CutlistLog volume and log rules
Choose a geometric volume formula or a board-foot log rule. These measure different things; use the method agreed with your supplier.
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Example calculation
Log volume and log rules: worked out from the values already filled in the form above.
Inputs
- Measurements in: Millimetres
- Method: Huber · m³
- Length: 3,000
- Diameter: 250
Result
- Amount: 0.147 m³
How the calculation works
Huber estimates solid log volume from the midpoint diameter and length. Smalian averages the cross-sectional areas at the two ends, then multiplies by length. Use the diameter location required by your chosen method.
Doyle and International ¼-inch are board-foot log rules. Their result estimates sawn yield, not the log’s geometric cubic volume. The tool keeps these result types separate and does not convert a log-rule yield estimate into physical cubic metres.
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