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Learn how to use CutOptim to optimize your cutting in minutes. From adding materials to exporting your first cut plan.

Understand the CutOptim interface: the left input sidebar, the results canvas, the top bar, and the project panel.

Buy one-time credit packs instead of subscribing — 10 or 25 optimizations, valid 12 months, no monthly commitment.

Optimize rectangular sheet material: plywood, MDF, glass, metal sheets, foam board. Full guide to 2D mode in CutOptim.

Cut 2D panels on a CNC router: CNC mode places the parts freely on the sheet instead of with edge-to-edge saw cuts, so more parts fit on the sheets you have.

Optimize rods, pipes, bars, and profiles with CutOptim's 1D linear cutting mode. Minimize offcuts and material waste.

Specialized mode for timber, lumber, and structural wood with cross-section matching and per-profile cutting plans.

Cap the optimizer to the boards you actually own, then flag the parts that must be cut first. Covers Limited stock mode, priority (must-cut) pieces, editable piece colours, and how both appear in the cut list and PDF — in 2D, 1D linear and wood cutting.

Lay pavers over a drawn area, or tile a floor and its walls in one project: every cut piece numbered, which paver or tile it comes from, the setting-out marks and the order list.

Master every setting in the CutOptim sidebar: kerf width, kerf tolerance, per-side trim, minimum offcut, calibration cut, cutting stages, first cut direction, currency, optimization goal, cost per cut, area-based pricing and detailed cost entry.

The Which sheet? button runs every sheet size you entered on its own and ranks them, so you can see which size needs the least material for your cut list before you buy.

Tell CutOptim which way the grain runs on each part and sheet with one icon per row. Parts are turned so their grain follows the board, and the plan, PDF and Excel show it as hatching.

Kerf tolerance lets the optimizer accept pieces that overshoot the bar by up to a small amount. A practical guide to measuring real-world kerf jitter, picking the right value, and reading the tolerance counter on the results page.

Save, organize, and switch between cutting projects and individual cuts. How saving actually works, and why cloud saving is a Pro feature.

Cut every 2D part a set amount larger on each side and trim it to size later, while the parts table keeps the finished size. What changes in the plan, the cut list and the exports.

Export your cutting plan as PDF, CSV, SVG, DXF, label sheets, or quotation. Full guide to every export format.

Send a saved cutting plan to a customer or supplier as a read-only web link. How long links last, how to revoke one, and what the page does and does not show.

Track and reuse leftover material to cut waste over time. CutOptim cuts from your saved offcuts first, then deducts what the run used.

Mark parts, cuts and whole sheets as done in CutOptim. Every sheet or bar shows how far it is; a saved cut shares the marks with your devices and team.

Import cut lists from CSV files or paste stock and parts directly from Excel and Google Sheets. Save time on large jobs with bulk data entry.

Turn outer dimensions into a cut list. Five templates: TV stand, bookshelf, wardrobe, kitchen base cabinet and a box (or cube), thickness already subtracted.

See the furniture you cut as an exploded drawing — grouped, numbered and searchable — and print it as a Build Pack PDF with assembly steps, hole sheets and a material list.

Mark pocket holes, hinge cups, shelf-pin rows, runner screws, holes and grooves on the parts of your furniture; they appear on the exploded drawing, on a hole sheet in the Build Pack and on the label.

Open a SketchUp .skp file in 2D mode: its components become cut-list rows, the model feeds the Assembly view, the Model check and the Build Pack, and the file never leaves your browser.

The Model check finds overlapping parts, parts that float and parts that stick out; the Steps view shows the order to assemble the piece, one exploded card per step.

Print a QR code on each part label; scanning it opens the part's page on your phone, where you and your team tick the work stages one piece at a time.

Nesting mode packs irregular polygon parts — brackets, gussets, gaskets — onto sheets, interlocking their real outlines instead of their bounding boxes. Import SVG/DXF, add exclusion zones, and export SVG/DXF/PDF/Excel.

Cut a drawer front and the doors under it as one set: the parts sit side by side on the sheet, exactly one saw gap apart, so the veneer figure runs on across them. Size check with one-click fixes, position codes on every output.

Add your company name, logo, and slogan to PDF exports for a professional client-facing presentation. Available on every signed-in plan, Free included.

Material-specific mode makes the optimizer cut each part only from stock of the same material — oak from oak, 18 mm from 18 mm — in one run across every mode.

Save and reuse frequently used sheet sizes and bar lengths. The Material inventory keeps your common stock materials one click away, synced across your devices.

Price parts by the square foot or square metre: put a rate on a material and each part's selling price fills itself in from its own size.

Step through the exact order of cuts on sheets and bars alike: one fence setting per step, a clickable plan table, and the same order in the PDF and Excel.

Add client name, project number, and any other metadata to every PDF export using Custom Text Fields. Configured in the Dashboard.

Share projects and cuts across your team with CutOptim's Team Workspace. Up to 3 members work from the same project list, cuts and progress markers.

Turn a finished cut plan into a client quotation: customer block, itemized materials, cutting charge, labour, margin and VAT under your own branding.

A cut-to-size configurator that shops embed in their webshop: customers enter parts and see the cutting plan and a signed price. What works and what does not.

How a shop sets up its Configurator in the console: sandbox, catalogue and prices, rules, templates, branding, publishing, team, test mode and data management.

Put the Configurator on your page, as a pop-up, a side panel or its own page: the code, the attributes, the events, pinned versions and the allowed domains.

How a Configurator order reaches you by signed webhook and e-mail, how you move it through its statuses, what the customer sees, and which production files you can download.

The CutOptim Configurator plug-in for WooCommerce: an order-cut-to-size button on chosen products and a verified price in your cart. Setup, mapping and limits.

How a custom webshop or ERP takes Configurator orders safely: verify the quote, check the order, verify the signed webhook. With reference code in Node and PHP.

The keyboard shortcuts CutOptim supports: Ctrl+Enter to run, Ctrl+S to save, Enter to add a table row, and Tab to move between fields.

The CutOptim cutting engine, callable over HTTP from your own software — ERP, quoting tool or machine software. Who it is for, what it returns, and how to get access.

Frequently asked questions and troubleshooting for CutOptim. Solve common issues with optimization, exports, login, and plan limits.