Panel saw cutting list
A layout is only useful if your saw can cut it. Every cut here runs edge to edge across the piece you’re holding, the way a panel saw or beam saw works, so what you see on screen is what you can cut.
Panel saw cutting list
Pick a standard board or type your own size. Untick “Parts can turn” for veneer or woodgrain.
Why a saw layout is different
Edge-to-edge cuts only
A saw can’t stop part way across a board. Free nesting, the kind a CNC uses, can put parts where no saw cut could release them. These layouts never do.
Rips, then crosscuts
The board is ripped into strips, the strips are crosscut into parts, and those are trimmed if they need to be. That is how the layouts are built.
Grain stays where you want it
Untick “Parts can turn” and doors, drawer fronts and panels all keep the grain running the same way.
Cutting the boards
- Set the kerf to your blade. The tooth width of the main blade, usually 3 to 4.5mm. A scoring blade doesn’t add to it. The kerf guide shows how one millimetre can cost a part per row.
- Allow for the edges. If the factory edges are chipped or out of square, the app can take an edge trim off every side before it lays the parts out.
- Cut in order. With Pro, the app prints a cut sheet for each board with every cut numbered in order, where to measure it from and the offcuts worth keeping, and a label for every part.
Questions
Try it on your own job
Free, in your browser, no account. Your cut list stays on your computer.