u/Kaiezer-1980

A few weeks ago I shared Parametric Wall Studio — a free browser tool to design parametric wood slat & wave walls and export CNC-ready files (DXF, SVG, STL, OBJ and real editable STEP solids). The feedback here was incredibly useful, so here's what changed since.

THE BIG ONE — A FUSION 360-STYLE INTERFACE

The old sidebar is gone. The studio now works like the CAD tools you already know:

• A horizontal toolbar with grouped tool icons (Wall, Silhouette, Surface, Slats, Assembly, Sheets…)

• Click a tool → a command dialog opens on the right with its parameters, hit OK when you're done — exactly the Fusion workflow

• Full-screen 3D viewport with a bottom dock for camera views (Front / Side / Top / 3D) and layer toggles

• Dark theme by default, pro light theme one click away

• Opening the Sheets tool auto-switches to the 2D cutting layout so you see your nesting update live

PRECISION FIXES (the invisible-but-important stuff)

Several of you cut or opened my files and reported artifacts. All fixed:

• Silhouette edges are now geometrically smooth — the clipped surface follows the true curve instead of leaving jagged triangle steps (in the 3D view AND in the exported STL/STEP)

• The "wave" pattern had a subtle kink at every inflection that showed up as small notches in the DXF — replaced the math with a C1-continuous profile, contours are now fluid

• Seamless wood texture in the realistic render (the banding some of you noticed is gone)

• Direct number entry in every field (type the exact value, no more fighting the input), plus XY inputs and a per-layer lock on wave layers

• Better mobile experience: on phones, the studio now prompts you to rotate to landscape (with a neat animation) so you get the full workspace

Still there, still free during beta: free-form silhouettes (ribbon / freehand / SVG import / image trace), auto slat slicing + sheet nesting with tool clearances, tenon-mortise joinery, mm/inch, 7 languages, and real B-rep STEP solids that open as editable bodies in Fusion 360 / SolidWorks.

Try it: https://btporganizer.tech

2-min demo: https://youtu.be/1RLs_S1dbjQ

Keep the feedback coming — the artifact reports from this sub directly led to three of these fixes. What should I build next? 🛠️

I'm a solo dev and I've been building Parametric Wall Studio — a free, browser-based tool to design parametric wood slat & wave walls and export everything you need to actually cut them. No install, no account needed to design. Free during the beta.

Quick 2-min demo: https://youtu.be/1RLs_S1dbjQ

What it does:

DESIGN

• Two modes: a wall of individual slats (with optional tenon-and-mortise joinery + a back panel), or one continuous parametric surface

• Shape the relief with composable wave layers (sine, radial, spiral, dome, star, ripple, even text), plus attractors, image heightmaps, profile lofts and a 3D sculpt brush

• Free-form Silhouette — the outline isn't stuck as a rectangle. Draw a flowing Ribbon, freehand a shape, import an SVG, or trace a photo into a silhouette

• Real-time 3D, plus a realistic render mode (physical wood material, studio lighting, ambient occlusion)

• mm or inch, and 7 languages

EXPORT (the part I cared about most)

• DXF (clean R12) and SVG for CNC routers and laser cutters

• STL and OBJ for 3D printing

• Real editable STEP solids for Fusion 360 / SolidWorks / FreeCAD — actual B-rep bodies, not a faceted mesh

• Automatic slat slicing, sheet nesting and tool-diameter clearances, so the 2D sheets are cut-ready

• Tenon/mortise joinery generated for you, parts auto-numbered for assembly

Try it (free): https://btporganizer.tech

I'd love feedback from people who actually cut or print these — does the STEP open cleanly in your CAD? Anything confusing? What shape would you try first? Brutal honesty welcome, it's still early.

I'm a solo dev and I've been building Parametric Wall Studio — a free, browser-based tool to design parametric wood slat & wave walls and export everything you need to actually cut them. No install, no account needed to design. Free during the beta.

Quick 2-min demo: https://youtu.be/1RLs_S1dbjQ

What it does:

DESIGN

• Two modes: a wall of individual slats (with optional tenon-and-mortise joinery + a back panel), or one continuous parametric surface

• Shape the relief with composable wave layers (sine, radial, spiral, dome, star, ripple, even text), plus attractors, image heightmaps, profile lofts and a 3D sculpt brush

• Free-form Silhouette — the outline isn't stuck as a rectangle. Draw a flowing Ribbon, freehand a shape, import an SVG, or trace a photo into a silhouette

• Real-time 3D, plus a realistic render mode (physical wood material, studio lighting, ambient occlusion)

• mm or inch, and 7 languages

EXPORT (the part I cared about most)

• DXF (clean R12) and SVG for CNC routers and laser cutters

• STL and OBJ for 3D printing

• Real editable STEP solids for Fusion 360 / SolidWorks / FreeCAD — actual B-rep bodies, not a faceted mesh

• Automatic slat slicing, sheet nesting and tool-diameter clearances, so the 2D sheets are cut-ready

• Tenon/mortise joinery generated for you, parts auto-numbered for assembly

Try it (free): https://btporganizer.tech

I'd love feedback from people who actually cut or print these — does the STEP open cleanly in your CAD? Anything confusing? What shape would you try first? Brutal honesty welcome, it's still early.

