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Fabrication Cutting List Optimiser: common estimating mistakes and on-site checks

Utilisez Fabrication Cutting List Optimiser en ligne pour obtenir un résultat rapide et clair. Optimise bar and section cuts across stock lengths with kerf allo

Méthode fiable

Avoid common Fabrication Cutting List Optimiser estimating mistakes with practical site checks, measurement tips, assumptions and a final verification checklist.

  1. Take the measurements required by Fabrication Cutting List Optimiser and record the units beside each value.
  2. Check site conditions, wastage, product coverage and manufacturer guidance before calculating.
  3. Run the calculation and keep the unrounded result until the final ordering step.
  4. Compare the result with supplier pack sizes, drawings and a second manual sense-check before purchasing.

Vérifications avant d’utiliser le résultat

  • Are the source values current and entered in the correct fields?
  • Are the units, decimal separators and signs correct?
  • Have optional settings or assumptions been reviewed?
  • Does the result look plausible when compared with a simple known case?
  • Have you kept enough precision until the final step?
  • If the result affects money, safety, purchasing or compliance, has it been independently checked?

Erreurs courantes à éviter

  • Mixing millimetres, metres, feet or inches in the same calculation.
  • Using drawing dimensions without confirming actual site conditions.
  • Forgetting waste, laps, cuts, pack sizes or manufacturer coverage.
  • Ordering directly from an estimate without a final supplier/specification check.

Guide pratique: site mistakes

Separate measured dimensions from assumptions.

Check access, cuts, laps, waste and product coverage.

Use supplier/manufacturer information for the final order.

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Questions fréquentes

Is Fabrication Cutting List Optimiser free to use?

The linked browser tool can be opened directly from this guide. If a server-side or AI action uses credits, Sellible shows the credit requirement before the job runs.

How should I check the result?

Review the source values, units, assumptions and output. For important financial, technical, purchasing or compliance decisions, use an independent check as well.

Can Sellible AI help with the next step?

Yes. Sellible AI can help explain results, analyse supplied files and route suitable jobs into Sellible tools. AI usage shows its expected credit cost before sending.