Materials Library
Everything you might cut from. Add materials here once; pick them per project on the Designer page. 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) |
Banding Width (mm) | no | 19 | Roll strip width, always written here in mm. Default 19. (banding only) |
Banding Width Unit | no | in_frac | The unit that roll was sold in, so a 3/4 in tape 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. (banding 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
Cut
flat sawn
quarter sawn
rift sawn
Badge
an example we added to get you going; edit or delete it freely