Pipe comes in standard 6 m sticks while installations call for dozens of different cut lengths. Which cut from which stick is a classic optimization problem — and a bad one to solve by hand.
▶ Open the calculatorAny linear material: steel pipe (black or galvanized), PPR and PE-RT for plumbing, copper for HVAC, cable trays and busbars. The material doesn't matter — only the lengths do.
Paste the cut list straight from your bill of quantities (the “Paste” button accepts an Excel table), set the stock length and saw kerf, and hit “Optimize”. You get a stick-by-stick plan plus a waste summary.
If you need a working allowance (say +5 mm for facing PPR weld ends), add it to your cut lengths beforehand — the optimizer works with the final dimensions you enter.
Yes — enter the coil length as a single stock item and the tool will nest your cuts within it.
Yes — for example 6 m sticks plus 2.3 m and 1.8 m leftovers from a previous job. Each stock item takes a length and a quantity.