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Work · August 8, 2026

Cut List Optimizer by OrangeBot

Turn a parts list into a cutting plan with less waste

Cut List Optimizer by OrangeBot launched on August 8, 2026 with 1 votes, #11,494 of 23,274 launches that month.

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What it does

Enter your sheets and the parts you need, and get a packing plan per sheet with the offcut waste worked out, kerf included. Print the layouts and take them to the saw. Runs in the browser — no account, no upload, no per-project fee.

Free cut list optimizer for plywood and sheet goods: nest parts onto sheets with saw kerf and grain locks, see utilisation, and print or download each layout.

Lock a part when its grain or face pattern has to run a particular way — the optimiser will then never turn it, even if turning would save a sheet. Layouts come from a guillotine packer — every cut runs edge to edge, the way a table saw or panel saw actually works. 48 combinations of part order, fit rule and cut direction were tried and the best plan kept (this one sorted by area , fit by long , split on longerLeftover ). That is a good heuristic, not a proof of the best possible layout: changing which parts may turn, or adding an offcut as extra stock, will sometimes shake out a better result on a big job. Enter the sheets you have and the parts you need, and get a cutting layout for each…from orangebot.ai

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