Welcome to the SketchUp 'Cut List 4.1' Supplement page! • This free 64‑bit Windows app can help you easily identify all cuts of the same size so that you might cut them using the same setup

CutlistCSV

A 64-bit Windows 10/8/7 App to Supplement SketchUp 'Cut List 4.1'

CutlistCSV Icon

CutlistCSV identifies all matching dimensions in a Cut List 4.1 output file. Each unique dimension is given its own simple label. So instead of searching through a long mixed-up list of dimensions to find the ones that match, all you have to do is look for the simple labels.

CutlistCSV is a big help on large projects with lots of dimensions. Cuts are easier to plan, and they're all identical when all cuts of the same size are made using the same setup.


If you already use SketchUp: If you also use the Cut List 4.1 Extension, you can download and use CutlistCSV to supplement the Cut List 4.1 information.

If you don't use SketchUp: I encourage you to learn to use it. SketchUp is a valuable, easy to use 3D drawing tool that can help you visualize a woodworking design. By seeing a 3D image of your project before you build it, you can have a good sense about how the final result will look, whether the design is even practical, and what changes might be needed before you buy materials and begin the build. See the information in the next section to find out how to get and learn to use the free version of SketchUp.

Get Cut List 4.1: If you're using SketchUp for woodworking but don't have Cut List already, open SketchUp, go to the Window menu, and click Extension Warehouse. You might be asked to sign in. When you finally get to the Extensions Warehouse window, enter "cutlist" in the Search window without the quotes and with no space between the words. When the list of icons appears, look for the word CutList in the title of the extension and a very fuzzy image that looks like the words Cut List in the icon. Click on the icon. Then go through the Install procedure. NOTE: You will receive a warning that this extensions is not compatible with SketchUp 2020 or later; choose to install it anyway. I've found that it's still usable in SketchUp 2020.

The procedure might not go smoothly. If it doesn't, do it again. Once Cut List 4.1 has been successfully installed, you will have a new menu item in SketchUp called Extensions and it will include an item called Cut List.

Learn to use Cut List 4.1: Here is a link to a YouTube video that offers an explanation about how to use Cut List 4.1.


Get SketchUp and Learn How Easy It Is to Use: Click here to link to another page on this site that tells you all about downloading, installing, and learning to use SketchUp.

There is an Online Version, Too: You can also access SketchUp online by clicking here and selecting "Personal Projects," then filling in the forms. I don't recommend the online version, though. I have no experience with it but it appears to be more awkward to use than the desktop version of SketchUp.

What the 'Cut List 4.1' Supplement—CutlistCSV—Does

This is what can be done using the 'Cut List 4.1' Extension in SketchUp together with downloadable app CutlistCSV.

A Cut List 4.1 Window for a Particular Project

This image was created by Cut List 4.1 which is found in the Extensions menu in SketchUp.
Notice that the 4th and 5th columns contain Length and Width dimensions.

Cut List 4.1 Window

CutlistCSV Simplifies Things

CutlistCSV created the file shown in this image. You can see how the information from the above window has been simplified. And labels of A-G have been added in this case.

All dimensions from the picture above now have simple labels. All dimensions labeled A are the same. All dimensions labeled B are the same. And so on through G. No label is applied when only one item has a given dimension.

Annotated CutlistCSV Output File Contents

Download CutlistCSV Ver. 2.0

A DISCLAIMER

Though I made every effort to make this program useful and problem free, this app is available "as is" with no guarantee that it will suit your needs, no guarantee that it will not cause problems on any system on which it is used, and no guarantee against consequential damages.

CutlistCSV is a 64-bit application for use on 64-bit Windows 10/8/7 systems.

CutlistCSV is downloaded as a ZIP file, "CutlistCSV_Ver_2.0_64_Bits.zip". Simply extract the CutlistCSV.exe file and put it in a convenient location.
No installation is needed. Just run it.

Download CutlistCSV (188KB)

Learn how to use CutlistCSV by following the description below.

How to Use CutlistCSV

If you haven't downloaded the ZIP file and extracted CutlistCSV.exe, do that now. Put CutlistCSV.exe in a convenient location on your computer.

When you double-click CutlistCSV.exe, this window will appear:

CutlistCSV Window after Double-clicking its Icon

You can see that CutlistCSV is a so-called console application. It opens in what looks like an old-fashion DOS window.

The window contains a brief list of instructions. Notice that the 'CSV' box is to be checked in Step 2. CutlistCSV uses the file created by Cut List when this box is checked and Cut List is run.

Once you understand the instructions, press any key to exit the window. Unless you need to refer to the instructions, there is no need to double-click CutlistCSV.exe in the future.


So you've created a SketchUp project that you want to build and you've decided to use CutlistCSV to help you plan your cuts. Do the following.

  1. While in SketchUp, select all of the components in your SketchUp design that you want Cut List to work on. Ctrl‑A can be used to select all of the components.
  2. When all of the desired components have been selected, click the Extensions menu and then click Cut List. (If you don't see the Extensions menu or you don't see Cut List listed, refer to 'Get Cut List 4.1' near the top of this page.)
  3. The Cut List 4.1 window should now be open. The following two images show the 'Cutlist' and 'Layout' tabs for this example.

CutlList Tab - Be Sure the CSV Box is Checked

Cut List 4.1 CutList Tab Settings

Layout Tab

Cut List 4.1 Layout Tab Settings
  1. Click the Run button.
  2. A window should open announcing that the CSV file was created. (If you don't see the window, go back and be sure that the CSV box had been checked.) The window should look something like this:
Window Announcing a CSV File was Created
  1. Click OK.
  2. Close all of the Cut List 4.1 windows.
  3. Look for the new file with a CSV extension.
  4. Using your mouse, drag the new filename or icon and drop it on top of the CutlistCSV icon. CutlistCSV will automatically process the file.
  5. A window will open and announce the name of the original CSV file and the new file that it created. The new file will have "_MATCHED" appended to the file name. And, the new file is a TXT file. The window should look something like this:
CutlistCSV Completion Announcement
  1. Press any key to close the window.
  2. Look for the new file name and double-click it to open it in Notepad. The file contents should look something like this:

This File Was Created by CutlistCSV

New TXT File Contents

Notice that two columns of letters have been added between the Length and Width columns. Each letter identifies a specific dimension. Here, A is 3 1/2", B is 27 3/4", and so on.

Whenever at least two items have the same dimension an alphanumeric label is applied to them. Up to 55 different labels can be applied by CutlistCSV.

No label is applied when only one item has a given dimension.

The alphanumeric labels make it easy to find and identify dimensions that match. So CutlistCSV makes it easier to decide which cuts can be made with the same setup.