Cut to length from the fewest bars
Tell CutNest the lengths you buy and the lengths you need. It works out the fewest bars (or the cheapest mix of lengths), groups the bars cut the same way and prints a saw list.
Cut a frame from box section
Top rails, legs and braces from 7.5m and 6m lengths of 40×40×3 SHS with a 2mm saw kerf.
For the saw, not just the spreadsheet
Your stock lengths and prices
6m, 6.5m, 7.5m or random lengths you have in the rack — with prices and how many you have. CutNest picks the cheapest mix.
One saw list per pattern
Bars cut the same way are grouped: “cut 4 bars like this”, with the stop length for each cut and the marks from the bar end.
End trim and saw kerf
Square up damaged ends with an end trim, and give each section its own saw kerf (a bandsaw is not the same as the laser in Settings).
Offcuts marked
The offcut at the end of each bar is measured, and the ones worth keeping are marked on the plan and the saw list.
Provably optimal
Every plan is checked against a mathematical lower bound. When CutNest hits it, no plan can use fewer bars and it says so.
Sheet and bar together (Pro)
Put the plate and the box section in one job and one quote, with saw time for the bars and machine time for the sheet.
Straight answers
Try it on your own job
Free, in your browser, no account. Your cut list stays on your computer.