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Pleat Take-Up Planner

Plan equally spaced knife pleats and unpleated margins from a finished panel width.

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FormulaSpacing = (finished-2*margin)/pleats; Cut width = finished+2*pleats*depth+2*seam; Take up = 2*pleats*depth

Worked example

Inputs

Finished
80 cm
Margin
5 cm
Pleats
10 pleats
Depth
2 cm
Seam
1 cm

Expected results

Spacing
7 cm
Cut width
122 cm
Take up
40 cm

Load the example in the workspace to reproduce these results. Display rounding does not change the underlying calculation.

How to use this tool

  1. Enter the measured quantities and your own planning assumptions.
  2. Review all calculated outputs and the stated limitations.

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{
  "finished": 80,
  "margin": 5,
  "pleats": 10,
  "depth": 2,
  "seam": 1
}

Accuracy and scope

Planning estimate using the assumptions you enter; verify dimensions and real operating constraints before purchase or use.

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