Wall planter box — laser cut file generator
Laser cut files for a parametric acrylic planter that hangs on a cabinet side
Screenshot of the tool as it opens; it is a real capture, not a mockup.
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What it makes
Laser cut files (xTool Studio .xs, SVG in mm, or PDF at 1:1) for an acrylic planter box that hangs on the side of a cabinet. The box holds the soil itself over a reservoir grate, carries a scored pattern that wraps around the corners, and hangs on J-slot hangers that lock over the screw heads, so it lifts off to water.
How to use it
- Measure the sheet thickness with calipers in a few spots and enter the average, with your laser's kerf.
- Pick a preset (Strata, Herb trough, Low ledge, Deep trailer, Cube), or set the inside dimensions yourself. The summary under the preview shows how much soil it holds, from the grate up to the bottom of the hanger holes, and the reservoir under the grate.
- Choose a pattern and press New variation until you like it; the 3D preview turns, and Lift off shows how it hangs.
- Save the fit coupon and cut it. Push an offcut of the same sheet into each slot, pick the one it slides into with light finger pressure, and enter that number as the slot fit.
- Set your sheet width, height and edge margin. Under Laser settings, pick your acrylic and check the power and speed for the fine score, deep score and cut (every preset is a starting point; run a test grid first). Save .xs on each sheet for an xTool Studio project with those settings already on its layers, scores first. Or use Save SVG and Save PDF: red is cut, blue is a fine score, green is a deep score, and the files carry no text. PDF pages are Sheet size for laser software, or Letter or A4 to print a 1:1 paper template; Split by layer on each sheet gives one SVG per layer.
Build notes
- Cut with the masking on; the pattern side faces up and becomes the outside of the box.
- Acrylic cracks if press-fit. Dry-fit gently, then run thin acrylic cement along the inside seams.
- Mark the screws through the hanger seats with the empty box held level on the cabinet. Use #8 truss head screws, each standing off the cabinet by a sheet thickness plus about 1 mm; an offcut with a business card on top makes a good gauge.
Versions
The site runs the newest. Every earlier version stays downloadable, unchanged, for builds already under way.