diff --git a/OpenNest.Core/CutOff.cs b/OpenNest.Core/CutOff.cs
index b7d375a..e967fbb 100644
--- a/OpenNest.Core/CutOff.cs
+++ b/OpenNest.Core/CutOff.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,17 @@ namespace OpenNest
             Drawing.Program = program;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>Measures the same trimmed, filtered segments as regeneration without building a program.</summary>
+        internal (double Length, int SegmentCount) MeasureSegments(
+            Plate plate,
+            CutOffSettings settings,
+            Dictionary<Part, Entity> cache = null
+        )
+        {
+            var segments = ComputeSegments(plate, settings, cache);
+            return (segments.Sum(s => s.End - s.Start), segments.Count);
+        }
+
         private string GetName()
         {
             var axisChar = Axis == CutOffAxis.Vertical ? "V" : "H";
diff --git a/OpenNest.Tests/CutOffs/CutOffMeasurementTests.cs b/OpenNest.Tests/CutOffs/CutOffMeasurementTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b9db02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenNest.Tests/CutOffs/CutOffMeasurementTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+using System.Reflection;
+using OpenNest.CNC;
+using OpenNest.Geometry;
+
+namespace OpenNest.Tests.CutOffs;
+
+public class CutOffMeasurementTests
+{
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(1, false, false)]
+    [InlineData(2, false, false)]
+    [InlineData(3, false, false)]
+    [InlineData(4, false, false)]
+    [InlineData(1, true, false)]
+    [InlineData(2, true, false)]
+    [InlineData(3, true, false)]
+    [InlineData(4, true, false)]
+    [InlineData(1, false, true)]
+    [InlineData(2, false, true)]
+    [InlineData(3, false, true)]
+    [InlineData(4, false, true)]
+    public void Measurement_MatchesRegeneratedSegmentsWithoutMutatingDrawing(int quadrant, bool limited, bool excluded)
+    {
+        var plate = new Plate(60, 120) { Quadrant = quadrant };
+        var negativeX = quadrant is 2 or 3;
+        var negativeY = quadrant is 3 or 4;
+        var program = new Program();
+        program.Codes.Add(new RapidMove(0, 0));
+        program.Codes.Add(new LinearMove(20, 0));
+        program.Codes.Add(new LinearMove(20, 20));
+        program.Codes.Add(new LinearMove(0, 20));
+        program.Codes.Add(new LinearMove(0, 0));
+        plate.Parts.Add(new Part(new Drawing("measurement rectangle", program),
+            new Vector(negativeX ? -40 : 20, negativeY ? -40 : 20)));
+        var bounds = plate.BoundingBox(false);
+        var cut = new CutOff(new Vector(negativeX ? -30 : 30, 0), CutOffAxis.Vertical);
+        var settings = new CutOffSettings
+        {
+            PartClearance = excluded ? 100 : 0.5,
+            Overtravel = 2,
+            MinSegmentLength = limited ? 21 : 0,
+            CutDirection = quadrant % 2 == 0 ? CutDirection.TowardOrigin : CutDirection.AwayFromOrigin,
+        };
+        if (limited)
+        {
+            cut.StartLimit = bounds.Bottom + 5;
+            cut.EndLimit = bounds.Top - 5;
+        }
+        var cache = Plate.BuildPerimeterCache(plate);
+        var original = cut.Drawing.Program;
+        // Reflection keeps the first run behavioral-red on the unchanged production tree.
+        var method = typeof(CutOff).GetMethod("MeasureSegments", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic);
+        Assert.NotNull(method);
+        var measured = Assert.IsType<ValueTuple<double, int>>(method.Invoke(cut, new object[] { plate, settings, cache }));
+        Assert.Same(original, cut.Drawing.Program);
+        cut.Regenerate(plate, settings, cache);
+        var length = Enumerable.Range(0, cut.Drawing.Program.Codes.Count / 2).Sum(i =>
+            System.Math.Abs(Assert.IsType<LinearMove>(cut.Drawing.Program.Codes[2 * i + 1]).EndPoint.Y -
+                Assert.IsType<RapidMove>(cut.Drawing.Program.Codes[2 * i]).EndPoint.Y));
+        Assert.Equal(length, measured.Item1, 10);
+        Assert.Equal(cut.Drawing.Program.Codes.Count / 2, measured.Item2);
+        if (excluded)
+            Assert.Equal((0.0, 0), measured);
+    }
+}