John Bartley
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Thanks to all for your suggestions. They are very much appreciated!!
Daniel, I did try the Google Sketchup a couple of times, but I seem to be "challenged" when it comes to using it. I know that millions of others have no trouble, so it must be me. Thank you anyway!
I have had the "CutList" program suggested by others, so I'll have a look at it now.
Tod, I had not seen this program that you've suggested during my searches, but I'm going to take a look at it and see how it would fit into a small (very small) cabinetmakers shop. Thank you.
cheers all
John
Tod, I had not seen this program that you've suggested during my searches, but I'm going to take a look at it and see how it would fit into a small (very small) cabinetmakers shop. Thank you.
cheers all
John
Hi Frank,
Until a couple of weeks ago, I also had no idea that there was any such thing as a panel "optimisation" program. Panel optimisation is just fancy words for making sure that a sheet of material such as melamine gets the maximum usage. The software takes all the individual parts of a set of cabinets and then "fits" them to a sheet or sheets (depending on how many are needed) to give you a sheet cutting pattern that minimises waste. I have had the great fortune to become employed by a small-shop cabinetmaker and this is one of the things that he would have been researching if he had the time. Because I am semi-retired and am only working three days a week, I thought I'd do the research for him.
I did try the "Sketchup" program some time ago, but my "challenge" is an inability to connect what I visualise in my head with what needs to be accurately displayed on the screen. It gets quite frustrating at times, and results in me building most of what I make "out of my head" rather than creating a drawing first.
cheers