I had good luck with the free version from Drummond:

About Us
A Brief History of Our Software

In 1986 R&R Drummond first released Plywood Planner for the Commodore 64. We
developed our second release, CASP'er, (Computer Aided Sheet Planner)for the
IBM-XT as the industry progressed toward the PC. With the arrival of Windows
3.1, we developed The ITEMIZER version 4, which supported a windowed, point-
and-click interface. The ITEMIZER version 5, was designed for the Windows 9x
operating systems. Version 6, added Power search routines that analyzed many
more layouts.

Our current primary product is The ITEMIZER, which provides for manually re-
arranging the cutting plans after they are automatically generated. Also, we
developed Snap-It for hobbyists and the CutMizer Service for those who favor
our expertise to do the cutting plans for them.

Snap-it has been discontinued in favor of MINI-MIZER, which is a limited
ver-
sion of The Itemizer and has more functionality.

With every new software release, we strive to improve the quality of our
pro-
gram and efficiency of the layouts, while adding useful support features. We
regard customer feedback as a crucial part of the development process.

Our technical support is free and we strive to make it a same day service.
Please don't hesitate to contact us. We are interested in your success and
saving some trees can't hurt...

Thanks for

wrote in message
ups.com...
I am looking at a set of plans which has a very detailed cut list and
am a little at a loss to convert that list to a materials to purchase
list. For example, 3/4 x 2 3/4 x27; many such pieces on the list I
have.

Is anyone aware of software that could help me come up with what I am
looking for? Some cutting diagrams would be great too.

Thanks.