi Scale
  • Zero Fret
  • Perpendicular Fret setting
  • Fret nipping
  • Margins
  • Thickness
  • String distance
  • Customizable Fret Wire (for accurate slots)
  • Custom Inlays
  • Corner fillet

• Neck

  • Neck Profiles
  • Thickness (start-end)
  • Smooth transitions to Headstock and Heel
  • Set-In, Bolt-On, Through Join
  • Tenon
  • Neck break angle
  • Top offset
  • Truss-Rod Channel
  • Heel fillet
  • Automatic positioning based on imported bridge reference

• Headstock

  • Dimensions
  • Transition
  • Volute
  • Flat/Angled
  • Custom shape
  • Pockets/Holes

• Bridge

  • String distance
  • Compensation

• Nut

  • Dimensions
  • Position

• Body

  • Top/Back Dimensions
  • Neck pocket
  • Custom Shape
  • Pockets/Holes

Planned Features

• Nut

  • 3D Object

• Neck

  • Custom profile editor

• Body

  • Armrest
  • Belly cut
  • Carved top

• Binding

  • Fretboard binding
  • Body binding

Documentation

The Wiki contains some useful documents: Wiki

Requirements

• FreeCAD v0.21+ (releases)
• Curves Workbench 0.6.31+ (Install using AddonManager)

Install

The recommended way to install this workbench is through the FreeCAD Addon Manager.

Bugs

If you find problems, please report the issue here in Github.

Background

I initially made a web based Marz Designer, it is still active at: https://marzguitars.com/marz-designer/ and it is very practical for quick calculations and references, but it is 2D and lacks some features like ZeroFret support.

I decided to go to the next level and make it 3D, so I started this project and work on this in my free time. This is a work in progress thing.