STOCK FIT

Formwork — purchased board length scenarios.

How does changing purchased board length affect formwork when the other inputs stay fixed?

What this decision changes

Full required pieces must fit usable stock. Aggregate area or length alone cannot prove a feasible cut or roll allocation. Method basis: Purchase count is based on total board length and your allowance. It does not optimise cuts or specify bracing, joints or structural capacity.

The focus is purchased board length. All other shared inputs remain fixed for each evaluated range.

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Evaluate your supplied alternatives

Start with your measured plan and selected product data. The initial values and range are illustrative. Each scenario changes only purchased board length; the other entered values stay fixed.

Display units

Measured plan and product inputs

Length

Where to get this value

Measure this dimension in your plan or on site and use the displayed unit. For irregular shapes, divide the geometry into the supported sections.

Width

Where to get this value

Measure this dimension in your plan or on site and use the displayed unit. For irregular shapes, divide the geometry into the supported sections.

Form face height

Where to get this value

Measure this dimension in your plan or on site and use the displayed unit. For irregular shapes, divide the geometry into the supported sections.

Purchased board length

Where to get this value

Use the actual usable quantity or dimensions of the product you intend to buy. Check the label and the unit shown here.

Waste allowance

Shortcuts only; choose your own allowance above.

Where to get this value

Enter your own allowance. Presets are input shortcuts, not a construction recommendation.

Supplied comparison range for purchased board length

Lower supplied comparison value

Where to get this value

Use the actual usable quantity or dimensions of the product you intend to buy. Check the label and the unit shown here.

Upper supplied comparison value

Where to get this value

Use the actual usable quantity or dimensions of the product you intend to buy. Check the label and the unit shown here.

Nine evenly spaced values are evaluated. Whole counts are rounded to distinct integer scenarios. Values between the listed samples are not calculated.

9 evaluated scenarios

Baseline: Form boards — 7 boards. Rejected combinations remain visible below.

Quantity to plot

Each bar is one actual calculated form boards. Horizontal values: purchased board length in m.

Purchased board length	Form boards	Change from baseline	Use this scenario
1.8 m	11 boards	4 boards	Open in calculator Exact quantity breakdown Perimeter 18 m Form face area 1.8 m² Length with allowance 19.8 m
2.175 m	10 boards	3 boards	Open in calculator Exact quantity breakdown Perimeter 18 m Form face area 1.8 m² Length with allowance 19.8 m
2.55 m	8 boards	1 board	Open in calculator Exact quantity breakdown Perimeter 18 m Form face area 1.8 m² Length with allowance 19.8 m
2.925 m	7 boards	0 boards	Open in calculator Exact quantity breakdown Perimeter 18 m Form face area 1.8 m² Length with allowance 19.8 m
3.3 m	6 boards	-1 board	Open in calculator Exact quantity breakdown Perimeter 18 m Form face area 1.8 m² Length with allowance 19.8 m
3.675 m	6 boards	-1 board	Open in calculator Exact quantity breakdown Perimeter 18 m Form face area 1.8 m² Length with allowance 19.8 m
4.05 m	5 boards	-2 boards	Open in calculator Exact quantity breakdown Perimeter 18 m Form face area 1.8 m² Length with allowance 19.8 m
4.425 m	5 boards	-2 boards	Open in calculator Exact quantity breakdown Perimeter 18 m Form face area 1.8 m² Length with allowance 19.8 m
4.8 m	5 boards	-2 boards	Open in calculator Exact quantity breakdown Perimeter 18 m Form face area 1.8 m² Length with allowance 19.8 m

Read the evaluated results

Look for jumps in purchased stock and rejected fits. The rows show actual evaluated allocations, not an assumption that every intermediate size will behave identically.

Replace every illustrative baseline measurement and selected product value with the inputs for your actual task.
Enter a comparison range on the focused input's stated unit and quantity basis.
Review rejected combinations and use the exact detail lines to distinguish measured demand from whole purchases.
Open an evaluated scenario in the full calculator to save its original inputs and quantity breakdown to a browser material project.

Keep the comparison within scope

Permitted orientation, complete-run requirements and reserved cut losses remain supplied inputs; sampled layouts do not promise a globally optimal cut plan.

Only quantities from supplied dimensions and specifications are calculated.

No material-property reference values are bundled; obtain product values from the selected supplier's data sheet.

Only the listed samples are evaluated. Intermediate values, alternate constraints and global cutting optimality are not inferred from the graph.

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Quantity method and illustrative scenarios checked 6 October 2026. Methods and scope.