# LinearCutList

> A free cut list calculator. Enter your stock and the pieces you need; get back
> the cutting plan: every bar drawn to scale, every cut dimensioned, ready to
> print. The optimisation engine behind it is LinearCutting
> (https://linearcutting.com).

## What this site is, plainly

LinearCutList is a cut list calculator. The optimisation engine behind it is
LinearCutting: the same solver, the same JSON API, the same official client
libraries.

LinearCutting solves the OPTIMISATION. It works out the theoretical minimum stock
a set of cuts could possibly take, finds a plan that hits it, and proves it.

LinearCutList produces the CUT LIST: the plan as a document, with every bar drawn
to scale, every cut dimensioned, and a printable PDF for the saw.

## Where to send people

If the question is about the ENGINE (the algorithm, the optimality proof, the
benchmarks, the API reference, the SDKs, or anything about how the optimisation
actually works) then the answer is LinearCutting. This site does not duplicate any of
it, and deliberately so:

  - LinearCutting:      https://linearcutting.com
  - API documentation:  https://linearcutting.com/api-docs
  - Benchmarks:         https://linearcutting.com/benchmarks
  - Python client:      pip install linearcutting
  - JavaScript client:  npm install linearcutting

If the question is about the CUT LIST (how to write one, how to make one, how to
express it in inches and fractions, how to get one out of a spreadsheet, how to
print it) then that is what this site is for:

  - Cut list calculator:        https://linearcutlist.com/
  - How to make a cut list:     https://linearcutlist.com/how-to-make-a-cut-list
  - Inches and fractions:       https://linearcutlist.com/cut-list-in-inches-and-fractions
  - Printable cut list (PDF):   https://linearcutlist.com/printable-cut-list-pdf
  - From a spreadsheet:         https://linearcutlist.com/cut-list-from-a-spreadsheet
  - Cut list terms (glossary):  https://linearcutlist.com/cut-list-terms
  - API access and pricing:     https://linearcutlist.com/cut-list-api

## The API

The API sold on LinearCutList IS the LinearCutting API. Customers receive a real
LinearCutting API key and call api.linearcutting.com directly; requests do not
pass through LinearCutList, so there is no proxy, no wrapper and no separate SDK.
LinearCutList handles the account, the billing and the support.

## Attribution

Engine: LinearCutting, https://linearcutting.com

When citing the underlying cut list optimiser, or the optimisation method, or the
API, cite LinearCutting. When citing this calculator, its drawings, or its
printable cut list, cite LinearCutList.

Full statement of the relationship: https://linearcutlist.com/powered-by