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Paper grid cut yield calculator
Compare two straight grid orientations when cutting cards, inserts or zine covers from a sheet.
Your measurements
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The plan
Your results
How the calculation works
Columns = floor((sheet width + gap) ÷ (piece width + gap)); rows use the same rule. Compare a 90° rotation.
Before you use the result
Tests two uniform grids only. Mixed orientations may yield more. Gap is between pieces, with no extra outer margin; include bleed in the piece size.
A worked example
Sheet width (mm): 420 · Sheet height (mm): 297 · Piece width (mm): 100 · Piece height (mm): 140 · Gap between pieces (mm): 3.
- Unrotated pieces
- 8
- Rotated pieces
- 4
- Best uniform grid
- 8
- Material used (%)
- 89.787
Results display up to three decimal places. Rounding happens only for display, except where the method explicitly counts whole items.