CabDesign Materials Cost Calculator

Materials Cost Calculator

Cost any material by the way it's actually priced. Pull a saved material from your Materials Library so its price stays in one place, or enter a custom what-if. Either way it's the same engine the Cut List Optimizer uses, so the numbers match.

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This value comes from your Materials Library and is read-only here. Edit the material there to change it.

Pricing & usage

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How each pricing method measures your material

Suppliers price the same wood five different ways. Pick the one that matches your invoice above; here is what each one actually counts.

Per sheet

Counts the whole 4×8 (or metric) sheets your parts nest onto, rounded up by your waste buffer.

By the piece

Packs your part lengths into whole sticks or boards (kerf-aware), then bills the sticks you use.

Per linear unit

Adds up the total run length of your parts and bills it at your price per foot or metre.

Per board-foot

Bills the volume of rough lumber: thickness inch × width inch × length inch ÷ 144.

Edgebanding (roll)

Bills the length of edgebanding you apply, priced from the roll (roll price ÷ roll length).

Free tool · part of the CabDesign suite · nothing is saved or sent anywhere. It runs entirely in your browser.