In shopfitting, you need precision, speed and the ability to handle constant change in customer demands. SWOOD, working inside SOLIDWORKS, helps you manage the entire process, from design through to production. With parametric tools, smart material handling and accurate layouts, it becomes easier to cover a wide product range without losing control of details.
Because SWOOD is dedicated to woodworking, you can design custom furniture and fittings, then manufacture them at scale using the same parametric rules.
Below are 5 ways SWOOD can support your shopfitting projects.
1. Modify complete shopfitting layouts in one step
SWOOD lets you build full rooms in layout mode, such as kitchens, retail spaces, wardrobes and more, using your own frame templates. Once you have placed your cabinets and fittings, you can respond to customer requests quickly by adjusting dimensions for all the furniture elements in the assembly at once.
This means you can rework sizes and proportions without redrawing everything from scratch.
2. Design faster with intelligent library components
SWOOD includes a library system that lets you define rules and behaviour for your standard elements, such as connectors, SWOOD Boxes and other fittings. You can:
Configure how these components behave
Save your company know how inside the library
Maintain consistency from one project to another
Using drag and drop, you can place hardware such as drawers, hinges, shelves, dividers, cable grommets and similar items directly into your design. The intelligent components in your library bring their own machining operations with them, so the related drilling and routing is added automatically. This saves time and reduces the chance of manual input errors.
3. Produce and nest your shopfitting projects efficiently
From a 3D design, SWOOD can generate CNC programs and workshop documents and then optimise production. The solution provides wood specific machining strategies and supports both point to point machining and nesting workflows.
SWOOD can detect 3 axis and 5 axis operations and create tool paths based on flexible strategies. When you change the design, the associated machining updates with a single click, so you do not have to reprogram everything by hand.
4. Control your workflow with strong CNC integration
SWOOD is designed to integrate with leading CNC brands used in woodworking and shopfitting, such as HOMAG, SCM, BIESSE and others.
By connecting design, CAM and machine programs, you gain better control over:
Pre production simulations
The order of operations
The full production workflow
This level of integration helps increase manufacturing efficiency and reduces the risk of surprises on the shop floor.
5. Improve coordination and data exchange
For each project, SWOOD automatically gathers the parameters of all design elements and produces a complete project report. This can include:
Material lists
Hardware requirements
Machining programs
Cutting lists and similar documents
You can export these reports in formats that match your workshop and office systems. When you change a parameter in the design, the linked programs and documents are updated and can be regenerated in one click. This keeps everyone working from the same information, from design to production.
By combining parametric design, intelligent libraries, nesting and CNC integration, SWOOD helps shopfitters manage projects more consistently and efficiently, from initial layout to final production.
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Adapted from SWOOD Blog: “5 ways SWOOD can help to elevate your shopfitting projects”.
