Applies to: Core, Advanced, Enterprise
Straight Cut Off charges material based on the length of sheet used by the nest across the full sheet width.
You can select this from:
Quote & Cut → Settings → Pricing Model → Straight Cut Off
How it works #
Instead of charging the full sheet or only the bounding box area, Straight Cut Off looks at the nest length used.
Quote & Cut uses the length of material consumed across the sheet width as the charged area.
This is useful if you think of material usage as cutting a length off a sheet.
Example #
If a nest runs 1000 mm down a 3000 mm sheet, the material charge may be based on the used length across the full sheet width.
This can suit businesses that treat the remaining length as stock or offcut.
This is only a simple example. The final quote also depends on cut time, gas cost, pierce time, markups, and other settings.
When to use Straight Cut Off #
Use this model if your workshop prices material by the length of sheet consumed.
It is a good choice if:
- You treat sheet stock like cut-off material.
- You want to recover the full sheet width for the length used.
- You prefer a simple stock-consumption method.
- Your remaining sheet length can be reused.
Prorated uplift #
Straight Cut Off can also use:
- Prorated Uplift (%).
- Uplift Threshold (%).
This helps protect against inefficient nests where the charged cut-off area is not well utilised.
Advantages #
Straight Cut Off can be a useful middle ground between Full Sheet Cost and Prorated Bounding Box Cost.
It may feel more natural if your production team thinks in sheet lengths rather than partial bounding box areas.
Things to watch #
Straight Cut Off depends on:
- Accurate sheet length.
- Accurate sheet width.
- Accurate sheet cost.
- Sensible uplift settings.
- Correct nesting orientation and behaviour.
Run test quotes before using this pricing model for live customer orders.
Recommended test #
Test parts that:
- Use a short length of the sheet.
- Use most of the sheet length.
- Create poor utilisation inside the charged cut-off area.
- Spill onto a second sheet.
Compare results with how your team would manually price the same jobs.
Continue to: Configuring Materials.
