SketchUp Spreadsheet PDF G-code
Data re-entered
The same model gets typed up again and again as it crosses tools.
For custom cabinet makers
Design furniture in SketchUp.
Design furniture in SketchUp.
Manufacture in minutes.
1-click drawers, doors, legs. Automatic BOM, edge banding, and CNC machine codes. Free forever for personal use.
Works in SketchUp 2022+ · Windows + macOS · No credit card
Resize one dimension — drawers, edges, and machine codes follow.
The problem
Custom cabinet orders break when data changes hands too many times.
13
steps
10
roles
4–6
tools
Every handoff is another chance for a missed dimension, wrong BOM, or rework.
Sales 3 steps
- Demo
- Measure
- Quote
Design 4 steps
- Design
- CAD
- Review
- BOM
Production 3 steps
- Optimize
- Manufacture
- Pack
Delivery 2 steps
- Deliver
- Install
BOM changes manually
One dimension changes — every cut list, every edge band, every label has to be updated by hand.
?
No traceability
A missing panel is found at install — by the customer, by the installer, on site.
The solution
One workflow. From sketch to CNC.
Five integrated capabilities, sharing one source of truth — your model.
Design
Parametric cabinets right inside SketchUp.
Generate
1-click drawers, doors, legs, shelves.
Optimize
AI nesting saves up to 14% sheet material.
Label & Export
Designer-built labels and CNC machine codes.
Track
Real-time pool to machine to packing.
Before / After
From hours of busywork to minutes of design.
| Process | Traditional today's workflow | PanelOrca one model, one click |
|---|---|---|
| 3D Design | Manual panel-by-panel placement | Magic Box parametric containers |
| CAD drawings | Manual export and cleanup | Auto-generated |
| BOM creation | Spreadsheet by hand | Auto-generated |
| Material nesting | Manual or third-party tool | Built-in AI nesting |
| Machine codes | Hand-coded or 3rd party | Auto-export (TPA / CIX / MPR / DXF) |
| Edge banding spec | Mental tracking — error-prone | Per-edge automatic resolver |
| Order tracking | Whiteboards, paper, calls | QR-coded real-time |
Same design quality. Less busywork. Zero spreadsheets.
Capabilities
What's inside PanelOrca.
Six core systems, designed to remove the busywork from custom cabinet making.
SketchUp-native
Designed in SketchUp. The CAD you already use.
- Native plugin, not a web embed
- Magic Box parametric containers — resize and the geometry rebuilds itself
- Per-space drawer / door / shelf settings
- Built-in chamfer + miter editor
Smart nesting
Pack panels smarter. Buy fewer sheets.
- PackJS in the browser — instant nesting on every project (free)
- Packy native solver upgrade — 30 ms per nest on a 60-panel kitchen, −14% sheets
- Grain-aware, edge-band aware, with per-side flip detection
- Multi-layer DXF + per-machine NC export for every sheet
Label Designer
Build labels visually. Print thousands.
- SVG canvas, 10 element types (text, barcode, QR, image, line, rect, …)
- 25+ data tokens (panel name, dimensions, material, machine, order, …)
- 3-tier preset library: System / Palette / Per-order
- Export ZIP: PDF / PNG / JPG / BMP
Edge banding
Per-edge decisions. No guesswork.
- EdgeSolver: composite-first, with fallback rules
- Visual overlay modes: off / show / all
- Four sides per panel, each with its own material
- Auto-skips internal edges (no waste)
Connectors
Build your connector library — your brands, your rules.
- 9 joint patterns — face-to-edge, face-to-face, edge-to-edge, groove, hinge, runner, shelf support, shelf pin, pin system
- 3-tier library: System defaults / Company library / Per-user
- Auto-placement with collision avoidance + per-orientation flip
- Drop in any brand — Lamello, Lockdowel, Invisible 2-in-1, dowels, screws
Manufacturing output
G-code, DXF, TPA, CIX, MPR — every machine speaks a language.
- Mach3-style G-code with G02/G03 helical interpolation for native CNC arcs
- DXF cut paths with true ARC entities (not polyline approximations)
- Multi-layer DXF: cut · drill-A · drill-B · groove · pocket — one file per sheet
- Per-machine post-processor — Biesse (CIX), Homag (MPR), TPA, more in active development
Measured, not marketed
Numbers we can back.
We only quote what we've benchmarked. No inflated claims.
−14%
Sheet material saved
Real 60-panel kitchen benchmark vs. maxrects packing
130×
Faster material apply
15-panel cabinet: 20 s → 150 ms
12×
Faster cabinet resize
5.1 s → 420 ms — every dimension change rebuilds in under half a second
6
Languages in-app
EN, TH, VI, RU, ID, ZH-CN
How it connects
Same data, every stage.
From the customer to the CNC — one model is the source of truth.
Customer
CRM
Designer
SketchUp + PanelOrca
Cloud
Single source of truth
Factory
In-house · Outsourced
Inside the cloud
Three production modules,
Three production modules,
one shared model.
Switch from taking an order to nesting a sheet to packing a finished job without re-entering a single dimension. Each module reads and writes the same data PanelOrca already knows about.
- One model, three workflows — no spreadsheet handoffs
- Pre-flight checks block bad orders before production starts
- QR codes follow every panel from cut to packed
OMS
Order Management
Customer + project orders, commit-to-pool wizard, pre-flight checks
PMS
Production Management
Pools + machine binding, nesting + optimization, per-sheet DXF/NC export
SPS
Sort & Pack
Post-cut sortation, QR-scan job kits, dispatch tracking
Pricing — kept simple
Free forever for personal use.
Use the full design pipeline at no cost. Upgrade later only when you outgrow the free tier.
Everything you need to design.
- Full SketchUp extension
- Parametric cabinet design (Magic Box)
- Panel Designer (Node-Vector Path)
- Cloud sync — up to 3 projects
- Built-in nesting (PackJS)
- BOM export
- Three.js viewer
Production tooling, when you need it.
- G-code / DXF / Cutlist export upgrade later
- Label generation upgrade later
- Packy native nesting upgrade later
- Multi-user (10+ seats) upgrade later
No prices yet — we're focused on getting the free tier right first.
Try PanelOrca free today.
No credit card. No trial timer. Personal use is free forever.
Built for SketchUp 2022 and newer · Windows + macOS