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Re:Woodworking for Engineers by joshspankit on Thursday June 11, 2020 @12:19AM (#23485157)
I’ve been really curious about whether there’s a Sketchup-like application that has simple digital woodworking tools.

Bring in a couple 4x8 sheets, cut taking blade width in to consideration, join, test whether the edges are flush, etc.

Maybe even import plans, then give you a cut list that maximizes the wood you want to use. (Will I need 6x or 7x 8’shelving pieces? Ok, 7, but oh right, it’s reminding me to get and extra one to allow for mistakes.)

Re:Woodworking for Engineers by dacohenii on Thursday June 11, 2020 @10:28AM (#23489252)
This doesn't do exactly what you're asking for, but I've had good success with Cut List Optimizer [0]. You still have to tally up the list of each board you need in your project, but it will tell you the most efficient way to cut your materials.

[0] https://www.cutlistoptimizer.com/

Re:Woodworking for Engineers by RNCTX on Thursday June 11, 2020 @03:43AM (#23486179)
https://www.google.com/search?q=cutlist

Have never used any of these, but they've all come up on various woodworking forums I've read over the years.

Re:Woodworking for Engineers by dekhn on Thursday June 11, 2020 @10:28AM (#23489249)
Not exactly what you asked for but there are a few tools that take an SVG of shapes and outputs an SVG with the shapes packed more efficiently, including space for kerf, etc. svgnest and deepnest.io.