Use the selected sheet-vinyl roll width as a core constraint when the cut layout is generated.

The optimiser works with the physical width of the product rather than assuming square metres alone describe the order quantity.

Produces a more realistic linear-metre requirement for sheet vinyl.

Show the true floor area and the linear metres required from the roll as different measurements.

The estimator can see why a room's covered area and the amount of vinyl purchased are not necessarily the same.

Makes waste and purchasing decisions easier to understand and explain.

Cutting Magic uses the room shapes created in Floor Planner rather than reducing the job to simple rectangles.

Irregular spaces, openings and connected areas can influence the actual cutting result.

Keeps the cut plan tied to the job that will really be installed.

Break the room geometry into vinyl pieces that fit within the selected roll width and seam rules.

The estimator can inspect the actual pieces rather than relying on a single total quantity.

Provides a clearer bridge between takeoff and installation.

Optimise multiple sheet-vinyl products in the same project while keeping their quantities and cut layouts separate.

Mixed-material jobs can remain one project without combining incompatible materials on the same roll.

Reduces duplicate files and keeps complex jobs organised.

Pack pieces in room order so each room's cuts remain grouped as far as the valid layout allows.

The roll plan is easier to understand and organise for cutting and site installation.

Reduces confusion when installers need to identify which piece belongs to which room.

Allow compatible pieces from different rooms to share roll space where project rules permit it.

Unused roll width can be reused by another room instead of automatically becoming waste.

Can reduce total vinyl usage on multi-room projects.

Search a wider set of valid packing arrangements and compare their material usage.

The estimator is not limited to the first acceptable arrangement.

Creates an opportunity to reduce total roll length without manually testing every combination.

Keep room pieces together by default while still allowing approved exceptions where splitting a room group can materially improve the result.

The optimiser can respect practical cutting preferences without treating them as absolute when the project allows flexibility.

Helps balance installer convenience and material cost.

Use the relevant room-based and Best Sort workflow on single-room projects without relying on cross-room mixing.

The interface remains appropriate to the actual project complexity.

Makes the optimiser useful for both simple rooms and large multi-room jobs.

Use the project's current horizontal direction as a valid installation option.

The optimiser can preserve the intended visual direction instead of rotating material just to improve packing.

Protects design intent while still allowing optimisation inside that direction.

Test a vertical orientation where the room and product allow it.

The estimator can compare material usage between horizontal and vertical layouts.

Can uncover substantial savings where the alternate direction packs more efficiently.

Force horizontal or vertical direction when the installation specification requires it.

Critical visual or product rules take priority over the optimiser's preference.

Prevents a mathematically efficient layout from producing an unacceptable installation.

Assign rooms to linked direction groups so connected areas keep the same orientation or grain relationship.

Hallways, bedrooms, robes and other related spaces can stay visually consistent.

Protects pattern and grain continuity across connected rooms.

Treat directional products differently from non-directional products where grain continuity matters.

The optimiser knows that some products cannot simply be rotated without visual consequences.

Reduces the risk of an efficient cut plan creating an unacceptable finished floor.

Allow the estimator to prevent rotations that are not acceptable for the product or installation.

Search results remain inside the real installation constraints.

Improves confidence that an optimised result can actually be installed as shown.

The default horizontal seam layout can snap the top seam to the inner face of the north wall, with standard cut lines spaced one roll width apart.

The initial layout is predictable and tied directly to the selected material width.

Gives the estimator a sensible starting point before manual refinement.

Drag the standard seam layout as one translated grid so its regular roll-width spacing stays intact.

The estimator can reposition the full seam pattern without accidentally changing the relationship between standard cut lines.

Makes it faster to test better seam positions while preserving roll-width logic.

Add extra seams that are separate from the regular translated seam grid.

The estimator can create special cut columns or local seam conditions without changing every standard cut line.

Supports difficult room geometry and more sophisticated packing strategies.

Use added seams to create narrower columns where an alternative cut width creates a better packing opportunity.

The cut plan can exploit useful combinations that a single full-width seam pattern may miss.

Can reduce roll length on awkward room shapes.

Apply seam rules that stop a vinyl seam being placed through a protected doorway location.

The optimiser respects an important installation-quality constraint while searching for savings.

