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From 3D idea to laser-cut parts that actually fit.

laserpuzzle turns 3D models and a few parameters into flat parts for your laser cutter, ready to cut and assemble: toy cars, diggers and loaders that move, stacked sculptures, sliceforms. Kerf, clearances and a 3D collision check are built in.

Open the app Free, no sign-up. Runs in your browser.
A line-up of laser-cut plywood toy vehicles: pickup, van, sedans, a bus and a jeep

How it works

  1. The app: vehicle parameters on the left, a 3D preview of a toy sedan in the middle, downloads on the right

    1Pick and tune

    Choose a generator, upload an STL or start from a sample, set your material thickness. The 3D preview updates as you type.

  2. A cut sheet: red cut lines and blue engraving for every part of a toy jeep

    2Download and cut

    SVG and DXF sheets with cut and engrave lines in separate colours and layers, kerf already applied. Works with any laser software.

  3. Exploded view of a toy car: side plates, tabbed floor and roof panels, wheels and axles

    3Assemble

    Tabs, slots and press-fit holes are sized for your machine, and every part is labelled. Assembly notes and a parts list come with it.

See it move before you cut

The 3D preview is the finished model, built from the exact parts you will cut. Turn it, look through it, and put every moving joint through its paces.

A laser-cut wheel loader in the app's 3D preview: posed with the joint sliders, seen in x-ray, and with ghosted copies of the arms, bucket and front half across their lift and steering ranges
The wheel loader in the 3D preview: posed with the sliders, in x-ray, and with its ranges of motion ghosted.

Generators

Each generator is a small program that designs a whole family of objects. More are on the way.

Laser-cut toy van, jeep and sedan towing trailers

Vehicle

Push-toy cars, vans, jeeps and buses at any scale, with rolling wheels on rod axles. Any vehicle tows any trailer.

Two chess pawns made of stacked plywood layers

Stacked layers

Slice any STL into layers that stack into a solid shape, aligned by a spine or a dowel.

A laser-cut slot comb and a strip of rod holes in the 3D preview

Fit test

A slot comb and a strip of rod holes. Cut it once per material to find the clearance your laser needs, before cutting a whole project.

A turtle built from interlocking plywood cross-sections Pro

Sliceform

Two sets of interlocking cross-sections that slot together into a lightweight lattice of your model.

A laser-cut tracked excavator with its boom, stick and bucket raised Pro

Excavator

A tracked digger with a turning house and a boom, stick and bucket on pins, checked for collisions through its whole range of motion.

A laser-cut wheel loader with laminated wheels and a raised bucket Pro

Wheel loader

An articulated loader that steers by bending in the middle, with lift arms and a lever linkage that tips the bucket. Rolls on laminated wheels.

A laser-cut dump truck with a rock body and a cab over the front wheels Pro

Dump truck

A tipper with a rock body that tips back on a hinge, a cab over the front wheels and a hitch for the Vehicle trailers.

A laser-cut truck crane with its boom, winch drum and hook Pro

Truck crane

A crane that really lifts: turn the crank to wind the hook up, a ratchet holds it. The turret turns all the way round and the boom locks at four angles.

Two large laser-cut gears and a small pinion in a frame with a crank Pro

Gear train

Ask for a ratio and get the gears: a solver picks the tooth counts, checks they mesh cleanly and lays them out in a frame with a crank and a dial.

A laser-cut automaton: a box with cams on a shaft and a bird, a fish and a digger arm on top Pro

Automaton

Turn the crank and the figures on the box come alive: a bird pecks, a fish bobs, a digger arm nods. Cams and followers are worked out for you and checked through a full turn.

A laser-cut marble run: a tower of tilted trays held between two slotted side plates Pro

Marble run

A tower of tilted trays a steel ball rolls down, dropping from one onto the next. The slope, the drops and where each ball lands are simulated, so it runs when you cut it.

A laser-cut case taken apart: lid, lip, a stack of insert layers with a turtle-shaped cavity, and the finger-jointed box Pro

Fitted case

Upload the thing you want to store and get a box with a snug cavity in its own foam-style insert: layers cut from the model's outline, thumb notches, and a lid that locates itself.

Why laserpuzzle

Pricing

Free

€0

  • All standard generators, no limits
  • SVG + DXF export, collision check
  • Shareable links to your settings
  • No account needed
Open the app

Pro coming soon

Soon

  • Everything in Free
  • Pro generators, starting with Sliceform
  • New Pro generators as they come out
  • Email support
Try Pro generators

Questions

Do I need an account?

No. Open the app and start. Accounts will only be needed for Pro.

Are my models uploaded anywhere?

No. The whole engine (Python, compiled to WebAssembly) runs in your browser tab. Files you choose are read locally and never sent to us. We only keep anonymous, cookie-free visit statistics.

Why does the app take a while to start the first time?

It downloads its engine (about 22 MB) once; your browser caches it. On a decent connection this page starts that download in the background while you read.

Which lasers and materials work?

Any laser cutter whose software reads SVG or DXF. Set your material thickness and kerf, and cut the fit test first to find the right clearance for your machine and material.

Can I sell what I make?

Yes, things made with the free generators are yours. If you sell toys, you are responsible for meeting the toy-safety rules where you sell them.

Is it open source?

The core engine and standard generators are open source (GPL-3.0): github.com/fikander/laserpuzzle. See licences for everything the site uses.