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Read the cut list and adjust cut settings

Read every framing cut, the lumber buy list and sheet layouts, and set your kerf, offcut and stock lengths.

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The cut list shows every framing piece in your design, how to cut it from stock lumber, and how many boards to buy. Use it at the lumberyard and on the saw.

Open the cut list

  1. Select Build docs in the workspace switcher.
  2. Select the Cut List tab.
  3. The header shows the board count, the number of cuts, the waste percent, and how much of the waste is reusable offcut.
The Cut List tab with the board and cut counts, waste percent and the view toggle.
The Cut List header and views.

Pick a view

ViewUse it to
DetailedSee each piece by section: member, lumber, cut length and quantity.
Common CutsGroup identical cuts so you can batch them.
Buy ListSee how many boards of each stock length to buy.
OptimizedSee which cuts come out of which board.

Use the All Sections menu to show one section, such as the walls or the roof.

Below the views you also find Sheet Goods and the Sheathing Layout, which shows how panels fit each surface.

  1. Select the Buy List view.
  2. Select Print.
The Buy List view with the Print button ringed above the stock lengths to buy.
The Buy List view.

Change the cut settings

  1. In Build docs, open Cut Settings in the properties panel.
  2. Set Kerf width: 3/32" (thin) or 1/8" (std).
  3. Set Min offcut, the shortest drop you keep: 4, 6, 8 or 12 inches.
  4. Under Stock lengths, tick the board lengths your supplier stocks. At least one must stay ticked.
The Cut Settings section of the properties panel with Kerf width, Min offcut and stock length options.
Cut Settings in the properties panel.

The cut list and the buy list update right away.

When the cut list is locked

A locked cut list shows a few preview rows and a notice. It unlocks with the rest of the build documents. See Get drawings and the plan set, or Unlock your plan set if you are designing your own shed.