Applies to: Core, Advanced, Enterprise
Prorated Bounding Box Cost charges material based on the nest footprint rather than always charging a full sheet.
You can select this from:
Quote & Cut → Settings → Pricing Model → Prorated Bounding Box Cost
How it works #
Quote & Cut looks at the area used by the nest on the sheet.
It compares the chargeable nest footprint with the full sheet area.
The customer is charged for the portion of the sheet used by the nest, subject to your uplift and pricing settings.
Example #
If a material sheet costs £100 and the chargeable nest footprint uses about half the sheet, the material cost may be based on roughly half the sheet cost before any uplift, handling, markups, or other costs.
This is only a simple example. The real quote also depends on nesting, cut length, pierces, gas cost, machine time, and other pricing settings.
When to use Prorated Bounding Box Cost #
Use this model if you want fairer pricing for smaller jobs.
It is a good choice if:
- You regularly reuse offcuts.
- You combine online orders with other production work.
- You want smaller customer jobs to remain competitively priced.
- You do not want every small job charged as a full sheet.
- You are comfortable managing material recovery through uplift and markups.
Prorated uplift #
The Prorated Uplift (%) setting increases the charged material amount when utilisation is below your threshold.
This helps protect you from undercharging for inefficient nests.
For example, if a part creates a large footprint but does not use the area efficiently, the uplift can increase the material charge.
Uplift threshold #
The Uplift Threshold (%) setting controls when the uplift applies.
If utilisation falls below this percentage, Quote & Cut applies the prorated uplift.
For example:
- Uplift Threshold:
50 - Prorated Uplift:
20
This means Quote & Cut can apply a 20% uplift when material utilisation is below 50%.
Advantages #
Prorated Bounding Box Cost can make quotes more attractive for smaller jobs.
It can also give a fairer price when customers upload parts that only use part of a sheet.
Things to watch #
Prorated pricing depends heavily on accurate material data and sensible uplift settings.
Be careful with:
- Very low sheet costs.
- No markup.
- No minimum price per part.
- No uplift on inefficient nests.
- Unrealistically fast cutting speeds.
- Incorrect sheet sizes.
These can all lead to under-pricing.
Recommended starting point #
If you use Prorated Bounding Box Cost, consider setting:
- A sensible percentage markup.
- A minimum price per part.
- A prorated uplift.
- An uplift threshold.
- Accurate sheet costs.
- Accurate cut speeds.
Then compare Quote & Cut prices against real jobs you have already quoted manually.
Continue to: Straight Cut Off Pricing.
