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
Create instant visual cutting plans for bars, pipes, tubes, boards, timber, steel profiles, sheet and plate. CutNesting is free, runs in your browser and needs no signup—enter your material and see stock use, kerf and waste before you cut.
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
Find a lower-waste cutting plan in seconds for bars, rods, pipes, tubes, strips and custom stock lengths. This powerful optimizer is free, runs in your browser and needs no signup—just enter your stock, cuts and kerf to see material use and waste.
Open pageWoodworking board and timber cut planning
Wood Cut List Optimizer
Turn a woodworking cut list into an instant visual board plan for furniture parts, timber, planks, trim, moulding and shelves. It is free, runs in your browser and needs no signup, with saw kerf and leftover waste included.
Open pageSteel bar, pipe and profile cutting plans
Steel Fabrication Cut Optimizer
Create an instant visual cutting plan for 6 m and 12 m steel stock. It is free, runs in your browser and needs no signup—enter bars, pipes, tubes, angles, channels or flats to see kerf, stock use and waste.
Open pageSheet and plate
2D Nesting Optimizer
Nest rectangular, circular and irregular DXF or NC1 parts on full sheets and reviewed leftover remnants.
Open 2D workspaceHow 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?
CutNesting includes a separate 2D Nesting Optimizer for sheet and plate. It supports simple parts, reviewed DXF and DSTV plate NC1 imports, irregular remnant stock and validated layout exports.
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.