The program has an option to change the language, and a neat thing you can do is go into “settings” to change the measurement system, even to imperial. Their names can be copied from the images I showed just now. The first time you open this program, it will ask you to create the boards. You can edit or delete entries, or add new ones. Though it has fewer features, it’s enough for these kinds of projects (fourth photo).īy opening the program, you can see the optimized sheets, and this is the input items tab. I’m using the free version of this program. Finally, this file is used to open the project on MaxCut. You can also import this Excel file to an online application where you can change the measurement units to imperial. For example, you can make any project taller or wider. Here you can change the measurements of some pieces. This is an Excel file where you can see or edit the measurements of each piece, or import to other optimization programs (third photo). If it is a small project, the plans may not include this folder. The name in each picture indicates the type and thickness of each board, and you can open the image to see all the pieces and the external measurements of the board. Inside the “cutting list” folder there’s another folder named “maxcut files.” Open it to find the optimized cutting sheet for each board. Each name is a link to the site’s forum, where you can see pictures of the fasteners and, in many cases, where to find them.
#WOODWORKING CAD FILES PDF#
Now I’ll open the PDF with all the necessary fasteners, amounts, types of screws and their measurements. I highly recommend printing it out and having it on hand to locate pieces or check their measurements. If you scroll down, you’ll find a 3D model, helping you locate each piece. This list is a reference of all the pieces along with their width, length, amount and material. Besides, some texts or names of fasteners are English-only, but they’re easy to understand.įirst I’ll open possible the most important folder, known as “cutting list.” Inside you’ll find several PDF files.
#WOODWORKING CAD FILES INSTALL#
To do that, install the decompressing software and right click on the file and press “extract here.” Open the new folder and you’ll find folders including all the files, sorted by categories.Īll my plans are in millimeters, but I’ll show you how you can change some of them to inches.
The required PC or mobile programs are: a decompressing program like Winzip so that you can decompress the files you download, a PDF reader such as Adobe Reader, any program that lets you view images, a CAD program like SketchUp and an optimized cutting diagram program like MaxCut.Īfter downloading the zip file on your computer or phone, first you must decompress it.