CSV in and out

Paste parts in from Excel in one go, and get your cut list back as a file.

Reading parts in

If your sizes are already in a spreadsheet, there is no need to retype them. Open Parts from CSV in the menu, or the Paste multiple from Excel or CSV button below the parts list.

Paste a table from Excel or Numbers, or choose a CSV file. Columns we recognize: name, length, width, quantity, material, and optionally thickness, grain and banding per side. Without a header row we read the order name, length, width, quantity, material.

You can literally copy a block of cells from Excel, Numbers or Google Sheets and paste it into the box. Tabs, semicolons and commas are all recognised.

Below the box it immediately says what it makes of it: 2 parts recognized, 2 row(s) skipped. So you see whether it is right before importing.

Which columns it knows

Column header	Meaning
name	The name of the part. Empty? Then it becomes Part.
final_length / final_width	The size the piece must end up at, so including edge banding.
cut_length / cut_width	The size you cut at. See Sizes and units.
quantity	How many pieces. Empty counts as 1.
material	The material name. Must match a sheet in your list.
thickness	The sheet thickness, optional.
grain	The grain direction, optional. See Grain and edge banding.
edge_left, edge_right, edge_top, edge_bottom	Edge banding per side, optional.

The headers may also be in English or German; the tool recognises them all. Without a header row it reads the order name, length, width, quantity, material.

Note If it recognises nothing, it says No valid parts recognized. Check that there is a length and width column. Usually a numeric column is missing, or a cell holds a unit ("18 mm") where only a number belongs.

Under Import mode you choose whether the new rows join your existing list (Add) or replace it (Replace). On replacing, the tool reports it afterwards: (list replaced)

Getting the cut list out

The other way round works too: Cut list as CSV under Export gives you a file with all pieces and their sizes.

That is what a cutting service usually wants: a list of sizes and quantities, not a picture. Ask in advance whether they accept a file and in which format.

Tip For a full backup instead of just the sizes, use Export project file. That also contains your sheet list, your settings and your cabinet design. See Export and print.