The main criteria for success in water jet cutting were the cutting efficiency and edge quality, including if the water beam was able to cut through muscle, connective tissue and skin.
Árangur við skurð var metin út frá gæðum og hreinleika skurðar, þ.m.t. hvort vatnsbunan náði að skera í gegnum vöðva, bandvef (sinar) og roð.