Electrical first-fit cable drum cuts calculator

Calculate drum assignment per run and remaining lengths by drum with your own figures.

Your numbers

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Use drum assignment per run and remaining lengths by drum to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Cable run cut lengths (m)
25,20,15
Available drum lengths (m)
40,40
End allowance per run (m)
1
Drum assignment per run (JSON)
[1,2,2]
Remaining lengths by drum (JSON)
[14,3]

Try another scenario

Cable run cut lengths (m)
[26, 20, 15]
Available drum lengths (m)
[40, 40]
End allowance per run (m)
1
Drum assignment per run (JSON)
[1,2,2]
Remaining lengths by drum (JSON)
[13,3]
Calculation method

Calculation method

Drum assignment per run (JSON)

First-fit whole-run cuts in supplied order including one entered allowance per run; failure means this heuristic cannot allocate, not proof of global infeasibility.

Remaining lengths by drum (JSON)

First-fit whole-run cuts in supplied order including one entered allowance per run; failure means this heuristic cannot allocate, not proof of global infeasibility.

Symbols and units
a
Cable run cut lengths (m)
b
Available drum lengths (m)
c
End allowance per run (m)

Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.

Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • User-supplied measurements and assumptions; First-fit whole-run cuts in supplied order including one entered allowance per run; failure means this heuristic cannot allocate, not proof of global infeasibility. Supported limits: Finite numeric values bounded to 1e9 magnitude; lists and tables contain 1–100 records unless a stricter bound is stated. Inputs use the units shown. Lists explicitly paired by a method must have matching lengths; independent polynomial coefficient vectors may differ. Respect stated physical, interpolation, policy and computational domain limits.
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