We just added two free, officially supported box generators to Cuttle.
Click the links below to customize and download an SVG:
You can type in the dimensions (width, depth, height) you want, the material thickness, and the tab width.
You can also adjust the kerf compensation. This controls how tight a fit the finger joints make. A value of .007 inches works well for a tight fit — you’ll likely need to tap the pieces together with a rubber mallet or “bonker” of some kind but then they’ll stay together, no glue required.
If you want to make edits — for example adding a hole or etching a design — you can click “Edit in Cuttle” and make edits directly to any face of the box.
These box generators were made completely in Cuttle. I think it’s a good demo of what you can do by adding parameters to a vector editor!
@federico also did an amazingly thorough YouTube tutorial on how to use these templates — with tips for assembling, measuring material thickness, glueing, etc.
You can now specify the box dimensions in millimeters or other units.
Also @federico recorded a second video where he shows how to make additional edits to the box after you’ve customized the dimensions. He demonstrates how to:
