Marka 3-axis, oo la tamsiiray aruurtii saddex ee xulashada (X, Y, iyo Z), waa qalabka CNC ee badnaa iyo ugu dhexeeya aasaaska maamulka. Dhisidda waa fudud: markaas, kaas oo ka holda qalabka cutan, ay u socotaan verticaal (Z-axis), haddaba meesha la soo bandhigayo, la dhiglay kantii meesha, ay u socotaan bogga horizantaal (X iyo Y axes). Arrinmaasihi kan arkayaa farsamada sax ah iyo kuwan caadi ahaan kuwan ku filanaya in lagula saaro qaybaha badan ee mashinarka. Xagga weyn ee muhiimka marka 3-axis waa inay si fiican u heli kartaa mashinarka 2.5D—shaqooyinka oo joometrikii loo eegayo laba toos (dimensions) laakiin waxaa u dhowdiwa extreed ama pockets ilaa godadaha kala duwan. Tani waxaa ku jira milling aruura badan, slots, iyo pockets, sidoo kale drilling iyo tapping holes. Waa qalabta ugu muhiimsan ee loo abuuro qaybo oo badan, ka dib ururro iyo plates ilaa molds iyo dies kala duwan, haddii dhammaan sifaadaha muhiimka ah loogu heli karo mid walba parallel ah X-axis. Xiran marka 3-axis waa in ay muujiyaan marka la mashin garoon yar kala duwan, gees kala duwan ama undercuts. Si ay u mashin gareen gees afartan ee cube, tusaale ahaan, qaybta waa in la re-fixtured kama suurato, taas oo muujinaysa hababka misalignment iyo tolerance stack-up. Haddaba, fududaddiisa, aaminsigood iyo lacag badeecida hoose waxay noqdaan doorasho fiican ah barasho shaqo, warshadaha horumarinta, iyo abaaraha mugga sare ee qaybo oo aan u baahnaan mashin simultanous multi-axis contouring. Marka 3-axis maamulka waaxda ah waxaa ku daran in ay leedahay tool changers, probing systems, iyo spindles, taas oo ku dhaqaaqaysa inay noqdaan kuwan shaqsi leh. Waxay noqdaan dhinaca ugu muhiimsan ee shakhsiyaadaha maamulka, iyo faham dheer ee awooddooda iyo xirninkooda waa qodobka ugu horreeya ee loo doorto teknoolojiga CNC saxda ah sabab la mashin.
Kooxdaaga shuusha waxbarashada waa in la mid haystay in la caawinayo.