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A handbook for making space

Make room
for every piece.

Turn board game components into a measured plan for a laser-cut insert.

Describe your box, its contents, and your material. Board Game Inserts lays out compartments, designs the panels and joints, and produces SVG cutting files for laser cutting.

BGI / EXAMPLE 02Dimensions in mm
Top view of two compartments separated by a shared 3 mm wall, with their surrounding walls.
A shared divider. A separate space for each kind of piece.
Two compartmentsOutside size of the insert
106 × 86 × 33

From measurements to cut files

Describe, choose, then make.

  1. 01

    Measure the contents

    Record the box interior, component sizes, and handling space.

    What to measure →
  2. 02

    Describe the storage

    Choose what stays together and give BGI the space each set of pieces needs.

    Set up your project →
  3. 03

    Choose a suggestion

    Let BGI try layouts, then compare drawings and decide what works for play.

    Get layout suggestions →
  4. 04

    Make the insert

    Calibrate the material and joints, then cut the panels and follow the assembly plan.

    Prepare for cutting →

Under the surface

Trace the design.

See how storage requirements become compartments, panels, joints, and cutting paths.