Import multiple rectangles

[milzie]

Looking for a way to import a list of rectangles.

Example, I have an excel file with 100 squares and rectangles all of different size. Is there a way I can get this list into carve, other than manually drawing out each rectangle?

Responses are appreciated.

[dhellew2]

Have you tried saving them as a pdf then importing them as vectors? Dale

[Adrian]

Paul's free CSV gadget should be able to do that if you export the spreadsheet as a CSV file - http://paulrowntree.weebly.com/gadgets.html

[milzie]

I guess I should give a better description of what I am trying to do.
We are a cabinet shop and are just starting to cut MDF doors on our router. My cabinet design software will export a list of all the door sizes required for the kitchen design. The list is exported as a CSV file as follows:

Qty Width Height Description
1 12 24 Door
1 12 6 Drawer Front

Etc, etc

So I want to take this list of rectangles (door and drawer fronts) and bring them into vcarve so I can then apply my toolpath templates to them.


dhellew2,
Correct me if I am wrong, I would need the vectors already drawn to save as a pdf. As mentioned above, all I have is a list of sizes.

Adrian,
The CSV gadget showed some signs of hope, but it appears it imports a single vector per line, meaning I would need to to add the XY co-ordinates for each vector of the rectangle. This seems more tedious than just drawing them in.

[Adrian]

The most usual route for this sort of work is to export from the cabinet software as a DXF file and then load that into VCarve rather than using a cutlist.

http://support.vectric.com/tutorials/V8 ... s_GEN.html

[milzie]

Im using KCD and currently export the cabinet parts as DXF files and do exactly what you are saying. To do this with the doors, you need to purchase the door/drawer module for the software which is around $4k. Looking for a cheaper option.

[Rcnewcomb]

You could look at Cabinet Parts Pro: ->Link

There is also a FreeDoors program floating around. See attachment.

[milzie]

Free doors doesnt do it either. Still need to manually enter each door. Not only is this time consuming, but it also opens up room for error with typos.

[daniellyall]

with sketch up 2014 you could import into V carve pro don't know if it works with the new V carve pro.

if it`s just the size of the doors that`s important and the size`s are the same all the time. just do it in V carve you can type the size in and just make a template for the each door size, then it`s just copy and past for how many doors you wont. boom

[PaulRowntree]

Milzie
The CSV gadget can create rectangles, one per output line if you wish. A few months back I added a scripting layer with several primitives like curves, circles, rectangles, polygons, etc.

Feel free to PM me if you need some help