Reduce waste
Plan how pieces fit into stock lengths before you buy or cut material.
Free online linear cut planning
Online Cut Optimizer for Wood, Steel and Linear Materials
Plan stock lengths, cut lists and kerf for bars, rods, pipes, tubes, boards, timber and steel profiles. Start with a focused optimizer page for the material you cut most often.
What the optimizer helps with
Reduce waste
Compare required lengths against stock before cutting.
Visual cut plans
Turn rows of lengths into readable bar layouts.
No signup required
Use the calculator in the browser without creating an account.
Core features
Plan linear cuts with less manual trial-and-error
Visual cut plans
Use bar-style layouts to make stock usage and leftover waste easier to review.
Works for many materials
Use the same linear workflow for wood, steel, pipes, bars, rods and profiles.
No signup required
Use the public browser-based calculator without creating an account.
Choose a tool
Cut optimizer pages by material
Each page has its own examples, terminology and FAQs while sharing the same optimizer workflow.
Linear material cutting calculator
1D Cut Optimizer Online
Plan one-dimensional cuts for bars, rods, pipes, tubes, strips and custom stock lengths. Enter the stock you have, the pieces you need and the kerf allowance to create a practical cutting plan with less waste.
Open pageWoodworking board and timber cut planning
Wood Cut List Optimizer
Turn a woodworking cut list into an organized board cutting plan. Use it for furniture parts, timber, planks, trim, moulding, shelves and carpentry jobs where saw kerf and board length matter.
Open pageSteel bar, pipe and profile cutting plans
Steel Fabrication Cut Optimizer
Create cutting plans for fabrication work using 6 m and 12 m steel stock. Enter bars, pipes, tubes, angles, channels, flats or rods with cutting allowance so each job can be checked before production.
Open pageHow it works
From stock list to cut plan
Enter stock
Add the stock lengths and quantities available for the job.
Enter cuts
List each required part with length, quantity and label.
Add kerf
Include blade thickness, saw kerf or cutting allowance.
Generate plan
Review stock used, waste, layout and unplaced pieces.
CutNesting FAQs
These answers cover the public online cut optimizer and link users to the right material-specific page.
What materials can CutNesting be used for?
CutNesting is for one-dimensional materials such as wood boards, timber, steel bars, pipes, tubes, rods, profiles, channels, flats and trim.
Is this a sheet cutting optimizer?
No. CutNesting focuses on linear stock lengths. Sheet goods such as plywood panels need a two-dimensional nesting tool.
Do I need an account?
No. CutNesting is a public online calculator that works without login.
Why are there separate wood and steel pages?
Woodworking and steel fabrication use different terminology, sample data and planning concerns, so each page gives more relevant examples while sharing the same optimizer workflow.