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Project sheet planner

See how many rectangular pieces fit on a usable sheet. Reserve a practice sample before cutting the project.

Project sketches and card offcuts on the ivory work mat.
Original editorial scene in the Made in Steps setting. Generated imagery; not evidence of product or recipe testing.

All dimensions are in centimetres. Gap is between pieces; outside margins must already be removed from the usable sheet.

A regular rectangular grid, comparing two uniform orientations. It does not optimize mixed nesting or read a machine’s limits. Enter usable dimensions after outside margins, and disable rotation when grain or pattern direction matters.

Your working note

The project pieces—and a little room to practice.

Complete the inputs, then calculate to see the assumptions beside the result.

Keep the context beside the calculation.

Record material brand and variant, machine and tool, settings, sample photographs and the finished result. Decorative makes belong here; repairs and installed fixtures belong to Home by Doing.

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