Woodworking with AI
Winkletter • 8 Apr 2025 •
Where is this world heading? I saw a video where a woodworker used ChatGPT’s new image model to turn a sketch into an image of a planter they then added to a picture of their living room. I decided to try this out myself because I wanted to see what else it could do.
The results are a bit off (especially the build plans) but this gives me a taste of what’s to come.
- I start with a rough sketch.
- Have it render an example.
- Write instructions for building the planter.
- Even draw the build plans and create a cutlist.
What else? Maybe have it generate an SVG I can drop into a CNC machine? This needs a little more time to cook, but I can see a workflow here that goes from sketch to cut pieces that just need to be knocked together.
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@haideralmosawi I only use SVG in Inkscape, but it seems to import fine there. Most of the time, though, I import a PNG and use trace bitmap.
I’m not sure what the Figma equivalent to trace bitmap is, but maybe there’s a way to do it. I’ll look into it again soon, but I need a break from feeling like I’m hitting my head against a wall. 😄
If nothing else works, Inkscape’s trace bitmap works with a bit of practice.
I’ll make a note of that. Thanks!
I’ve been struggling to get ChatGPT to create an editable SVG. I should be able to control the individual colors with Figma, but the SVG ChatGPT outputted behaves like a flat image.