GCrafter Features: Where Digital Precision Meets Your Dusty Workshop

Welcome to the toolbox you didn't know you needed. GCrafter brings the precision of digital design to your woodworking without requiring an engineering degree or sacrificing your weekend to learn yet another complicated piece of software. Think of it as the digital equivalent of that perfectly tuned hand plane – simple enough to pick up immediately, but powerful enough to transform your projects. Below you'll find our feature set, which we're expanding faster than your collection of "necessary" clamps.

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Create a box—your way.

Adjust the dimensions. Toggle parts on or off. Don’t need a front? Prefer it open in the back? Just disable those panels and build exactly what you need.

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Finger Sizing

Finger joints can be a pain, but gCrafter makes them a joy—really. Instead of locking you into one-size-fits-all fingers like most tools do, you get to tweak them independently for width, height, and length. You can even make them zero to create box joints rather than finger joints. It’s like giving your box a custom manicure.

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Machine Settings

Whether you’re using a CNC router or a laser cutter, gCrafter speaks both languages. Flip on dogbones for snug CNC fits or dial in kerf tolerance for crispy laser cuts—it’s all built in. Got different machines for different parts? No problem. Mix, match, and output each one with the settings it needs.

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Material Preview

Preview mode, but make it classy—gCrafter lets you swap in materials like carbon fiber, birch, walnut, or cherry so you (and your client) can get a polished look before a single chip flies. Generate a visual, send it off, and bask in the praise. No one needs to know it took you five clicks

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Material Size

No matter your machine—2x4, 4x4, 4x8, or even a beastly 5x10—gCrafter's got your back. It automatically lays out your parts to fit the sheet size you’ve got, so you can focus on cutting wood, not corners.

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Part Positioning

Want to break out of the boring box? gCrafter lets you nudge, slide, and shift parts like the bottom, back, or sides so your design stands out. Move the bottom up, pull the back in, slide the sides forward—your box, your rules, your signature look.

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Pockets

Because you can move all the parts of your box independently (up, down, left, right, forward, and backwards) you can create shallow areas where the fingers settle inside, rather than poking through. It's the small details that add up to something way out of the oridiary. 

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Smart, Packed, Layouts

Why waste space? Our Multipacker is a box-packing genius—it squeezes the rectangles from your project onto sheets like Tetris on caffeine, leaving you with less scrap, more savings, and zero headache.

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Add or Duplicate Parts

Who said a box has to stop at six sides? With gCrafter, you can toss that rule out the window. Add internal walls, exterior shells, extra supports, or dividers—whatever your project calls for. If you can dream it, you can duplicate it, remix it, and make it yours.

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Box Joints & Advanced Pockets

With the Hobby or the pro plan you can take your jointery to the next level. Blind joints for a bottom drawer panel, inset box joints for the edges. Mix and match with fingers and you can frankestein your way to a cubed masterpieces. Just pull the edges in a touch and gCrafter will set up all the pockets for you easy peasy.

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Corner Radius

Corner radius... on a box? Absolutely. When you pair it with edge modifications, you’re suddenly sculpting instead of stacking. Add a curve here, smooth an edge there, and bam—your “box” becomes a bold, modern form that feels as good as it looks. It’s not just smooth—it’s slick.

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Edge Modification

Edges don’t have to be boring—and with gCrafter, they aren’t. You can stretch, shrink, extend, or tuck them to create lips, overhangs, or dividers that give your design function and flair. A little push here, a subtle pull there—and suddenly, it’s not just a box, it’s your signature.

 

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PartLab (beta)

Unleash your creativity by adding personalized cutouts—handles, squiggles, wild shapes—whatever you can dream up! Easily upload your own SVG artwork to transform it into unique cutouts or pockets, taking your designs far beyond the ordinary. Let your projects show off your one-of-a-kind style!

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Custom Part Sizing and Finger Sizing

Why stick to ordinary when you can go wild? Mix things up by customizing the width and height of any part—break free from standard sizes and invent something unique! Want even more edge? Adjust the number and style of finger joints for just this one part, giving your creation a totally distinct personality. It’s your design—think outside the box and let your imagination run the show!

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Multi-Box Boxes

Why stop at just one box when you can go full inception? gCrafter lets you build boxes within boxes—drawers inside cases, compartments inside drawers, all perfectly aligned and ready to slide, snap, and satisfy. Visualize the full setup, test the fit, and bring your storage dreams to life like a nesting-doll wizard with a CNC.

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Slots for Assembly

Assembly headaches? Not on gCrafter's watch. When two parts threaten to collide mid-build, slots come to the rescue—extending finger joints just enough to make everything slide into place like it was meant to. It's the little detail that makes the big difference between almost works and clicks together perfectly

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Thickness By Part

Different parts, different thicknesses, no problem. gCrafter lets you mix materials like a pro—6mm back, 18mm bottom, 12mm front? Go wild. CAD makes that a headache; we make it a checkbox.

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