Flat-Glass Cut Planning

Turn measured windows into a roll-aware cut plan.

Enter residential or commercial flat-glass pane sizes and quantities, compare roll-width strategies, save the selected plan, and hand off a Visual Cut Diagram and Window List.

Try Solo lets you run one real job through the core Solo and Flex workflow. Optional Shop modules are not included.

Precision Film Systems measured flat-glass job workspace
Specialized Planning Layer

Start with the cut plan. Extend the measured job only when needed.

Precision Film Systems works between measured residential or commercial flat-glass work and the material, pricing, estimate, and production decisions that follow.

It is not CRM, scheduling, accounting, invoicing, payment collection, persistent inventory, automotive pattern software, machine control, or a compatibility-approval system.

Core planning works without configuring every Shop module. Shop capabilities are optional extensions of the same measured project.

Core Planning Workflow

From measured panes to a saved production handoff.

The simplest Precision Film Systems workflow stays focused on the physical material plan.

  1. Enter measured panes

    Add width, height, and quantity for each unique residential or commercial flat-glass size.

  2. Compare roll-width strategies

    Review complete fit, planned footage, material efficiency, cut-layout waste, and orientation across available widths.

  3. Select and save the plan

    Choose the material strategy the shop intends to use after reviewing the visible result and practical constraints.

  4. Prepare the handoff

    Generate the Visual Cut Diagram and Window List for the person preparing or cutting the film.

  5. Reopen the saved job

    Return to the plan, diagrams, and result views without rebuilding the pane list.

Read how planning calculations work and how saved plan currentness is checked.

Real Job Proof

One Measured Job. Multiple Viable Material Strategies.

Roll-width comparison is one part of material planning. Review fit, linear feet, efficiency, and waste side by side, then weigh the inventory, handling, ordering, and production constraints that affect the final decision.

The answer depends on more than square footage.

48 Inch Roll Incomplete Fit
Material efficiency
67.9%
Linear feet needed
65.0 ft
Total area
464.54 sq ft
Waste
32.1%
Waste square footage
83.50 sq ft

Four windows do not fit this roll width, so the lower linear-foot result is incomplete rather than a workable plan.

72 Inch Roll Lower Linear Feet
Material efficiency
85.6%
Linear feet needed
90.4 ft
Total area
464.54 sq ft
Waste
14.4%
Waste square footage
78.00 sq ft

The 72 inch roll uses fewer linear feet than the 60 inch option but shows slightly more waste. It remains viable when the wider roll better fits the shop's material or production needs.

Example shown from a 29-window job run in Precision Film Systems using the same measurements across standard roll widths. See how a window film optimizer supports the roll-width decision, explore the broader architectural flat glass workflow, or compare the same job with the window film waste calculator.

Production Handoff

Carry the selected material plan into production.

A material plan should lead to usable production information. Precision Film Systems creates Visual Cut Diagrams and window lists from the measured job so the film can be prepared from the same selected strategy whether it is cut by the owner, an installer, or someone else in the shop.

The plan becomes part of the handoff: measured windows, roll decisions, cut placement, and job structure stay connected when the work moves to the next person.

Precision Film Systems standard visual cut diagram and cut placement index for a commercial flat glass film job
Optional Planning Depth With Shop

Extend the same measured project with only the modules the job needs.

Shop adds independent Scopes, finite Film on Hand planning, customer estimates, purchasing requirements, machine-aware production planning, and project context. Core planning does not require the Film Catalog, pricing presets, company information, Group Presets, Film Handler profiles, Sun Map, or estimate settings to be configured first.

Measured windows organized in a Precision Film Systems Shop Scope
Independent ScopesKeep panes, Groups, film, pricing, photos, and planning specific to each section.
Precision Film Systems Film Handler planning results
Operator guidanceTurn saved machine settings and a current plan into Film Handler setup instructions.
Shared Data With Clear Revision Rules

Reuse the measured job without treating every output as a permanently live document.

Supported Shop workflows reuse customer, Scope, pane, film, pricing, and planning information. Physical output checks for missing or stale required plans. Finalized estimates remain exact revision snapshots, and customer responses stay tied to the revision that was shared.

Read the plan currentness and estimate revision model.

Questions

A Few Things Worth Knowing

What is Precision Film Systems?

Precision Film Systems is flat-glass job-planning software built around the measured job and the cut plan. It connects the material and production decisions surrounding residential and commercial window film work.

How is it different from a basic cut optimizer?

Cut optimization is part of the system, but the deeper workflow can also account for multiple planning modes, partial rolls, scopes, estimates, job context, production output, and Film Handler-specific planning when those features are included in the selected plan.

What does Try Solo include?

Try Solo lets you run one real job through core Solo and Flex planning: standard roll comparisons, film metrics, a Visual Cut Diagram, and a window cut list. It does not include Shop features.

Does Precision Film Systems replace my CRM, accounting, or payment software?

No. Precision Film Systems is a specialized flat-glass planning layer that can work alongside the broader systems a shop already uses. It also supports professional judgment rather than replacing it.

Choose Your Starting Point

Choose how deep your planning workflow needs to go.

Try the core Solo cut-planning workflow, or compare plans to see how Precision Film Systems extends the measured job into partial-roll planning, scopes, estimates, Film Handler planning, and connected job output.

Hand Off a Complicated Job

Have a complicated flat-glass job?

Send the measurements, quantities, scopes, film types, costs, roll details, groups, security-film information, and whatever else makes the job difficult. The job is prepared through the relevant Precision Film Systems workflow and the results are returned by email.

This can be a real job you are planning. Nothing is built live in front of you, no sales call is required, and the offer is strictly limited to one handoff per company.