Looking for a better box making software

Related to my posts above about FreeCAD. I’ve just discovered an add-in called LCInterlocking for making laser cut boxes. It can allow for kerf width but it unfortunately doesn’t seem to support different kerf widths for X & Y. You might be able to compensate for the non-uniformity by adjusting the box dimensions but I haven’t thought too deeply about it or tried it out, Anyway, some folks will hopefully find it useful.

Please check page with lot of generators parametric:
some of them are more then just boxes…

  1. LaserBiz.ru - Online box generator for laser cutter
  2. Gallery - Boxes.py (boxes.py)
  3. MakerCase - Easy Laser Cut Case Design
  4. ✂Templatemaker ︎
  5. Designs for the Laser – Obrary
  6. https://makerdesignlab.com/

For cad:

  1. https://all3dp.com/1/best-free-cad-software-2d-3d-cad-programs-design/
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Ah yes, I’d forgotten about SolidEdge! That was the first parametric CAD I had experience of way back in the late '90s. Thanks for the reminder :grinning:

Boxes.py works for me with some manual adjustment.
I move as many joining faces together as possible, which almost halves the cut time and guarantees a good fit.