for "free" is through the official trial. While it is fully functional for designing, it has specific limitations to protect the commercial product:
Vectric provides a selection of Free Projects that can be machined using the trial software to test compatibility with your CNC setup. for "free" is through the official trial
You cannot save toolpaths or export G-code for your own files to run on a CNC machine. for "free" is through the official trial