For me google translate is basic, Dominique's website seems unique and very complex, but I need the opinion of professionals, I am not, thank you.
Is there a program that would generate optimal cut layouts for wooden enclosure parts? Free of charge ideally.
Something simple to use, I draw a BR box of A x B x C size and it generates a list of plywood cut components for assembling the box.
Something simple to use, I draw a BR box of A x B x C size and it generates a list of plywood cut components for assembling the box.
See https://www.cutlistoptimizer.com/ , it's free to use for few optimizations per day and if I remember only few bucks a month if you need more. You have to input the data by hand though, so calculate from outside or inside dimensions what the panel size needs to be depending on how you are doing joinery, what sized clamps you have, whether or not overlap a bit to cleanup with router afterwards, and so on.
https://cutlistevo.com/ is another, which can take data from Fusion360 for example, but I haven't used that yet, only quick try. Not sure if it's free or with a fee.
https://cutlistevo.com/ is another, which can take data from Fusion360 for example, but I haven't used that yet, only quick try. Not sure if it's free or with a fee.
@tmuikku Thank you, but I actually had something else in mind. The soft you quote will optimize a cut list for specified panels.
What I meant was a soft that would create a list of panels from a drawing like the one below. Would Fusion 360 do it? But I would even prefer something simpler than Fusion 360.
What I meant was a soft that would create a list of panels from a drawing like the one below. Would Fusion 360 do it? But I would even prefer something simpler than Fusion 360.
There might be one, but this is quite easy to visualize in head, or you can do an Excel spreadsheet of it if head calculator is rusty🤓
You need inputs for material thickness as well as outside or inside dimensions. Then you need to specify that if it's butt-joints or something else, and in which order it's assembled, which panel goes between which. You can ask chatGPT to do these as well.
Assuming you have outside dimensions and material thickness, side panels go between front and back, top and bottom go between all.
Sides = H * D
Top and bottom = ( W - 2*panelThickness ) * ( D - 2*panelThickness )
Front and back = W * H
The basic formula would change if you want to assemble the panels in different way.
If you want to overlap some, like 2mm, you'll just add where applicable, on the sidepanel height and to all dimensions of front and back panels. Overlap you'll trim with router after the box is assembled, to get clean joints.
You need inputs for material thickness as well as outside or inside dimensions. Then you need to specify that if it's butt-joints or something else, and in which order it's assembled, which panel goes between which. You can ask chatGPT to do these as well.
Assuming you have outside dimensions and material thickness, side panels go between front and back, top and bottom go between all.
Sides = H * D
Top and bottom = ( W - 2*panelThickness ) * ( D - 2*panelThickness )
Front and back = W * H
The basic formula would change if you want to assemble the panels in different way.
If you want to overlap some, like 2mm, you'll just add where applicable, on the sidepanel height and to all dimensions of front and back panels. Overlap you'll trim with router after the box is assembled, to get clean joints.
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