Free cut list optimizer for plywood, MDF and melamine

Optimize the sheets you can actually buy

Enter part dimensions and quantities, then describe the stock you have: sheet size, material, thickness, how many you own and cost per unit. The optimizer compares guillotine strategies and reports sheets used, waste area, cut count and unfitted parts.

The result is built for review, not for a single headline number. Each sheet shows its placed parts, labels and numbered cut operations so you can sanity-check the plan before the blade touches anything.

The settings that move the result

An optimizer is only useful when it describes your shop:

• Kerf: 2.5–3.5 mm on a shop saw, 4–5 mm on an industrial beam saw. Skip it and the last part in a strip will not fit.
• Edge trim: discard a few millimetres per side when sheets arrive damaged.
• Grain: lock direction per part so fronts do not end up rotated.
• Priority: max yield when material is expensive, fewer cuts when saw time is.
• Cut orientation: horizontal, vertical or mixed, so big parts stay manageable.
• Stack identical parts when you cut repeats in a pile.

Import and export your cut list

Import parts from CSV when the project starts in a spreadsheet. Export the optimized result as CSV, SVG, PNG or a printable PDF report for the shop floor or the supplier.

Projects are saved locally, so you can reopen one when stock sizes, quantities or priorities change and re-optimize in seconds.

From furniture design to fabrication

Fabivo also includes a parametric furniture modeler for cabinets, shelving, tables and storage frames. Review the generated panels, send the usable parts into the cut planner, then follow the generated assembly steps.