Enter your stock lengths and cut lengths, hit Calculate, and get optimised cutting patterns in under a second. Visual diagrams, material costing, and professional PDF reports — everything the shop floor and office need from one screen.
Enter multiple stock lengths with quantities (or unlimited stock with *), add your cut list, set kerf, trim and hold allowances, and hit Calculate. The algorithm finds the most efficient way to cut every piece from available stock.
Every cutting pattern is drawn to scale, showing exactly where each cut falls on each stock bar. Colour-coded pieces, kerf lines, trim zones and hold allowances are all visible at a glance. The shop floor gets clear instructions; the office gets confirmation the numbers work.
Price per tonne or per metre, weight per metre, and a built-in cutting charge, plus up to three additional charge columns you name and configure yourself — all calculated automatically from the optimised patterns.
Print or email a complete job report — cutting instructions, visual patterns, and full material costing in one document. Each report includes customer and reference details, statistics, and clear instructions for every bar.
The Cutting Calculator works with any material that comes in stock lengths and needs cutting to size. Here are a few examples.
RHS, ERW, UB, UC, angles, flats — optimise cutting across any section profile.
Sawn lengths, planed sections, mouldings — set your own kerf and waste thresholds.
Engineering plastics, fibreglass, composite bar — any material that cuts to length.
Download a trial or get in touch to discuss how the Cutting Calculator fits your operation.
