How can I send the work done in devFoam to my Foam Cutting CNC machine?

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How can I send the work done in devFoam to my Foam Cutting CNC machine?

devFoam dosn't directly drive your CNC machine.

We are making partnership with Companies supplying good controllers and the related Gcode interpreter for Foam cutting.
In the cutting pages You can select one the approved controller/applications then:

Press the 'Run the selected app. ->' button to create a special GCode file customized for the selected controller/application and run the application with the right file already loaded
Press the 'Create the right Gcode for ->' button to create a special GCode file customized for the selected controller/application

If your controller is not in that list, there is a lot of good applications to drive your Cnc machine, as for example Mach3 for windows or Emc2 for linux. And also proprietary applications for some controllers.
So devFoam export the Cutting path to different file formats:

2 Axis Gcode - if you are driving your foam cutting machine as a simple 2 axis, this is the button to create the GCode. You can customize the GCode using the Customize 2 Axis Gcode button
4 Axis Gcode - if you are driving your foam cutting machine as a 4 axis, this is the button to create the GCode. You can customize the GCode using the Customize 4 Axis Gcode button
DXF - DXF files are a standard in Cad applications. You can customize the DXF using the Customize DXF button
DAT - DAT files are used to describe a single polyline, some CNC driving software likes to import them
Hpgl/Plt - Hpgl/Plt files are used to describe the plotting of a drawing, some CNC driving softare likes to import them. Only simple command like SP, PU, PD are used here.
GMFC script .CUT file - if you use GMFC to drive your CNC, you can create a .CUT file and import it in GMFC as a Script file. When you click this button you will be prompted for some parameters in the GMFC .cut file creation dialog

You must verify which of these file formats is compatible with your CNC driving application. When possible use GCode, as this is the accepted standard in the Cam world.

To have access to the export features see the Cutting Path page of Simple cutting, Advanced cutting, Cut Laminated Parts, Cut Along Vector and Cutting Tapered Parts wizard features.

I suggest also to take a look at this page, to better understand some important concepts of devFoam: DevFoam FAQ and important concepts