Finally got the Kickstarter for this going:
Almost funded — my thanks to everyone who backed the project!
Hopefully it will be funded and we can start in on stretch goals as well as actually getting things done — have made a beginning page at:
https://wiki.shapeoko.com/index.php/Design_into_3D
with the beginnings of the first project at: https://wiki.shapeoko.com/index.php/Design_into_3D:_box:_fitted