CALCULATOR
Paper Grain & Fold Calculator
Grain decides how a job is laid out on the parent sheet. Get it wrong and the folds crack, the finished piece curls, and the sheet yield is worse than it needed to be.
Free tool Outputs 8
Inputs
Range 50–2000 mm
Range 50–2000 mm
Range 10–1000 mm
Range 10–1000 mm
Working range 40–600 gsm
Range 1–100000 pieces
Sheet utilisation
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%
Finished size
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Pieces per sheet
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Parent sheets
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Grain axis
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Fold runs
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Waste per sheet
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Fold pattern
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Caliper
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Grain alignmentmodel output
Checking the numbers
Adjust an input and this panel updates.
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Note—
Note. This calculator is a simplified model built on conventional trade ranges, not a measurement of your job. Check the figures against your own stock and equipment before you cut or mix anything. Nothing here is guaranteed and nothing is for sale.
Inputs it takes
- Sheet size
- Finished size
- Paper weight
- Grain direction
- Fold pattern
- Quantity
What it returns
- Best cut direction
- Fold sequence
- Finished size
- Sheet utilisation
- Parent sheets needed
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