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Cut list labels

Solve a cut list and print a label for every part and every offcut worth keeping, on Avery sheets, a Dymo or a Zebra printer. Each label says what the piece is and where it was cut. Free, no sign-up.

Units
What's cutting it

Sheets you have

Parts on your cut list

Paste rows straight from a spreadsheet, or .

Options kerf 1/8 · 3 stages · fewest sheets

The blade or bit width, and the smallest side an offcut needs to be worth keeping.

Saw stages
Aim for

Your sheet layouts will appear here.

Fill in your sheets and parts, then press Plan my sheets.

How it works

  1. 01

    Name your parts

    Give each part a name, like Side or Shelf, so its label says what it is. Banded edges and grain go on the label too.

  2. 02

    Plan the sheets

    Press Plan my sheets, then pick the label stock in the Labels line under the plan: Avery 5160, Avery L7160, Dymo 89 x 36, Zebra 4 x 2 or Zebra 2 x 1.

  3. 03

    Print and stick

    Label sheets open as a print page: print at 100% scale, not fit to page. Zebra files download and go straight to the printer.

Cut list labels questions

Which label sizes are there?

Avery 5160 (US Letter, 30 labels of 2⅝ × 1 in), Avery L7160 (A4, 21 labels of 63.5 × 38.1 mm), Dymo 89 × 36 mm, and ZPL files for a Zebra printer at 203 dpi, 4 × 2 in or 2 × 1 in.

What's on a part label?

Its name, finished size (and cut size when banding changes it), material, its sheet and where on it, its banded edges, a grain arrow when its grain matters, and a QR code.

What does the QR code hold?

Short plain text that says what the piece is, so any phone or scanner reads it without NestSolver. The Dymo and 4 × 2 in labels add a Code 128 barcode.

Are offcuts labelled too?

Yes. Every leftover worth keeping gets a label with its size, material, sheet and a QR code, so it goes back on the rack ready for the next job.

Can I label linear cuts?

Yes. In the linear optimizer, Labels prints a label for every part and drop, with its length, its bar and where on the bar it's cut.