Automotive plug-in for a computer design program for a computer numerical control (cnc) machine

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a plurality of instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• display a customer tab on a home screen of the CNC computer design program, wherein the customer tab displays a plurality of icons for an automotive iterative design process;
• synchronizing settings of the CNC computer design program to settings on the CNC machine so the settings on the CNC computer design program mirror the settings on the CNC machine when an import icon of the plurality of icons is selected;
• adjust one of a plurality of geometrical components of an automotive workpiece being formed by the CNC machine when one of a plurality of geometry icons of the plurality of icons is selected;
• shade different curves on the automotive workpiece being formed by the CNC machine different user selected colors on a display, wherein each color assigned is based on a curve radius when a shading icon of the plurality of icons is selected;
• update a moveable limit setting on the CNC computer design program to a current movable limit setting on the CNC machine when a refresh icon of the plurality of icons is selected;
• display a user drawn box on the display to visually show movable limits of the CNC machine when a draw icon of the plurality of icons is selected and to remove the user drawn box when a hide icon of the plurality of icons is selected;
• make user selected surfaces of the automotive workpiece being formed by the CNC machine shown on the display invisible when an invisible icon of the plurality of icons is selected, and to make visible the user selected surfaces that were invisible when an unblank icon of the plurality of icons is selected;
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• adjust a first point and a last point of a selected toolpath when an adjust icon of the plurality of icons is selected.