Free cut plan
PlaatplanAt Hornbach, Gamma, Karwei, and other hardware stores you can get sheets cut, as long as you provide clear dimensions and quantities. Plaatplan creates that cut plan for you: layout on the sheet, number of sheets, and a printable work plan.
Sheet 5 from the demo plan (Chest, Desk and Cabinet on MDF 2440 × 1220 mm). Panels are colour-coded per subproject.
The full demo plan: 5 sheets, 29 parts, 74.5% utilisation (including kerf).
A good cut plan lists length, width, and quantity per part, plus edge finishing if needed. Plaatplan exports a vendor-neutral work plan with cut list: not a brand-specific form, but everything the cutting staff needs.
Print the work plan or open it on your phone. Check beforehand that your blade width (kerf) matches the hardware store's.
Plaatplan is not tied to one hardware store. The export is generic: dimensions, quantities, cut layout, and optionally a visual diagram per sheet. You can use the same plan at different cutting services.
Note: every cutting service has its own rules for minimum dimensions, edge banding, and maximum cuts per sheet. Always check locally.
Plaatplan counts how many standard sheets you need and shows which offcuts remain. That way you do not over-order material and know exactly what to hand in at the cutting counter.
From material to work plan in four steps.
Yes. Use Export → Open work plan for the work plan, or What do I need for a purchase overview. See the Print work plan guide.
Yes. The layout is accurate to the millimetre and includes kerf. The default is 2.2 mm; adjust this under Saw settings if your blade or cutting service differs.
Efficient cutting, keep large offcut and deliver strips affect instructions and the work plan, not which panels sit where on the sheet. Turn on Show cut lines to use numbered cuts and the cut sequence preview.