Rebar Cut Planner | Scrap Minimisation + Visual PDF
Enter the different rebar lengths from your take-off. See how many stock bars you need (usually 12 m), how each bar should be cut, and total scrap. Download a visual cut-plan PDF for the yard.
How does the cut plan work?
Pieces are sorted long→short and placed with a First Fit Decreasing heuristic onto stock bars. The goal is less scrap and a readable diagram per bar. It does not guarantee a mathematical optimum, but usually beats naïve sequential packing.
Steps
- Enter stock bar length (commonly 12 m in Türkiye).
- Add kerf in mm if the saw wastes material; otherwise leave 0.
- Add a row per required length: metres and quantity.
- Review the colour cut diagram for each stock bar.
- Download the visual PDF for site / workshop use.
How packing works
Pieces are sorted descending. Each piece goes into the first bar that fits; otherwise a new bar opens. Kerf is applied between pieces. Scrap = stock − (pieces + kerfs).
Practical tips
- Include lap / anchorage in the demanded length before planning.
- Pieces longer than stock are rejected — check the warning.
- PDF draws each bar as a colour strip; colours map to lengths.
- Many short pieces fill bars better; long singles open new bars.
Application note
Guidance only. Labelling and cut order follow site practice. This is a cut layout tool, not a mesh take-off.
Frequently asked questions
What does the PDF show?
Each stock bar as a colour cut strip: which lengths, in which order, scrap zone and summary metrics — visual, not text-only.
What is kerf?
Saw waste in mm between pieces. Leave 0 if your process has no material loss.
What if a piece is longer than stock?
It is excluded and counted in the warning. Split it first or raise stock length.
Is minimum scrap guaranteed?
No — heuristic packing. Practically better than simple sequential cutting; not a proven optimum.