u/FunIndependent862

I’ve been experimenting with a small tool that turns rough part descriptions into flat patterns + DXF files.

Example:
Instead of drawing from scratch, you type something like:
“simple bracket, 100mm x 80mm, 2mm steel”

And it generates:

The idea is to speed up:

But I don’t work in a fabrication shop full-time, so I might be missing something obvious.

Would this actually be useful in a real shop?
Or would you still just open CAD and do it manually?

I’ve been experimenting with a small tool that converts rough part descriptions into a flat pattern Dxf + 3D preview.

Example:
You type something like:
“U bracket, 250mm base, 90mm sides, 110mm gap, 1.5mm aluminum”

And it generates:

I’m trying to understand if this is actually useful in a real CNC workflow or not.

Right now I’m thinking it could help in:

But I might be completely wrong.

Honest question:
Where would something like this fit (if at all) in your workflow?

Or is this just something you’d never trust/use?

Not trying to promote anything just genuinely trying to understand if this fits real CNC workflows or not.