Part labels now appear in 3D models and cut sheets

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Label parts in the 3D build and carry those names into cut-sheet instructions, including sets of identical pieces.

Sawdust can label a part with its name or with fixed text such as TOP. Name labels follow later renames, and the label can be placed on a chosen face and rotated to read correctly in the assembly.

Cut sheets also include labeling instructions. Identical pieces remain grouped on a single cutting card, with a note identifying the names to write on each piece. This is useful for repeated rails, frame members, and other parts whose positions would otherwise be difficult to distinguish.

A hexagonal frame with the names of its six struts written on their faces.
Exported hex-frame cut sheet with dimensioned struts and individual part-label instructions.

For instructions, see How to label woodworking parts in Sawdust, How to read a Sawdust cut sheet.