Design studio/New project
Multi-sheet & Offcut Planner
Fit rectangular parts across mixed stock sizes, preserve grain, account for kerf and identify reusable offcuts.
Understand your build
Method & worked example
Longest parts are placed first in non-overlapping free rectangles using a guillotine split. The planner prefers already-opened stock, then offcuts, then whole sheets. Material and thickness must match; grain-locked parts cannot rotate. This is a feasible heuristic, not a proof of minimum waste.
Check the numbers
Two 600 mm parts do not fit across 1,200 mm stock when a 3 mm separating kerf is required. Enough total area alone does not establish a feasible cutting layout.
Numbered cutting layouts, a stock pull list, unplaced-part checks and traceable reusable leftovers. The drawing, cut list, material plan and exports use the same entered measurements. Product geometry and purchase quantities are checked again when a project is saved.
For workshop instruction, follow the Academy learning paths. For saving revisions and moving a design into business records, use the design studio product guide.
Continue the project
References & further reading
Use actual stock dimensions and current manufacturer instructions. Supplier costs, physical material tests and hardware selections remain part of your project record.