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Hey! ShopSpec has a standalone optimizer too separate from the parametric design. Check it out and let me know any feedback - https://shopspec.io/cutlist

Comment · 18 days ago

I'm building ShopSpec (https://shopspec.io/) for this kind of workflow. I'm a woodworker and use it for my own home and shop builds.

It's a woodworking domain engine and parametric furniture builder focused on projects like bookshelves, cabinetry, and shop furniture. It works out the parts, joints, cut list, etc.

There is an MCP component in beta (https://shopspec.io/agents) that allows an agent to explore designs while the engine still does the math. To take a design to CAD, a project can be exported as DXF or as a Ruby script that rebuilds it in SketchUp Pro.

It's narrower than Shapr3D, but it might fit the projects you describe.

Comment · 1 month ago

I agree on DataGrip and use its MCP weekly.

Comment · 1 month ago

ShopSpec is now also capable of handling metric measurements; this is configurable in the Shop Profile section.

Comment · 1 month ago

I previously added dxf and ruby export as part of validation efforts with capability to import into SketchUp Pro and other CAD. This is available in the Reference Rail by clicking `All Exports` or scrolling down to the design interchange section in the rail.

Comment · 1 month ago

You can also visualize the measurements between shelves by clicking 'Show Sizes' on the 3d scene options and having a bay selected. Let me know if that helps.

Comment · 1 month ago

I have not opened up that can of worms yet, but have been thinking more about tapers and other non-rectilinear forms. Longer-term I very much want to support a "fill this space" mode for built-ins.

Comment · 1 month ago

Glad ShopSpec helped get you over the hump and appreciate the feedback. I am building a tool that I find useful for myself and previously encountered a similar pattern to what you mention.

Comment · 1 month ago

I've added ShopSpec to a couple Ask HN threads in the past too.

Comment · 1 month ago

It is not currently implemented but planned for the future based on all of the feedback here.

Comment · 1 month ago

https://shopspec.io/

ShopSpec is a deterministic parametric furniture generator (bookshelves, cabinets, shop carts, leg-and-rail frames, multi-carcass composites) that encodes real woodworking intelligence and outputs shop-ready artifacts.

Most recently, introduced the concept of value engineering by sweeping across dimensions to batch evaluate candidates that ranks based on sheet purchases. Also have in beta an MCP connector to let agents explore the deterministic engine.

I'm building a number of items for home and shop and ShopSpec has been instrumental to plan, visualize, and execute on these new ideas/projects.

Comment · 2 months ago

Have been building something non-CAD too in the space which is also aligned with carpentry. This looks really neat and can't believe how similar the functionality is. Would be great to chat!

https://shopspec.io/app

Comment · 3 months ago

IBM i was k8s before k8s, with fewer yaml files and better backwards compat

Some of my first exposure to enterprise IT was via the AS/400 and served as a fantastic basis for the cloud stack and agents of today.

Comment · 3 months ago

I would love to hear more about your oddly-shaped non-rectangular room.

For now rectilinear has made things simpler; but on this kick now with 3d-printed jigs also derived from the spec. I already have a dog-hole system worked out and in-place with this idea. Could be interesting to extend to curves - becomes approachable/repeatable.

Comment · 3 months ago

I am working on ShopSpec (https://shopspec.io/), a tool for designing bookshelves and cabinets. Enter the dimensions and it generates the parts, cuts, sheet layout, and build steps.

I built it because I wanted to spend less time drawing boxes in CAD and more time building them. Still early and I'd love feedback from other woodworkers.