Waste optimization
Reduce tile waste deliberately, even with herringbone.
Optimization tests many variants and finds orientations with fewer cuts, fewer tiles, and lower waste.
Optimization running with candidate scan
You can follow the running process and how many candidates were already checked.
Keep cutting waste and reserve separate
Compare the material loss of different grids and tile sizes. Waste comes from the cuts. Reserve is an additional allowance you choose, not measured cutting waste.
59 tiles before reserve → 49 with offcut reuse
Same L-shaped room and inputs as the homepage example: 15.84 m², 60 × 60 cm, 3 mm joints and a 20 cm grid offset. Reuse uses a 3 mm kerf, at least 8 cm offcuts and one visible cut edge per piece. These savings apply to this plan; other rooms give different results.
What matters in practice
Scan up to 50,000 candidates
The optimizer scans many offset and orientation options to identify material-efficient variants.
Savings measured directly
After completion, savings in tiles, cuts, and waste area are shown clearly.
Optimized layout for comparison
You can compare the improved pattern directly against the initial variant.
Why optimization matters in day-to-day work
Instead of testing variants manually, you scan many combinations and keep the one with better material efficiency.
- Reduce tile waste
- Optimization across many candidates
- Visible savings in tiles, cuts, and m²
Practical flow
1. Review baseline
Check current waste and cut behavior in the layout.
2. Start optimization
Let the optimizer test many orientations and offsets.
3. Apply savings
Select the optimized variant with lower material demand.
Examples from the tool
This is what it looks like planned out
The numbers above do not come from a spreadsheet but from a real layout. You can open these example projects directly – floor plan, laying plan and material list, exactly as the tool outputs them.
Reusing offcuts
A utility room where 24 full tiles meet 24 cuts. Switch on offcut reuse in the tool and 10 of the 48 tiles disappear.
- 10.73 m² · 60 × 60 · 3 mm joint
- 24 full tiles, 24 cuts
- With offcut reuse in the tool: −10 tiles
Format comparison: 60 × 60 vs 30 × 60
Two identically sized rooms side by side, only the format differs – each with its own row in the material table. Here the smaller format needs more material, because room dimensions decide, not tile size alone.
- 2 × 13.49 m² · 8% reserve
- 60 × 60 → 46 tiles = 16.6 m²
- 30 × 60 → 98 tiles = 17.6 m²
Opens the read-only client view of a share – the same one you create for your own projects with Premium.
Common questions
Is optimization only for herringbone?
No, optimization can be used with multiple layout modes.
Can I see impact on material and costs?
Yes, you get directly comparable savings values in the summary.
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