Your material lists are of a STd good enough for Trainers,Designers/Architects for prelim guesstimate work only ( in fact we dont even frame the way you do in the USA). Hey mate, We also build in masonry,Steel and timber frame,Tilt up ,prefab do I extrapolate relevant data for alternate materials from your lists? Let alone analysis cost/alternate ways of Building. No-ones telling you what not to use ,If it works for you fine,But ,Sadly,where I come from ,Chief is of little use in the overall production process,nor can it be customized,nor does it have a scripting language,Nor useful data access,I could probably go on,but I wont.Seriously ART need to seek other applications for CA,overwise Larger Builders wont be using it full time.Ģ) Are you saying that a cut / material list would not help a builder? I am not clear on what you are trying to say.ġ) Are you saying that we should all forget using Chief Architect? It might be OK for inital guesstimates ,Now that Data is used to analysis and compare projects using databases,scripts and tools ,eg,comparitive costs methods and std deviations from knowledge base products.You guys are being hammered in those areas,right in front of the clients.Im now seeing customhomes moving down that very competitive route as well.We now tell clients to focus on the bigger picture and we can deliver on every level,including renderings,but generally its their hip pockets that thet're concerned about? we are now even more focused on what we have to do, to do it better and to do the deal? HTH
Lengths of polylines and M2 of cabinet material really doesnt cut. Data takes on many forms and at different stages of the process can mean different things to different people-even clients. They build anything from single storey dwellings,luxury homes, multi rise whatever?.Ive worked for some that build 1000's of homes a year( I started in construction analysis),They arent well oiled machines,Their proccesses are more from hand to mouth.High volume/low profits/huge risks.Thats another story. A table of fractions of an inch to decimals and millimetres can be found here (opens in new window): Convert Imperial Fractions to Decimal and Millimetres.Ī short video showing our cutting list calculator in action can viewed here (opens in new window): Linear Cutting List Calculator Intro Video.I guess track Builders are like our project builders?Separate from the marketing guys-they are usually run by accountants, NOTE: If your measurements are in fractions of an imperial inch, these will need to be converted from fractions to decimals. Click the "Print List" button if you would like to print the list of cuts that you have entered. Click the "Print Visual Cutting List" button if you wish to print the sheet showing the layout.ħ. If you need to remove any cuts from the list, simply click on that particular entry and it will be removed.Ħ. In the "Cuts" box, enter the length and number of required pieces of steel that are needed for your project and click the "Add" button after each one.ĥ. In the "Stock" box enter any stock that you already have cut.Ĥ. The kerf is the width of the cut and will vary depending on the width of the band saw blade or cutting disc that are using.ģ. Therefore, if you enter that you need 1 x 6050 mm and 1 x 1950mm, then with a kerf of 1.5 mm, it will want to add another length, so you should enter the exact length of the material (or near to it).Ģ. For example an 8 metre length of steel that is sold as 8 metres, may be 10 or more millimetres longer than 8 metres. A lot of steel is not exactly the length that it is sold as. Your measurements can be in inches, feet, cm (centimetres), mm (millimetres) or metres. In the "Settings" box, enter the length of the steel or wood that you will be cutting the required lengths from. How to use the Kurraglen Industries cutting optimiserġ. The calculator can be used for any linear material whether it be steel, metal, wood (timber), plastics, etc. Our free online cutlist optimizer can be used to work out the best way to cut your lengths of material to get the most efficient cuts from the material and save wastage.