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For a simple guillotine layout of identical rectangles, the count is the sheet divided by the part in each direction, floored, and the better of the two orientations wins. Rotating the part by ninety degrees frequently gains several parts per sheet at no cost, which is the easiest yield improvement available.
Guillotine layout
Parts = floor(sheet length / part length) x floor(sheet width / part width), compared with the rotated case
No — add the kerf to each part dimension before entering it if the cutting process removes material, otherwise the last part in each row will not fit.
Often yes. A combination layout with some parts rotated can beat either pure orientation, particularly when the remainder strip is wide enough to hold rotated parts. Nesting software explores those combinations.