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Cut List Creator

by Orange Turbine·Workflow

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Cut List Creator earns its place in the superhive library as a focused export add-on made in collaboration with Rustic Designs Barrie, a custom furniture building company, and compatible with Blender 4.0 through 5.1.

What is Cut List Creator?

Cut List Creator is a Blender export add-on that generates a woodworking cut list from the objects in your scene. It's built so you can design furniture or other woodworking projects in Blender and know what sizes of each type of wood you'll need to build them in the shop. With the add-on enabled, you create a cut list from any .blend file through File > Export > Cut List (CSV).

The export offers several options on the sidebar. Export Selected Only limits output to selected objects that have geometry. Group Exported Parts organizes the cut list by collections and materials. Units lets you keep the scene units set in the file or convert to inches or meters. Sort orders parts by size, either within each group or across all parts depending on whether grouping is enabled. Launch Spreadsheet loads the exported file straight into the spreadsheet application you set in Preferences.

Cut List Creator was made in collaboration with Rustic Designs Barrie, a custom furniture building company. It's distributed as a Blender add-on under the GPL license, compatible with Blender 4.0 through 5.1, and includes support from Orange Turbine and product updates.

Who is Cut List Creator best for?

Cut List Creator is best for woodworkers and furniture designers modeling projects in Blender who want a cut list of the wood sizes needed to build them.

How much does Cut List Creator cost?

Cut List Creator is completely free to download and use.

Key features

  • Generates a cut list from scene objects through File > Export > Cut List (CSV)
  • Export Selected Only exports just the selected objects that have geometry
  • Group Exported Parts organizes the cut list by collections and materials
  • Units option keeps the scene units or converts to inches or meters
  • Sort orders parts by size, within each group or across all parts
  • Launch Spreadsheet opens the exported file in the spreadsheet application set in Preferences

Tags

#woodworking#cut list#furniture design#export#CSV#Blender add-on#Orange Turbine

Frequently asked questions

Which Blender versions does Cut List Creator support?

Cut List Creator supports Blender versions 4.0 through 5.1 and is listed as Blender Extension compatible. It ships as an add-on under the GPL license. Once enabled, you can generate a cut list from any .blend file through the File > Export > Cut List (CSV) menu. If your Blender falls within that version range, you can add it to your current setup and start exporting cut lists from your scene objects.

How do I export a cut list with Cut List Creator?

Cut List Creator generates a cut list from the objects in your scene. With the add-on enabled, head to File > Export > Cut List (CSV) from any .blend file. The sidebar gives you a few options while exporting: limit the export to selected objects that have geometry, group parts by collections and materials, choose your units, sort parts by size, and optionally launch the file in your configured spreadsheet application.

Can Cut List Creator export measurements in inches or meters?

Cut List Creator lets you control units when exporting. You can keep the scene units already set in your .blend file or convert measurements to inches or meters. Alongside units, the export offers sorting parts by size, grouping exported parts by collections and materials, and exporting only selected objects that contain geometry. These options live on the sidebar when you run the Cut List (CSV) export from the File menu.

Is Cut List Creator free?

Cut List Creator is listed as free here. For current licensing and support terms, check the developer's page. The add-on is distributed under the GPL license and includes support from Orange Turbine along with product updates. It was made in collaboration with Rustic Designs Barrie, a custom furniture building company, and Orange Turbine is a project of Autotroph that contributes to Blender development through Autotroph's Corporate Gold sponsorship of the Blender Development Fund.

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