Sheet Cutter

A sheet cutting layout application with fiber direction control and locale support.

Requirements

• Java 11 or higher

Quick Start

1. Download and unpack the archive
2. Run the appropriate script:
3. Linux/Mac: ./sheetcutter.sh
4. Windows: double-click SheetCutter.bat`

Data Format

Sheets

Format: width, height, quantity, fiber orientation

• Orientation: H (horizontal fibers) or V (vertical fibers)
• If orientation omitted, defaults to H

Example: 1525, 480, 2, V 1220, 2440, 1, H

Parts

Format: width, height, quantity, name, orientation

• Orientation: H (fibers along width) or V (fibers along height)
• If orientation omitted, part can be rotated freely for optimal nesting

Example: 597, 150, 2, oven_front_panel, V 800, 400, 1, table_door 342, 535, 4, sink_door, V

Import from OpenSCAD

Add comments to your .scad files:

cube([width, height, thickness]);//@part_name&dir=v. e.g., "cube([597, 17, 150]);//@oven_front_panel&dir=v" or "cube([597, 17, 150]);//@oven_front_panel&dir=h"

• //@part_name&dir=v (or &dir=h) - part name (required for named parts) and fiber orientation (optional). Make sure there are no spaces before "&dir"

The app automatically detects which dimension is thickness (material thickness specified in GUI) and imports the other two as width and height.

Features

• Multiple sheet sizes with quantities
• Individual fiber orientation for each part and sheet
• Guillotine placement algorithm (most efficient for sheet cutting)
• Remaining areas visualization
• HTML export with cutting plans and SVG drawings
• Multi-language support: 🇷🇺 Русский 🇺🇸 English 🇨🇳 中文 🇹🇿 Kiswahili

Adding New Languages

1. Add translation file to resources/ folder (e.g., translations_fr_FR.properties)

2. Add locale to SUPPORTED_LOCALES in SheetCutter.java:

   private static final Locale[] SUPPORTED_LOCALES = { new Locale("en", "US"), new Locale("ru", "RU"), new Locale("zh", "CN"), new Locale("sw", "TZ"), new Locale("fr", "FR") // add your new locale };

That's it! Java 11+ runs directly from source, no compilation needed

Files Structure

SheetCutter/ ├── SheetCutter.java # main source file ├── resources/ # translation files │ ├── translations_en_US.properties │ ├── translations_ru_RU.properties │ ├── translations_zh_CN.properties │ └── translations_sw_TZ.properties ├── sheetcutter.sh # Linux/Mac launch script ├── sheetcutter.bat # Windows launch script ├── README.md # this file

Running Without Scripts You can also run directly:

Linux/Mac:

bash java -cp .:./resources SheetCutter.java

Windows:

batch java -cp .;resources SheetCutter.java

License Open source. Feel free to modify and share!

Author Dimitry Prihodko, Togliatti, Russia DPrihodko@inbox.ru

Acknowledgments Special thanks to everyone who contributed translations, bug reports, and suggestions!

Happy cutting!