CutlistLumber cut list planner
Enter stock boards, required pieces and kerf. Inspect the resulting cuts and any pieces that do not fit.
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Example calculation
Lumber cut list planner: worked out from the values already filled in the form above.
Inputs
- Measurements in: Millimetres
- Saw kerf: 3
- Stock length: Length 2,400 · Quantity 2
- Quantity: Length 700 · Quantity 4
Result
- Offcuts and sawdust (%): 41.667%
- Stock length 1: 2,400 mm → 700 mm + 700 mm + 700 mm
- Remaining: 291 mm
- Total saw-cut loss: 9 mm
- Stock length 2: 2,400 mm → 700 mm
- Remaining: 1,697 mm
- Total saw-cut loss: 3 mm
How the calculation works
Stock rows describe boards you have; piece rows describe the lengths you need. Add different stock lengths as separate rows. The solver tries several arrangements and reports the cuts, blade loss and remaining length for each board.
Inspect the unplaced pieces before treating a result as a complete plan. An unused board is different from an offcut on a used board. The layout is feasible, but it is not a proof of the mathematical optimum for every possible cutting job.
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