Gripper and marks
Presses and finishing workflows may reserve asymmetric areas. Use the actual usable-sheet dimensions when available.
Production layout planning
Know the sheet yield
before you impose the job.
Enter the parent sheet, finished piece, bleed, gap and usable margins. Compare normal and rotated layouts, estimate sheets required for a quantity, and see how much of the sheet is actually occupied.
✓ Visible grid math✓ Rotation compared automatically✓ No provider-specific assumptions hidden
N-up model
Parent sheet → usable area → piece footprint → yield.
This is a rectangular grid planner, not a replacement for a printer’s imposition/RIP. Irregular nesting, gutters, gripper requirements and finishing can change the real production layout.
Best rectangular grid12-up4 columns × 3 rows
Sheets required424 pieces spare
Orientation comparison
Normal vs rotated piece
Grid preview
schematic, not to scale for cutting marksBest layout
Production limits
The biggest mathematical grid is not always the press layout.
Bleed and gutters
Bleed belongs to the piece footprint. Extra gutter space can still be needed for cutting, creasing or finishing.
Mixed rotation
This planner compares uniform normal and uniform 90° rotation. It does not solve arbitrary mixed-orientation nesting.
Irregular shapes
Labels, packaging and contour-cut work can need dedicated nesting software rather than a rectangular N-up grid.