Reports & Export: PDF Cutting Report

The PDF Cutting Report is a detailed, printable document that shows every tier in your design: angles, distances, facet counts, diagrams, and proportions. It's designed to be printed and taken to the lapidary machine, or emailed to a professional cutter.

How to export

Click Export → PDF in the top toolbar. Your browser downloads a PDF file named after your design (e.g., round-brilliant.pdf).

What's in the report

Title page: Design name, material, symmetry, total facet count.
Proportion summary: Depth/width, table/width, girdle thickness, and diagrams.
Tier-by-tier table: Every tier listed with:
- Tier name: e.g., "Pavilion mains", "Crown breaks".
- Angle: The facet tilt in degrees.
- Distance: The facet-plane offset.
- Cone angle: The half-angle of the imaginary cone.
- Facet count: How many facets are in this tier.
- Side: Pavilion, Crown, or Girdle.
Crown and Pavilion diagrams: Top-down SVG views of each side, with tiers colored and labeled.
Stone report: The same stats shown in the Inspect panel (depth/width, symmetry, weight estimate).

For cutters

A professional cutter receiving this PDF can:

Print it and follow the tier-by-tier guide at the machine.
Check the proportions against the design intent.
Estimate the yield and time required to cut the stone.
Use the diagrams to verify symmetry as they work.

Frosting in the report

If your design has frosted facets (see Frosting), they appear as separate tiers in the PDF:

"Pavilion Frost 1", "Crown Frost 2", etc. — one tier per frosted cone-angle group.
Each frost tier shows the angle and distance, so a cutter knows to apply frosting at that step.

Customizing the export

The PDF always includes all tiers and all details. There's no option to hide tiers or simplify — the report is always the full design.

If you want to simplify a design before exporting, edit the .facet file (delete unwanted tiers in the Developer), then export again.

See Reports & Export: Screenshot & Video for other export options.