Plywood cut program

[Dave Lehnert]

Are there any plywood cutting programs available for free on-line? I found some but don't trust the unknown source.

[Troy Turner]

Dave -

cutlistplus (http://www.cutlistplus.com). They have a free one that you can list I think 5 or 10 parts. I bought the $80 variety and can list up to 25 parts.

[fRED mCnEILL]

I use Maxcut. Its free and has no restrictions and is VERY easy to use.
www.maxcut.co.za
You have to re-register it every month but thats easy and doesn't cost anything.

[Dave Lehnert]

I use Maxcut. Its free and has no restrictions and is VERY easy to use.
www.maxcut.co.za (http://www.maxcut.co.za)
You have to re-register it every month but thats easy and doesn't cost anything.

Thanks, I'll check it out.

[Gary Stuewer]

I found this a little while back -- http://www.delphiforfun.org/programs/cutlist.htm

I haven't really had a chance to really play in depth but it seems pretty complete. Haven't seen where there are limits on the number of parts or pieces you can input. Put in the size(s) of the what you need to produce in the 'part' list and then put in the size of your plywood sheet(s) in the 'piece' list and it will produce a layout drawing of how to get the parts out of the piece. It will account for the waste produced by the sawkerf (i.e., it won't give you 4 - 2x2s out of 1- 4x4 sheet; it will give you 4- 23-3/4x23-3/4 out of 1- 4x4 sheet). Once you figure out the precision needed in your input it makes sense.

[Lee Schierer]

Check out Sheet Layout (http://www.sheetlayout.com/). They have a free version and several levels of paid versions depending upon your needs. The program interfaces with Excel spreadsheets and is fairly easy to learn. I've used an older version for years. It also does lineal layouts as well.

[Stew Hagerty]

I use Itemizer by RR Drummond. I used Mini-Mizer before upgrading. They aren't free, but Mini-Mizer is inexpensive and works quite well.
http://www.rrdrummond.com/

[Jim German]

+1 on Maxcut. That worked very well for me, was easy to use, and free.

[Ole Anderson]

I just downloaded (free version) and used MaxCut today based on your recommendations. Very easy to use once you realize you don't need to export to Excel to use. Used it for my sheet goods for new kitchen upper cabs, and I came up with eight sheets, yikes! But I can't imagine trying to optimize sheet layout manually. I was able to input oversize (by 3/4") sheets and specify grain direction. Very nice, thanks guys.