Avoids layouts that look efficient on paper but are unsuitable on site.

Move or add seams after the automatic layout has been generated.

Automation remains a starting point rather than an irreversible decision.

Keeps experienced estimator judgement at the centre of the final installation plan.

Mark a room as Do Not Split where it must remain as one continuous piece, subject to the physical roll width and geometry.

Critical rooms can be protected without forcing the same restriction onto every room in a linked direction group.

Prevents unwanted seams in spaces where continuity is essential.

Apply minimum piece dimensions so the optimiser does not create tiny strips simply to reduce theoretical waste.

Search results remain closer to the way an installer would actually cut and fit the material.

Improves practicality and reduces false savings caused by unusable pieces.

Keep critical hallway geometry and direction rules intact where the project requires continuous material.

The optimiser treats the hallway as an installation constraint rather than just another room to split for packing.

Supports cleaner visual continuity and avoids inappropriate hallway seams.

Allow selected room components or related room parts to be packed separately where the project permits it.

The optimiser can use targeted flexibility without losing the broader room and direction rules.

Creates savings opportunities without turning every project into unrestricted cross-room packing.

Validate candidate layouts against the active room, direction, seam and piece-size constraints.

A low material result is not accepted simply because it is shorter.

Helps ensure the chosen layout is both efficient and valid.

Display the material needed to cover the source geometry before practical production extras are added.

The estimator can see the underlying material requirement independently of fitting allowances.

Makes waste and allowance decisions transparent.

Apply configured extra material to strips or pieces where the installer needs more than the exact room boundary.

The production cut reflects how material is really prepared and fitted on site.

Reduces the risk of a theoretically exact cut arriving too short for practical installation.

Configure the additional vinyl allowed for selected strip or piece conditions.

Different businesses and installation methods can use their own practical allowance standards.

Keeps the optimiser aligned with the way the organisation actually installs flooring.

Use a dotted production outline to distinguish installer allowance from the true required shape.

The estimator can visually understand where extra material has been added.

Makes the production result easier to audit and explain.

Generate and inspect a candidate layout without immediately committing it to the project.

The estimator can compare the result and decide whether it is suitable.

Prevents an optimisation search from silently changing the production cut.

Apply the selected cut geometry once the estimator is satisfied with the result.

The project has a clear transition from a tested option to the production layout.

Improves workflow clarity and reduces accidental output from an unapproved search result.

The Apply control changes state after the selected layout has been committed.

The estimator can immediately see whether the project is still in review or has an active production layout.

Reduces uncertainty before generating PDFs or 3D output.

Check that the geometry rebuilt for production agrees with the layout that was validated by the optimiser.

Mismatches can be detected instead of being silently accepted.

Protects material accuracy between optimisation and final output.

Keep production outputs disabled until a layout has been committed.

The estimator follows a controlled sequence: optimise, review, apply, then export.

Reduces the chance of issuing installer information from an unapproved layout.

Present overall roll usage before the individual room or polygon details.

The total production requirement is easy to review before looking at piece-level information.

Gives purchasing and cutting teams a fast high-level material summary.

For multi-material projects, show combined roll summaries first and then start each vinyl's detailed pieces on a new page.

Different products are not mixed together in the installer documentation.

Makes complex projects easier to cut, order and hand over.

Create piece-level diagrams with dimensions, area and installation direction information.

Installers can identify the intended cut without translating a single overall total into pieces themselves.

Reduces ambiguity during cutting and installation.

Show directional arrows on piece diagrams where orientation matters.

The piece carries its own orientation context.

Helps prevent a correctly sized piece being installed in the wrong direction.

Use the project name rather than a primary room name as the main document identity.

PDF output stays associated with the real job even when it contains many rooms.

Improves document control and reduces site confusion.

Present cut information with consistent dimensions, area and notes alongside the piece geometry.

The installer can read the information without relying on hidden development metadata.

Produces cleaner professional documentation.

Generate a 3D view after the cut layout has been applied.

The production information can be considered alongside a visual representation of the floor plan.

Makes room relationships and project context easier to understand.

Optionally include Installer Job Pack information after the visual and cut-list pages.

Products, quantities and installation guidance can travel with the same project PDF.

Creates a more complete site handover without exposing commercial quote pricing.