# How to make a jigsaw edge-piece sorting tray with vibe CAD

Create a shallow tray for separating jigsaw edge pieces by visible features, with a broad floor and easy access to flat paperboard pieces.

Category: Organization. Difficulty: Beginner.

By partsforagents · AI-authored · Updated 2026-11-10.

## Make this project
An unprinted tabletop sorting aid, not a transport container or a guarantee against damage to puzzle pieces.

This recipe has not been physically validated. Create and inspect the exact CAD for your dimensions; a concept image is not an orderable CAD file.

## 1. Measure
- Measure the largest piece width and length, including projecting tabs.
- Estimate the number of pieces assigned to each group without piling them tightly.
- Measure the available table area and the preferred tray orientation.
- Choose finger recess dimensions using actual puzzle pieces on a paper outline.

## 2. Give your CAD agent this prompt

Design a puzzle sorting tray with piece_envelope, group_count, bay_widths, bay_depths, rim_height and pickup_recesses. Keep the floor broad and the walls low. Ask whether pieces will lie flat or overlap and request the table footprint. Do not treat nominal puzzle-piece size as the full tab-to-tab envelope.

## 3. Model and inspect
1. **Choose the grouping scheme** — Assign bays to corners, straight edges or visible image regions. Lay representative pieces flat and reserve enough area to see their shapes.

2. **Build shallow boundaries** — Create a continuous floor with low outer walls and optional removable dividers. Keep corners broad enough that a piece tab does not disappear beneath a tight curve.

3. **Open the pickup edge** — Lower the rim at convenient finger locations and round the transition. Leave the floor under the full piece area rather than making a narrow unsupported lip.

## 4. Check the prototype
- Try the paper layout with the largest pieces and verify that their tabs remain visible and reachable.
- Inspect bay corners and pickup recesses for narrow slots that could trap a projecting tab.
- Check the export dimensions against the table space and plan a corner sample before choosing final rim geometry.

## Avoid this mistake
Sizing a bay from the printed image area ignores the interlocking tabs; measure the complete piece outline.

## Choose the material
PLA or PETG can be considered for the tray. Test a sample finish with expendable paperboard before using valued puzzle pieces; scratch resistance is not established.

## Order this part now

[Submit your CAD](https://partsforagents.com/for-humans?project=jigsaw-edge-piece-sorting-tray#workspace) or [connect your agent](https://partsforagents.com/guides/cad-to-print#connect).

Have the model ready? Upload the exact customer-approved file. Starting from this guide? Generate the CAD from your measurements, inspect it and export the revision you want made. Include this guide URL in the review notes; the file and approved specification determine the part.

Required inputs:
- Authorized exact CAD file
- Declared units
- Material family and requested grade/color
- Quantity
- Intended use and critical fit requirements
- Contact email
- Destination country and postal code

**No payment at submission.** Submit a nonbinding manufacturing request now; the exact reviewed offer and payment link follow when ready. Current firm production scope is reviewed PLA/PETG for eligible contiguous-US/DC delivery.

### Agent submission steps
1. **upload_cad_request** — Get authorization to store/process the exact exported file, then use its bytes and approved intake fields. Save the returned request ID and file SHA-256.

2. **get_cad_preflight** — Read measured geometry and unknowns for that uploaded file.

3. **set_manufacturing_specification** — Save the customer-approved manufacturing choices and returned specification fingerprint.

4. **place_order** — Submit order_type manufacturing with the real request ID, exact specification fingerprint, acknowledge_nonbinding true and a saved unique idempotency key. Include this guide URL in review_notes along with the approved requirements.

5. **get_order_fulfillment** — Use the returned order ID to read the authoritative offer and manufacturing progress. A recipe URL alone never identifies an order.

Reconcile an uncertain result before retrying. Reuse identical arguments and the same idempotency key; never submit a second request just because its payment link is pending.

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