Calculators

Overview

The Calculators window has three calculators for estimating:

Quantity Out by Area: How many work pieces fit on a stock sheet, straight and rotated, and the waste.
Convert to Setup + Unit Cost: Splits the costs at two or three quantities into a setup cost and a unit cost.
Convert to Setup + Unit Qty: Does the same for material quantities.

Calculators Buttons Explained

Button	Description
Menu	Selects the calculator: Quantity Out by Area (the default), Convert to Setup + Unit Cost or Convert to Setup + Unit Qty.
OK / Cancel	Close the window.

Quantity Out by Area

Info

Enter the stock size and the work size (depth and width) and click Calc.
Straight keeps the work piece as entered; Rotated turns it 90°.
Only whole pieces are counted.

Quantity Out by Area Fields Explained

Field	Description
Stock size	Enter the depth and width of the stock sheet. The area is calculated.
Work size	Enter the depth and width of the work piece. The area is calculated.
Down	How many pieces fit along the depth, straight and rotated.
Across	How many pieces fit along the width, straight and rotated.
Qty Out	Down x Across: the pieces per sheet, straight and rotated.
Waste %	The part of the stock area that is not used, straight and rotated.

Quantity Out by Area Buttons Explained

Button	Description
Calc	Calculates the results.
Clr	Clears the sizes and the results.

Convert to Setup + Unit Cost

Info

Enter two or three quantities with their total costs, for example from a supplier's quote, and click Convert.
The calculator finds the setup cost and unit cost that fit those costs best, and shows the cost they give at each quantity so that you can compare.

Convert to Setup + Unit Cost Fields Explained

Field	Description
Qty 1 to Qty 3	Enter the quantities. The third is optional.
Cost 1 to Cost 3	Enter the total cost at each quantity.
Setup Cost	The fixed cost, whatever the quantity.
Unit Cost	The cost of each unit on top of the setup cost.
Cost/1000	The unit cost for 1 000 units.
Test Cost 1 to Test Cost 3	Setup Cost plus the quantity x Unit Cost, for each quantity.

Convert to Setup + Unit Qty

Info

Enter two or three quantities with the material quantity each needs and click Convert.
The calculator splits the material into a setup quantity and a quantity per unit in the same way.

Convert to Setup + Unit Qty Fields Explained

Field	Description
Qty 1 to Qty 3	Enter the quantities. The third is optional.
Mat Qty 1 to Mat Qty 3	Enter the material quantity at each quantity.
Setup Qty	The fixed material quantity, whatever the quantity.
Unit Qty	The material quantity for each unit.
Qty/1000	The material quantity for 1 000 units.
Test Mat Qty 1 to Test Mat Qty 3	Setup Qty plus the quantity x Unit Qty, for each quantity.