Type in your panels. Hit run. Get a colour-coded cut plan, exact sheet count, and material cost — in under 3 seconds. No CAD skills. No setup. Just less waste on every job.
Works in any browser. No install. No account. Your data never leaves your machine.
Cladra v9 — Kitchen Cabinet Job
Sheets
20
Used
56.5m²
Waste
6.4%
Est. Cost
NZ$1,870
ZERO WASTE EVERY SHEET ✦ 93% MATERIAL EFFICIENCY ✦ WORKSHOP-READY CUT PLANS ✦ 5 STRATEGIES RUN IN PARALLEL ✦ NO INSTALL REQUIRED ✦ YOUR DATA STAYS LOCAL ✦ MULTI-MATERIAL GROUPS ✦ INSTANT JOB QUOTES ✦ ZERO WASTE EVERY SHEET ✦ 93% MATERIAL EFFICIENCY ✦ WORKSHOP-READY CUT PLANS ✦ 5 STRATEGIES RUN IN PARALLEL ✦ NO INSTALL REQUIRED ✦ YOUR DATA STAYS LOCAL ✦ MULTI-MATERIAL GROUPS ✦ INSTANT JOB QUOTES ✦
93
%
Average material efficiency — well above industry standard 85%
5
Packing strategies run simultaneously, best result chosen automatically
<3
sec
From panel list to optimised layout, including multi-start search
0
Data sent to any server — everything runs locally in your browser
How it works
From panel list to cut plan in seconds.
No CAD software. No complex setup. Just your panel dimensions and a click.
01
Set your sheet
Enter your sheet size (e.g. 1200×2400mm), saw kerf, and material type. Add multiple material groups for jobs that mix sheet sizes.
02
Add your panels
Type panel dimensions, upload your Excel cut list, or use the panel editor to duplicate and sort. Supports up to 200+ panels.
03
Run the optimiser
Five algorithms run in parallel. The Multi-Start Search then tests hundreds of independent packings and keeps the global best.
04
Export & cut
Download the workshop PDF with visual layout, cut sequence, and panel table per sheet — or export CSV for your CNC software.
See it in action
Watch Cladra optimise a real job.
A 30-second walkthrough of the full workflow — from blank project to workshop-ready cut plan.
All plans include free updates for 12 months. · Prices ex GST. · Currently in open beta — pricing may change.
Questions
Frequently asked.
No. Cladra runs entirely in your browser. Your panel dimensions, project files, and cut plans never leave your machine. There's no account, no cloud sync, and no server processing your data. You can even use it offline once the page has loaded.
Yes. Cladra auto-detects the column structure of your spreadsheet and reads panel IDs, widths, and heights. It also auto-reads kerf and sheet size from header rows if present. It supports both the Cladra v1 and v2 Excel templates, as well as most custom formats with labelled columns.
On a typical 112-panel kitchen job, Cladra achieves 93% material efficiency in under 3 seconds. Manual layout by an experienced joiner typically takes 20–40 minutes and achieves 82–88% depending on their experience. Commercial nesting software (Pronest, Optinest) achieves similar efficiency to Cladra at a fraction of the cost and with no installation required.
Yes. Rotation is off by default — all panels are placed with fixed grain direction. If you're cutting MDF, plywood, or acrylic where rotation doesn't matter, you can enable 90° rotation per material group, which improves efficiency further.
Yes. The Material Groups feature lets you create multiple independent groups, each with its own sheet size, kerf, material type, rotation setting, and panel list. For example: Group 1 is 18mm MDF at 1200×2400 for carcasses, Group 2 is 12mm ply at 1220×2440 for backs. One click runs and quotes all groups together.
The Free plan supports up to 50 panels. Pro and Studio support 200+ panels per job with no hard limit. Beyond 200 panels the app will show a performance warning, as each strategy run involves hundreds of placement decisions. Very large jobs (300+ panels) are best split into material groups.
Get started
Cut your first job in the next 2 minutes.
No account. No install. Load your panel list, click Run, download the cut plan. That's it.