Hey everyone,

I know how frustrating it can be to struggle with complex CAD software just to create 3D wave textures or parametric walls. I wanted a simpler workflow, so I built a generator that runs directly in your browser.

You can easily customize your wave patterns, adjust the overall dimensions, and it instantly generates production-ready files. Right now, it supports:
* **DXF** for 2D profiles.
* **True B-rep STEP & STL solids** for 3D carving.

It's designed specifically for CNC router projects and woodworkers.

I just launched the free beta and I am giving a "Founder status" to early users. I would genuinely love to get some feedback from the makers in this community to see how I can improve it!

You can try it out here: https://btporganizer.tech

Let me know what you think or if you have any feature requests!

A few weeks ago I shared Parametric Wall Studio — a free browser tool to design parametric wood slat / wave walls and export CNC-ready files. Your feedback shaped this update, so thank you 🙏 Here's what's new:

🎗️ Free-form silhouettes (the big one)
The wall outline is no longer limited to rectangles/arches. You can now shape it 4 ways:

• Ribbon mode — draw a flowing centre-line + width, for those tall organic "flame/wave ribbon" feature pieces.
• Freeform — a pen-style editor to draw any closed shape by hand.
• Import SVG — bring a shape from Illustrator/Inkscape/Figma.
• Trace an image — upload a photo/sketch and it auto-vectorises into a silhouette.

Under the hood it's a real 2D region engine, so a single slat can even be cut into multiple segments where the shape weaves — not possible before.

🪵 Much better realistic render
New physical wood material (procedural grain + satin finish + environment reflections), studio lighting with soft shadows, ambient occlusion, subtle bloom — it actually looks like wood now, not plastic.

🌍 7 languages
EN, FR, ES, DE, IT, PT and Arabic (RTL).

Still there: clean DXF (R12) & SVG for CNC/laser, STL/OBJ for 3D printing, real editable STEP solids for Fusion 360/SolidWorks, tenon-mortise joinery + back panel, auto slat slicing & sheet nesting, mm/inch.

100% in the browser, free during the beta (sign up now = lifetime free access).
👉 https://btporganizer.tech

Would love feedback — especially from anyone who actually cuts/prints these. Does the STEP open cleanly in your CAD? How's the new render? What shape would you try first? 🛠️

(Solo dev, early beta — be brutally honest.)

Hey everyone! 👋

A while back, I shared my web app for designing parametric wave walls (slatted wood feature walls) and auto-generating the CNC manufacturing files. The feedback from this community was incredible and really helped shape the roadmap.

The #1 most requested feature by far was the ability to download the full 3D model to drop into your own CAD software or for 3D printing. I’ve spent the last few weeks coding exactly that, and the update is now live!

Here is what’s new and ready to test:

🔥 Full 3D Export (STL, OBJ, and most importantly, STEP)

• True B-rep Solids: The STEP file isn't just a messy triangulated mesh. It generates true manifold solid bodies. If you open it in Fusion 360, SolidWorks, or FreeCAD, every single slat imports as an independent, clean solid body (with flat faces), along with the back panel and its drilled mortises.
• Contextual Export: It exports exactly what you are viewing. Switch to the "Slats" view to export the fully assembled wall, or switch to the "Surface" view to export just the raw 3D relief block (highly requested by those doing direct 3D carving on their CNC).

📐 New Ultra-Compatible DXF Engine I rewrote the 2D export generator to output pure DXF R12 (classic closed polylines, zero broken paths, zero duplicates). It is now guaranteed to import flawlessly into VCarve, Aspire, Mach3, LightBurn, or AutoCAD without version errors.

🌍 Imperial and Metric Support (in / mm) You can now toggle the entire interface (sliders, dimensions, sheet sizes) between inches and millimeters with a single click. The math engine continues to calculate everything with absolute precision under the hood, regardless of the displayed unit.

The app still runs entirely in your browser (no installation or signup required): 👉https://btporganizer.tech/

Since it's a solo project, there might still be some rough edges. I'd love your technical feedback:

• Does the STEP file open cleanly as solid bodies in your specific CAD workflow?
• Are the joinery tolerances (tenon/mortise) and the auto-generated dog-bones for your router bits accurate once on the actual machine?

Let me know what breaks or what's still missing. Thanks in advance for the feedback! 🙏

Hey everyone — I've been building a web app for designing parametric wave walls (those slatted wood feature walls), and I'd love some honest feedback before I take it further.

Everything runs in the browser:

• Shape a 3D surface with waves, circles, domes, spirals, noise, attractors, a hand-painted relief brush, or even text
• Slice it into numbered slats and preview the assembled wall in 3D
• Pick the joinery — tenon-and-mortise with a back panel, or rails — with dog-bone reliefs sized to your tool diameter
• Nest the parts on standard sheets and export clean DXF/SVG (single closed polylines, no broken paths) for VCarve / Aspire / Mach3
• Non-rectangular "pebble" silhouettes, a preset gallery, project save/load, EN/FR

It's free, no signup, runs entirely in your browser: 👉 https://btporganizer.tech/

I'm especially after feedback from people who actually cut on a CNC:

• Do the exported DXF files import cleanly into your CAM software?
• Is the joinery/tolerance setup usable in practice?
• Anything confusing or missing?

It's an early version built by one person, so rough edges are expected — tell me what breaks. Thanks! 🙏