Optocut

Optocut is a program for generating a cost-optimized cutlist for wood. Give it a list of lumber available at your local hardware store, as well as a list of lenghts you need, and it will tell you what to buy and how to cut it. It also accounts for the width of your sawblade.

Installation

cargo install optocut

Example

example.toml:

[blade]
inches = 0.125


[[available]]
name = "2x4x8"
feet = 8
cost = 6.98

[[available]]
name = "2x4x104"
feet = 8
inches = 8
cost = 9.15

[[available]]
name = "2x4x10"
feet = 10
cost = 9.55

[[available]]
name = "2x4x12"
feet = 12
cost = 11.45

[[available]]
name = "2x4x16"
feet = 16
cost = 15.36

[[required]]
name = "2'"
feet = 2
amount = 4

[[required]]
name = "42in"
inches = 42
amount = 4

[[required]]
name = "1'"
feet = 1
amount = 6

[[required]]
name = "34in"
inches = 34
amount = 8

[[required]]
name = "10cm"
cm = 10
amount = 1

optocut example.toml

Best cost: $48.92
	2x4x12	->	10cm	34in	34in	34in	34in						[Leftover: 8.73 cm]
	2x4x8	->	34in	34in	1'	1'							[Leftover: 8.89 cm]
	2x4x8	->	34in	34in	1'	1'							[Leftover: 8.89 cm]
	2x4x8	->	1'	1'	42in	2'							[Leftover: 13.97 cm]
	2x4x10	->	42in	42in	2'								[Leftover: 29.53 cm]
	2x4x8	->	42in	2'	2'								[Leftover: 14.29 cm]