Sheet Cut List Optimizer
SHEET GOODS · REAL CUTS
See the cut before you buy the sheet
Enter plywood or MDF panels, blade kerf and edge trim. Get a labeled straight-cut layout you can inspect and print.
A guillotine cutting plan with 0.125 in blade kerf and 0.25 in outside trim.
1 · Your sheet
Use the size of one sheet of one material and thickness. Width runs along sheet grain.
Use decimals up to 3 places or common fractions such as 1/8 and 24 1/2. Do not mix materials or thicknesses in one plan.
2 · Parts to cut
Sizes are the final rectangular blanks. Lock rotation for visible wood grain.
Up to 20 rows and 80 physical parts. Click a panel on the diagram to edit its row.
3 · Cutting plan
Numbered panels match the list below. Sheet grain runs left to right. Diagram is to scale, not a cutting template.
1 · Cabinet side 1 · 30 × 20 in
2 · Cabinet side 2 · 30 × 20 in
3 · Shelf 1 · 28 × 12 in
4 · Shelf 2 · 28 × 12 in
5 · Shelf 3 · 28 × 12 in
6 · Door 1 · 24 × 16 in
7 · Door 2 · 24 × 16 in
This is the best layout found by a bounded heuristic, not a proof of the global minimum. Check stock defects and the actual saw setup before cutting.
Measure finished blanks, including any allowance you intend to machine later. Confirm grain and visible face orientation, damaged regions, saw fence reach and safe cutting order. The diagram does not model defects, edge banding, material thickness, blade setup or cut stability. Keep each material and thickness in a separate plan.
How this layout works
How this layout works
Each part is placed at the corner of a remaining rectangle. A full straight cut divides that rectangle before the next part is taken. The blade removes the entered kerf only when the cut separates a part from remaining material. A cut is not charged outside the sheet or on an exact edge. Edge trim is reserved before packing.
The tool tries several size orders and split choices, then shows a feasible guillotine plan using the fewest sheets among those trials. Other arrangements may use fewer sheets. Area yield is total finished part area divided by total purchased sheet area; the rest includes usable offcuts, kerf and trim.
Before cutting
For long boards or tubing rather than plywood sheets, use the baseboard calculator for linear stock estimates. For fabric rectangles and selvage constraints, use the fabric yardage planner.
Examples
Plan a cuttable plywood or MDF sheet layout with blade kerf, edge trim and grain-aware rectangular parts.
