Materials Library
Everything you might cut from. Add materials here once; pick them per project in whichever tool you design in. Synced to your account when you're signed in; stored on this device otherwise.
Import CSV: bulk add materials
Drop a CSV file or paste text. Column order doesn't matter; the headers below match any combination. Existing materials with the same Name are skipped (no overwrite).
| Column | Required | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Name | yes | 3/4in Walnut | Used verbatim in cut-list CSVs. |
Type | no | sheet | sheet (default), banding, or hardwood. |
Species | no | Walnut | Display label. |
Thickness (mm) | no | 19 | Actual thickness in mm. |
Nominal | no | 3/4 in | What you call it. |
Finish | no | unfinished | finished or unfinished. |
Grain | no | vertical | vertical / horizontal / none. Sheet/hardwood only. |
Cut Style | no | flat | flat / quartersawn / rift. Sheet/hardwood only; describes how the lumber was milled. |
Color | no | #3a2818 | Hex. |
Roles | no | carcass;door | One or more of carcass (cabinet box / shelves), back (back panel), applied (applied side), drawerbox, drawerbottom, faceframe (front frame), door. Separate multiple with ;. |
Sheet Width (mm) | no | 1219 | Default 1219 (4 ft). |
Sheet Length (mm) | no | 2438 | Default 2438 (8 ft). |
Kerf (mm) | no | 3 | Saw kerf: the width of material the blade removes on each cut. Default 3. (sheet only) |
Edgebanding Width (mm) | no | 19 | Roll strip width, always written here in mm. Default 19. (edgebanding only) |
Edgebanding Width Unit | no | in_frac | The unit that roll was sold in, so a 3/4 in roll of edgebanding reads back as 3/4 in and not 19.05 mm. One of mm / cm / in / in_frac. Leave it out and the roll reads in mm. (edgebanding only) |
Show a tiny example file
Name,Species,Thickness (mm),Nominal,Finish,Grain,Color,Roles 3/4in Walnut,Walnut,19,3/4 in,unfinished,vertical,#3a2818,carcass;door 5/8in Baltic Birch,Baltic Birch,16,5/8 in,finished,horizontal,#d8b878,drawerbox 3/4in White Oak,White Oak,19,3/4 in,unfinished,vertical,#a07c50,carcass
Tip: avoid the inch double-quote symbol in Name (use "in" or "3-4") to keep CSV parsing simple.
Grain
vertical, runs up the tall side
horizontal, runs across
no grain
Badge
an example we added to get you going; edit or delete it freely