Part List
Part NameLength (mm)Qty
Total Bars
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Unique Patterns
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Utilisation
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Est. Waste
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Total Pieces
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Add parts and click Run Optimizer
CutList.ie is a free cut list optimizer for anyone who cuts linear stock to size. Enter your stock length, blade kerf and the parts you need, and the bar cutting optimizer packs them onto the fewest possible lengths — telling you exactly how many bars to order and where every cut goes.
As a cutting plan generator it groups identical patterns together, so your saw operator sees "cut 3 bars like this, 2 bars like that" instead of a page of repetition. Each bar shows its utilisation, reusable off-cuts are separated from waste based on your minimum off-cut setting, and the whole plan exports to a printable PDF for the workshop floor.
Material is usually the biggest cost on a cutting job. A good stock cutting calculator acts as a waste minimiser: by mixing different parts on the same bar instead of cutting them in separate batches, utilisation typically climbs from the low 80s to above 90 per cent — often one or two fewer lengths on every job, every day. CutList.ie runs entirely in your browser: no installation, no sign-up, and your part lists never leave your device.
Steel box section, tube, flat bar and angle iron — plan whole fabrication jobs and order the right number of 6 m or 12 m lengths first time.
Aluminium and uPVC profile extrusions are expensive — squeeze every frame member out of each length and track reusable off-cuts.
Studwork, skirting, architrave, decking and stair parts from standard timber lengths, with kerf and end trim accounted for.
Cut customer orders from stock with minimal remnant and a printed plan for the saw.
Turn a bar bending schedule into an efficient cutting plan for reinforcement bar stock lengths.
Furniture makers, sign makers and hobbyists — get professional material efficiency on any project, free.
Set the stock length you buy (e.g. 3,000 mm), your saw's blade kerf, end trim and the minimum off-cut worth keeping.
Add each part with its name, cut length and quantity — exactly as it appears on your drawing or schedule.
Run the optimizer to see colour-coded cutting patterns, utilisation and waste — then export the cutting plan as a PDF.
A cut list optimizer works out the most efficient way to cut a list of required parts from standard stock lengths, so you buy fewer bars and produce less waste. CutList.ie groups identical cutting patterns together and shows the utilisation of every bar.
Anything bought in fixed lengths and cut to size: steel box section, tube, flat bar and angle, aluminium and uPVC profiles, timber, conduit and pipe. It is a linear (1D) optimizer, so it does not handle sheet materials such as plywood or sheet metal.
Kerf is the material removed by the saw blade with every cut, typically 2–4 mm. CutList.ie adds your kerf to each cut so the cutting plan stays accurate.
The shortest remnant you consider worth keeping. Remnants longer than this are marked as reusable off-cuts; anything shorter is counted as waste.
Yes — free to use in your browser with no sign-up. Your part list never leaves your device; all calculations run locally.
Yes. Export a PDF with one click — it shows every cutting pattern, per-bar utilisation, stock length and a colour-coded part legend, four patterns per page.
Yes, the optimizer is fully responsive and runs in any modern mobile browser.