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title: "Registering a piece of waste as \"offcut\""
slug: "registering-a-piece-of-waste-as-offcut"
updated: 2026-07-29T09:32:43Z
published: 2026-07-29T09:32:43Z
canonical: "docs.homag.cloud/registering-a-piece-of-waste-as-offcut"
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> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Registering a piece of waste as "offcut"

productionAssist Cutting

![Auswahl eines "Abfallstücks" im Schnittplan](https://cdn.document360.io/43eaea7e-f51c-41df-9b73-bf55e0b1d20d/Images/Documentation/2021-02-Waste-as-Offcut-01-de.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T00%3A10%3A04Z&se=2026-11-10T01%3A10%3A04Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=wlSHp7vM3jztk%2Fx8n6tKWkJqyzLeRh7yOsnbhmTk1Q0%3D)

Selection of a "waste piece" in the cutting plan

![Öffnen des Reste-Dialogs](https://cdn.document360.io/43eaea7e-f51c-41df-9b73-bf55e0b1d20d/Images/Documentation/2021-02-Waste-as-Offcut-02-de.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T00%3A10%3A04Z&se=2026-11-10T01%3A10%3A04Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=wlSHp7vM3jztk%2Fx8n6tKWkJqyzLeRh7yOsnbhmTk1Q0%3D)

Opening the Leftovers dialog

![Registrieren eines "Abfallstücks" als "Rest"](https://cdn.document360.io/43eaea7e-f51c-41df-9b73-bf55e0b1d20d/Images/Documentation/2021-02-Waste-as-Offcut-03-de.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T00%3A10%3A04Z&se=2026-11-10T01%3A10%3A04Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=wlSHp7vM3jztk%2Fx8n6tKWkJqyzLeRh7yOsnbhmTk1Q0%3D)

Registering a "Piece of Waste" as a "Residual"

It can happen that larger pieces of waste are created in pruning plans that are actually too small for a typical "remainder". However, these can be reused quite sensibly, especially if it is a high-quality material.

How does that work? First, select the corresponding "waste piece" in the cutting plan. After that, the registration can be carried out in the same way as you do for the registration of remainders. Details can be found in the section [Dealing with leftovers](/v1/docs/en/productionassist-cutting-tutorial-umgang-mit-resten).

Now the "waste piece" is registered in the [materialManager](/v1/docs/en/materialmanager-news) and is thus available to [intelliDivide](/v1/docs/en/intellidivide-news) for the next optimization.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note**:
> 
> In order to use the new function, an update of the app may be necessary.

> [!TIP]
> **Tip**:
> 
> If large pieces of waste are frequently generated, it may be useful to adjust the minimum size for leftovers in intelliDivide or to work with plus parts. Details can be found in the section Machine Parameters Cutting.

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