Woodworking Software - Cutting Diagrams

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by jaybird114, Apr 27, 2011.

  1. jaybird114

    jaybird114 New Member

    All:

    I am new to this forum and need some help . . .

    I am tired of doing drawings on my own for cutting lists / diagrams for sheet goods or other lumber.

    I am looking for some free or reasonably priced software that will do it for me. All I would have to do is determine the lumber I am going to use, I.E. Oak Plywood and then enter in my parts (length, width). The software would then spit back to me, minimally a cutting diagram with the parts labeled laid out on the sheet. If their is materail left over, it would show this as well as each piece labeled to be cut.

    If the materials would not fit on one sheet, I would hope it then would show the other parts on the 2nd sheet, etc.

    I have done some research on my own and have not found too much. But I would like to see what some of you might have experience with and I would like to hear more about it.

    I appreciate you help ahead of time with this . . .

    Jay