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AI agent for carpenters

Cut List Offcut Reuse Agent

Cut the new material order by using the offcuts that actually fit.

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Cut List Offcut Reuse Agent: what goes in, what the agent does and what you get

What it does

A small shop keeps buying full sheets and boards while offcuts pile up in the corner. This agent keeps a list of your offcuts with material, thickness, length and width. For each upcoming job, it reads the cut list and tries to match pieces to offcuts first. It recalculates how much new material you need to order and shows the savings. After each match, it checks that the piece still fits with grain direction and kerf allowance, and removes the offcut from the list. You approve the revised order. Edge case: a long offcut fits a rail by length, but its grain runs the wrong way, and the agent rejects the match.

How it works

Follow the arrows from top to bottom. The orange dashed arrow is the loop: when a check fails, the agent goes back and tries again.

Start and resultWhat it doesA check on its own workWaits for your OKGoes back and retries
Yes, continueYes, continueApprovedNoNo 1 STARTS WHEN New cut list is saved 2 USES A TOOL Read the cut list and the offcut inventory 3 DOES Match each piece to the smallest suitable offcut 4 DOES Check grain direction, thickness, quality and kerf 5 CHECKS THE RESULT Does each matched piece really fit? If not: Remove the match and try the next offcut. Backto step 4. 6 DOES Remove used offcuts from the working list 7 USES A TOOL Recalculate the new material needed 8 CHECKS THE RESULT Do the remaining pieces fit on the planned sheetsand boards? If not: Rerun nesting for the remaining pieces. Back tostep 3. 9 YOU APPROVE Carpenter approves the revised order 10 USES A TOOL Update the offcut list with new leftovers 11 RESULT Revised order and savings summary
Read the steps as a list
  1. New cut list is saved
  2. Read the cut list and the offcut inventory
  3. Match each piece to the smallest suitable offcut
  4. Check grain direction, thickness, quality and kerf
  5. Does each matched piece really fit?If not: Remove the match and try the next offcut. Back to step 4.
  6. Remove used offcuts from the working list
  7. Recalculate the new material needed
  8. Do the remaining pieces fit on the planned sheets and boards?If not: Rerun nesting for the remaining pieces. Back to step 3.
  9. Carpenter approves the revised orderThe agent waits here for your OK.
  10. Update the offcut list with new leftovers
  11. Revised order and savings summary

How it decides

It matches the smallest offcut that fits first, after checking grain, thickness, quality and kerf. It only counts a match if the piece still fits.

  • Grain and finish side must match the job
  • Add kerf of 3 mm per cut (default)
  • Do not use offcuts with defects on visible parts
  • Offcuts under 150 mm are not tracked

Make it yours

Every agent is a starting point. You choose these settings for your own situation.

  • Minimum offcut size (default 150 mm)
  • Kerf allowance
  • Quality grades allowed on visible parts
  • Materials tracked
  • Sheet sizes for nesting

What keeps you in control

It always asks you first

  • Revised material order

Hard limits

  • Never places an order
  • Never uses offcuts for structural parts without approval
  • Keeps the inventory accurate

It stops when

  • Done: order revised and offcuts updated
  • Stop: no offcut fits; order unchanged

Set it up

We guide you through the set-up, step by step

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An example run

What happensA kitchen job needed 6 sheets of 18 mm birch ply. The agent matched 9 pieces to 4 offcuts. Two matches failed the check because the grain ran the wrong way, so it removed them and tried other offcuts. The final plan used 5 sheets instead of 6, a saving of about 1 sheet. The carpenter approved the order.

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