Barry,
WoodParts generates a cut list, not cutting diagrams. I completely
agree that it is impractical to generate cutting diagrams for solid
lumber of any major species except for something very uniform like
mahogany. WoodParts will help you to generate cut lists based on your
specification of what the dimensions are. Unlike all programs I have
seen, that only take the final dimension, such as 6-3/4, WoodParts is a
very powerful dimension calculator. This may or may not be an
interesting feature to (amateur) woodworkers. I thought it would be,
but I'm also a software guy, so maybe it's wishful thinking.

Pete

B a r r y wrote:
PeteC wrote:

If you use mainly plywood,
WoodParts probably won't help much since it doesn't do layout on
sheets of plywood (there is already software that does a good job of
that and I was trying for something different).



While I truly appreciate your efforts, sheet goods are where cutlists
are truly useful.

What good are cutting diagrams for solid stock when the locations of sap
/ heartwood, defects, and figure quality are unknown to the program?

The person who can predict what parts of each board to use with a
computer will become the belle of the ball for operations like flooring
mills! G

Barry