# Sending plates cutouts for manufacturing

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sending-plates-cutouts-for-manufacturing/37227>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [March 25, 2025, 6:05pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sending-plates-cutouts-for-manufacturing/37227 "2025-03-25T18:05:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![porat\_m](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/porat_m/32/4476_2.png) [@porat\_m](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/porat_m)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 6:05pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sending-plates-cutouts-for-manufacturing/37227/1 "2025-03-25T18:05:04Z")

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Hi, Lately my job in the company has shifted from working with Shapr and doing designs to actually working with a different CAM software (unfortunately) which is old and horrible!  
I know Shapr has the ability to export cutouts for the cutting machine/CNC but I was wondering if there’s a way for me to export the cultist where it will include the location of where in the plates the workers need to glue the edgebands.

thank you!

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**Author:** ![SCALEMODEL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@SCALEMODEL](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SCALEMODEL)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 7:22pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sending-plates-cutouts-for-manufacturing/37227/2 "2025-03-25T19:22:26Z")

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When you say cultist are you trying to optimize all the parts into compact layout like what this does.

> **[Cutlist Optimizer V2 / Cutlist Evolution](https://cutlistevo.com/landing/index.html)**
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> Maximize material use with Cutlist Optimizer V2. Explore intelligent features for an efficient & smarter cutlist optimization solution.

Also you want a diagram of how all the parts go together?

Like with this app?

> **[Unfolder - Create papercraft easily](https://www.unfolder.app/)**
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> Unfolder is a 3D model unfolding tool for creating papercraft.

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**Author:** ![porat\_m](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/porat_m/32/4476_2.png) [@porat\_m](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/porat_m)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2025, 2:58pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sending-plates-cutouts-for-manufacturing/37227/3 "2025-03-26T14:58:49Z")

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Not exactly- I’ll try to arrange an example from my existing CAM software and upload here.. thank you

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**Author:** ![SCALEMODEL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@SCALEMODEL](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SCALEMODEL)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2025, 3:11pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sending-plates-cutouts-for-manufacturing/37227/4 "2025-03-26T15:11:10Z")

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I realized the unfolder app website didn’t highlight what I was describing.

With some settings on it puts labels in numbers where everything should connect.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/e/1/e12530eb315526594a764200890e2c42564d783a.jpeg)