Optimal Cutting Layouts
Cutting layout optimisation is one of the most valuable things panel cutting software can do for a woodworking or cabinetmaking shop. When every sheet of plywood, MDF, melamine, or particleboard has been correctly optimised before cutting begins, you reduce material waste, cut more consistently, and spend less time re-cutting mistakes.
MaxCut generates optimal cutting diagrams automatically. Enter your panels and sheet sizes, and MaxCut’s algorithms calculate the most efficient arrangement across every sheet in seconds.
Control how your sheets are optimised
Every workshop has different priorities. MaxCut gives you the settings to match your cutting layout optimisation to how your shop actually works.
Optimisation priority – choose between minimising material waste for maximum yield, or prioritising a faster cutting sequence to keep your workflow moving.
Wastage placement control – group offcuts at the bottom of each sheet so they are easy to identify and reuse, or spread panels across the full sheet for the highest possible yield.
Grain direction and alignment – MaxCut respects grain orientation when placing panels, and can align panels that share continuous grain across components.
Saw kerf adjustment – set blade thickness per sheet material type so every cutting layout accounts for real-world material loss from the saw blade. This makes layouts more reliable and prevents accumulated sizing errors across a job.
Sheet trim settings – define edge trimming allowances so that usable area is calculated from what is actually available on each sheet, not from the nominal sheet size.
Tension-free cuts – rough-cut panels slightly oversized before precision trimming, for cleaner, splinter-free edges on finished panels.
Panel cutting optimisation that goes beyond the layout
Once MaxCut has produced your optimised cutting layouts, it does not stop there. It automatically calculates material quantities, generates cost estimates, and produces the paperwork your shop needs to complete and price the job, including cutting lists, job summaries, and client-ready quotations.
For cabinet makers and joiners who need to control costs and cut consistently, MaxCut brings together panel cutting optimisation and job management in a single desktop application.
Download MaxCut free and see how optimised layouts can reduce waste on your next job. For the full suite of business features, subscribe to the Business Edition.
MaxCut is more than a powerful panel optimiser. By utilising advanced algorithms, in a matter of seconds, it works out precisely the amount of materials, the cost analysis, job breakdown and produces all the paperwork you need to successfully make and sell your job. Subscribe now to the Business Edition to get the most for your cabinetry business!