cut list calculator vs Sawgrid

Cut Optimizer turns your cut list into clean, low-waste sheet layouts in seconds — built for woodworkers, cabinet makers and DIY makers cutting plywood, MDF, melamine and other panel goods. Add your parts and stock panels, run the optimizer, and get optimized cutting diagrams, waste statistics and a step-by-step cutting guide you can follow right at the saw. Whether you are building cabinets, closets, shelves, kitchens, shop furniture or custom projects, Cut Optimizer makes panel cutting faster, easier and more accurate. WHY CUT OPTIMIZER • Smart 2D cut list optimization that reduces waste and uses fewer sheets • Full project management: parts, stock panels, quantities, materials, thickness • Step-by-step cutting guide with the active cut highlighted on the panel • Export cutting plans as PDF or SVG to print, share or send to your shop • Metric or imperial units, with decimal and fractional input (¹⁄₁₆, ⅛, ¼…) • iCloud sync keeps every project in sync across iPhone and iPad • Available in 33 languages KEY FEATURES • 2D bin-packing optimizer for plywood, MDF, melamine, OSB and sheet goods • Saw kerf support for accurate, real-world cut sizes • Grain direction control: free rotation or locked orientation • Edge banding selection per side, with total banding length calculation • Stock panel priorities to use up offcuts first • Unplaced part detection with clear validation messages • Interactive layout viewer with fullscreen zoom and pan • Cut count, total cut length, panel usage and waste percentage stats • Auto-saved projects, duplicate, edit and delete from the project list • Clean, native iOS design — works great on iPhone and iPad PERFECT FOR • Cabinet making and casework • Furniture building and joinery • Closet, wardrobe and kitchen planning • Plywood, MDF and melamine cutting • Workshop, garage and shop project planning • DIY woodworking and home improvement • Sheet goods nesting and panel optimization • Pros at the table saw, panel saw, track saw or CNC EXPORT & SHARE Export every project as a vector PDF or SVG cutting plan. Share it with your team, print it for the shop wall, or take it straight to the saw on your iPad. BUILT FOR REAL WORKSHOP USE Fast input, practical layouts, reliable measurements and clear cutting instructions you can actually follow with a saw in your hand. No clutter, no setup — just open the app, enter your parts, and cut. Download Cut Optimizer and stop wasting plywood. Privacy Policy: https://asarulabs.com/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Stop guessing how to break down a sheet. Enter your panel sizes and your part list, and Sawgrid works out the layout that gets the most out of every board. Built for cabinetmakers, joiners, furniture makers, metal fabricators, laser and CNC shops, and anyone who buys material by the full sheet. Every cut Sawgrid produces runs edge to edge across the panel, which is exactly what a table saw or a panel saw can actually execute. WHAT SAWGRID DOES - 2D panel nesting built only from through cuts your saw can follow - 1D length cutting for trim, tube, bar and profile, in the same project - Runs all 108 optimisation strategies and keeps the best result - Edge trim on the outside edges counted exactly, never estimated - Every requested part is either placed or reported with a reason. Nothing is dropped in silence - Millimetres, centimetres and inches, including fractions like 2' 6 3/4 SAWGRID PRO - Multi page PDF with the cut map, part list, cut sequence and labels, plus the cut list as CSV - Your own saw kerf, instead of the fixed 3 mm every free plan is solved with - Grain direction per part: free to rotate, forced lengthwise or forced crosswise - Several materials and thicknesses in one project, one run, separate plans per material - More than one saved project, side by side - Saw table mode: the next cut shown large, the screen stays awake, tick each cut off - Offcut stock that gets used up before you open a fresh sheet - Thorough optimisation: a second pass that often saves another panel on a big job Pro is available as a subscription or as a one time purchase. Calculating layouts is free, for as many parts and panels as a real job has, and a free plan is the whole plan: the cut map, the utilisation and the area balance. Free works on one project at a time, with one material in it, and a fixed 3 mm saw kerf that the result screen states every time. Cut layouts are computed on your device. There is no account and no project leaves the phone. The free version loads third-party advertising over the internet; Pro removes that advertising. Sawgrid works in a basement workshop with no signal. Terms of Use: https://sawgrid.vercel.app/terms.html Where available, you can explore recommendations for our other apps. They load online; views and taps are counted as daily totals without personal profiles or user/device identifiers. Our privacy policy explains this feature and existing advertising. Privacy Policy: https://sawgrid.vercel.app/privacy.html