AI Assist automatically chooses safe spacing, margins, legal rotations, mirroring, usable-hole placement, optimizer strategy, and improvement time. Nest Genius begins inspecting every imported part in the background before you press Run—all while your DXF files stay on your own computer.
Use the software manually, or let AI Assist take visible control of the nesting decisions that affect material yield.
Run AI Nest automatically selects spacing, edge margin, kerf allowance, legal rotations, mirroring, usable-hole placement, optimizer strategy, and improvement time for the current job. The controlled fields are visibly locked while AI Assist is active so the operator always knows AI is in control. For cutting-machine safety, AI Assist always keeps a positive part separation and never enables part touching or shared-line cutting automatically.
Immediately after DXF import, Nest Genius analyzes each contour, internal hole, legal orientation, mirror option, and part-to-hole fit in the background. The operator can continue preparing the job while reusable geometry intelligence is cached for a faster, stronger nest.
Turn AI Assist off at any time to return spacing, margins, rotation, mirroring, direction, hole use, and optimizer settings to the operator.
AI-generated and manually edited layouts still pass exact overlap, boundary, edge-margin, and spacing checks before production export.
Every stage of the job feeds the next one, so the estimate, quote, nest, material choice, and production output stay connected.
Import complex geometry, preserve internal holes, review open lines and bend lines, set quantities, and decide exactly how every part may be handled.
Control rotation increments, grain direction, mirroring, priority, groups, and whether smaller parts may be placed inside usable holes.
Convert the actual nest into a polished customer quote with production cost, markup, tax, setup, shipping, custom line items, customer information, terms, and your company branding.
Review sheets, inspect utilization, generate reports, and export DXF production files when the proper license is active.
Nest XL uses the job itself to help build the quote. Material usage, sheet cost, cut length, pierce count, cut speed, pierce delay, machine hourly rate, and other production inputs become the foundation for pricing—not a number pulled from memory.
The Parts & Quantities workspace keeps geometry, manufacturing rules, dimensions, quantities, and part controls visible together instead of burying them in disconnected dialogs.
Corporate connects nesting with full-sheet stock, unit cost, available quantity, irregular remnants, storage details, and production release. It can select from approved sheet sizes and preserve useful leftovers as managed assets for the next job.
Both editions share serious nesting and quoting tools. Corporate adds the operational layer that keeps quotes, stock, remnants, and production connected.
Ideal for fabricators who need a strong local DXF workflow without a full inventory and production-management system.
Built for production organizations that need deeper control, repeatability, stock accountability, and a searchable history of customer work.
Demo Mode has no expiration. Purchase a license when you are ready to export production DXF files.
Serious nesting, detailed job costing, and professional quoting for independent fabricators and small shops.
Quote management, inventory-aware nesting, stock consumption, remnant recovery, workflow, and production reporting.
Unlock the complete Standard workflow and production export for a time-sensitive job.
Download the no-expiration Demo and experience the workflow with your own parts before choosing a membership.
Nest XL works as the DXF preparation, nesting, costing, and quoting layer before compatible machine-specific CAM.
Arrange irregular DXF parts across sheet material with controlled spacing, margins, rotation, mirroring, grain, quantities, and multi-sheet output.
Prepare imported drawings, preserve holes, review geometry, build nests, and export production DXF layouts.
Use cut length, pierces, machine rate, material cost, and the actual nest to prepare laser jobs and quotes.
Organize mixed DXF quantities, practical spacing, material use, quote values, and nested production layouts.
Control orientation and high-value material use while estimating and quoting waterjet sheet work.
Connect DXF parts, grain, handed components, sheet cost, quoting, stock, remnants, and production.
Explore detailed articles about nesting, DXF preparation, quoting, stock, and remnants.
Understand true-shape placement, manufacturing constraints, material yield, and remnant quality.
Read article →Connect material, cut length, pierces, machine cost, setup, and margin to the actual nest.
Read article →Capture, label, locate, value, and reuse leftover sheet and plate material.
Read article →Nest XL runs locally on your PC. More memory and processor capacity are especially helpful for jobs containing many parts or complex DXF geometry.
Windows 10 or Windows 11, 64-bit.
Modern 4-core x64 processor or better recommended.
8 GB RAM; 16 GB or more recommended for larger jobs.
1366 × 768 minimum display, 1920 × 1080 recommended, with 2 GB free storage.
Required for purchase, activation, periodic license verification, and updates. Your DXF files remain on your computer.
Install either edition and use it in Demo Mode for as long as needed. A valid license is required only when exporting production DXF files.
