In this video, Woodsoft Vietnam will provide a detailed guide on the process of furniture production, from SketchUp drawings to complete CNC files , using the Woodsoft Nesting Plugin – the most powerful support tool for furniture businesses and workshops today.
🔹 1. Process Overview
The Woodsoft plugin on the SketchUp platform helps to seamlessly connect data from 3D design modeling to CNC production file export for various machine types such as:
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Nesting cutting machines (Sic, Nanxing, KDT, etc.)
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5-sided and 6-sided drilling machines
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Panel Saw Machines (PanaSaw, Biesse, Homag…)
With just one setup, all material data, tool configurations, drill bits, labels, and layouts will be automatically synchronized from the web platform to the plugin in SketchUp.
🔹 2. Initial Configuration & Setup
This video provides detailed step-by-step instructions:
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Create and manage PostProcessors for each type of CNC machine.
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Configure tool and drill configuration , cutting speed, rotational speed, and machining depth.
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Define optimal cutting, routing, leveling, drilling, profile milling , and toolpath processes.
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Configure the layer configuration, cam-lock-hinge-horizontal drilling-rear drilling according to the system's identification standard.
All these steps are performed on a web-based platform to ensure consistency among multiple engineers on the same project .
🔹 3. Run and view the Nesting results
After completing the configuration, the Woodsoft Plugin allows:
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Label materials, mark reference edges.
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Read and check the layer.
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Export CNC files, automatic labeling files, and material statistics reports.
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Automatic optimization across various board sizes.
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Combine data from Excel , BaziS , or other CAD/CAM software.
The system returns:
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G-code file, DXF layout, and complete CNC program.
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Label file (PDF), material quantity summary file, detailed processing report.
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Optimal nesting results, prevents board breakage, ready for CNC machine.
🔹 4. Key Benefits
✅ Automate the entire CNC setup and file export process.
✅ Reduce production file generation time by 80%
✅ Synchronize data between design, production, and materials management.
✅ Supports many popular phone models in Vietnam
✅ User-friendly interface, easy to learn, easy to operate.
Conclusion
Woodsoft Plugin helps businesses and factories:
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Shorten the design-manufacturing process.
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Ensuring data integrity and consistency.
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Optimizing materials, increasing productivity, and reducing errors in manufacturing.
