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MaxCut cutting optimisation.
MaxCut is cutting optimisation software for glass and other flat sheet products. It calculates the most efficient way to cut your panels from stock sheets — minimising wastage, saving material and producing clear cutting reports your workshop can follow. The Community Edition is free to use, making it a cost-effective choice for glaziers, carpenters and fitters.
Why optimise your cuts
Less waste. Better quotes.
Minimise wastage
Every offcut you don't create is material you don't pay for. Optimised layouts squeeze the most out of every sheet of glass or board.
Accurate material estimates
Know exactly how many sheets a job needs before you order — no over-buying, no shortfalls mid-project.
Professional cutting reports
Clear, printable cutting diagrams mean fewer mistakes on the bench and faster communication between office and workshop.
Free Community Edition
Everything you need to start.
Grouping & ungrouping
Organise cut items into logical groups and break them apart again as your job changes.
Optimise waste or cutting time
Choose whether the software prioritises minimal offcut waste or the fastest sequence of cuts.
Copy & paste from Excel
Move cutting lists in and out of spreadsheets without retyping a single dimension.
File export
Export your optimised layouts and reports to share with your workshop or clients.
Edge banding calculation
Work out edge banding requirements for board products alongside your cutting plan.
Customer proposals
Turn an optimised cutting list into a professional proposal you can send to a client.
Pricing tool
Attach material and cutting costs to your layouts so quotes are grounded in real numbers.
Shared materials & raw material import
Build a library of the sheet sizes and thicknesses you stock and reuse it across every job.
Business Edition
For growing workshops.
When your cutting lists get bigger and your clients expect branded paperwork, the Business Edition adds the detail and polish a professional operation needs.
- Everything in the free Community Edition
- Material cost vs selling price comparisons
- Custom blade thickness per sheet material type
- Accurate holes and grooving detail for panels
- Mass-change selected items by material, part tag or dimension
- Customised reports with your company logo
- No advertising on reports and labels
- No delayed start-up screen
How we work
Optimised cutting, built into every quote.
Every Prism And Ply quote is planned with cutting optimisation in mind — so your glass and board order uses as few sheets as possible, and you only pay for the material your project actually needs. Send us your dimensions and we'll come back with an efficient, honest quote.
Disclaimer
A few things to be clear about.
Independent recommendation
MaxCut is cutting optimisation software developed, sold and supported by Maxima Software. Prism And Ply is an independent customer and trade user of the software — we do not develop, sell, license, host or provide technical support for it, and we receive no commission or benefit for recommending it. We share it here simply because we have found it useful in our own workflow and believe other glaziers, carpenters and fitters may too.
Downloads, licensing and support
If you choose to download MaxCut, you do so directly from the software maker's own website and under their licence agreement, terms and privacy policy. Prism And Ply has no control over the download, installation, pricing, editions, system requirements or availability of the software, and we cannot take responsibility for any loss, damage or interruption to your business arising from its use. Any questions about the software itself should go to MaxCut's own support team.
Trademarks
MaxCut and Maxima Software are trademarks of their respective owners. Any such names are used on this page for reference and description only — their use does not imply endorsement, sponsorship, affiliation or partnership in either direction.
Product information may change
The edition features described on this page are a snapshot of what we understand MaxCut to offer, and the software maker may change its features, editions or pricing at any time without our knowledge. Always confirm current details on the official MaxCut website before making a decision based on what you read here.
No liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Prism And Ply accepts no liability for the content of any external site linked from this page, or for any outcome of using MaxCut or any other third-party software. This notice should be read together with our Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy. Questions about our own quoting and cutting services are always welcome at team@prismandply.com.