Question : Yield Calculator

I would like some help making a yield calculator in Excel. If there is a way to make a visual that would even be better. What I mainly need is to come up with yield on 4’ x 8’ flat sheets. (Sometimes other sizes)

Here is an example: The sheet is Black Sintra, 4’x8’. My finished cut size would be 10.75” x 26.5”, 26.5”x48.38” and 26.45”x49.125. The quantities would be different for each cut size. Also I would need to enter different quantities and different sizes.

What I need to have in the end is how many sheets to order and what my waste would be.

Answer : Yield Calculator

The developer of the Solver add-in for Excel posts a sample workbook with a worksheet that produces a cut list. Download that workbook here: http://www.solver.com/procenter.htm    

Solver is an add-in that has been shipped with every version of Excel since the early Nineties. It was an optional install in most versions of Excel, meaning that you need to visit the Add/Remove programs Windows control panel to add the feature to your installation of Office. You'll need your CD-ROM for this step. Once that has been done, you will need to enable the add-in. In Excel 2003 and earlier, you do this by checking the box for Solver in the Tools...Add-ins menu item. In Excel 2007 you access the add-ins dialog from the Office menu button. In Excel 2010, you access this dialog from the Developer tab.

Brad