- Is Nest&Cut restricted to any particular cutting technology?
- Is Nest&Cut restricted to any particular industry sector?
- Who should use Nest&Cut?
- For what kind of shapes is Nest&Cut suitable for?
- Does Nest&Cut give the best possible results?
- What kind of output Nest&Cut gives and how can it be exploited?
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Is Nest&Cut restricted to any particular cutting technology?
Nest&Cut works perfectly for various types of profile cutting technologies: laser, flame, plasma, water-jet cutting, 2D milling or routing, knife cutting, etc.
Is Nest&Cut restricted to any particular industry sector?
Nest&Cut online automatic nesting can be widely used in various industries such as sheet metal working, textile manufacturing, packaging & printing, foam manufacturing, woodworking, synthetic & composite material manufacturing...and any other ones where there is a need for nesting and optimization.
Who should use Nest&Cut?
Nest&Cut can be used by:
- Industrial end users (sub-contractors or manufacturers) who want to cut their nesting layouts on their machines.
- For manufacturers and orders givers who need help for estimating their raw material consumption.
- Cutting machine builders or resellers who want to build a competitive product offering by partnering with Nest&Cut and have their customers benefiting from its advanced features, easy to use and its attractive pricing build.
For what kind of shapes is Nest&Cut suitable for?
- Nest&Cut is suitable for 2D true shape nesting and profile cutting. More advanced or specific features such as common cutting, multi-head cutting, non-rectangular sheet formats will be added in the future.
- Currently, Nest&Cut does not support guillotine cutting and 3D blocks nesting. These features could be added in the future. For such cases, Alma provides almaCube, an on-premise software application dedicated to 3D parallelepipedic block nesting and 2D rectangular nesting. To learn more please visit the page almaCube.
- If you are looking for some specific features in our online nesting application, please write to us at contact@nestandcut.com.
- If you are a software developer looking for 2D or 3D nesting library to integrate into your own software application, please visit powernestlib.com.
Does Nest&Cut give the best possible results?
Finding the best nesting layout is a difficult mathematical problem for which there is no feasible exact algorithm. However, Nest&Cut strives to deliver an optimized result in a short time thanks to its proprietary cloud-based nesting engine and its strong automatic nesting expertise. Indeed, Nest&Cut is the online automatic nesting software of Alma, a CAD/CAM software company known for its 40-year expertise in the automatic nesting of complex shapes and cutting optimization.
What kind of output does Nest&Cut generate and how to exploit it?
- Nest&Cut generates an optimized nesting layout in DXF along withparts cutting order which can be used in a CAM software or directly in the cutting machine's controller. The generation of the sequence and the NC code will be available in a future version. If you are looking for this feature, please let us know at contact@nestandcut.com.
- If you are looking for an applicative CAD/CAM software product that includes nesting features to drive your CNC cutting machines in the field of sheet metal cutting or wood milling, please visit almacam.com to find a reseller in your region.
If the FAQ section below does not answer your questions, please contact our support team via contact@nestandcut.com and we’ll be happy to help out.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
If the FAQ section below does not answer your questions, please contact our support team via contact@nestandcut.com and we’ll be happy to help out.
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Is Nest&Cut restricted to any particular technology?
Nest&Cut works perfectly for various types of profile cutting technologies: laser, flame, plasma, water-jet cutting, 2D milling or routing, knife cutting, etc. It’s not restricted to any particular technology.
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Is Nest&Cut restricted to any particular industry sector?
Nest&Cut online nesting can be widely used in various industries such as sheet metal, textile manufacturers, packaging & printing, foam manufacturing, wood working, synthetic & composite material manufacturing, product costing professionals and many other sectors where there is a need for nesting and optimization
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Nest&Cut is suitable for what kind shapes?
- Nest&Cut is suitable for 2D True Shapes Cutting following contours / profile. More advanced features like common cutting, industry specific nesting requirements like - multi head, non-rectangular formats will be added in the future.
- Currently, Nest&Cut does not support guillotine cutting and 3D blocks Nesting. These could be added in future if there is a strong demand.
- If you are looking for the above mentioned specific features in our online nesting application, please write to us at contact@nestandcut.com.
- If you need the above mentioned nesting features, you can also visit almacam.
- If you are looking for a 3D nesting software, please visit alma Cube.
- If you are a software developer looking for 2D or 3D Nesting Library please visit powernest
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Does Nest&Cut give the best possible results?
.In the field of nesting “Best nesting” is a tough mathematical problem for which no feasible exact algorithms exist. However, Nest&Cut thrives to give an optimized result in a short amount of time thanks to its proprietary cloud-based nesting and its vast experience. Nest&Cut is Alma's online CNC nesting software, the culmination of 40 years of experience. Alma is known for its expertise in automatic nesting of complex shapes for cutting.
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Who should use Nest&Cut?
Nest&Cut is for all kinds of use:
• Industrial end users (sub-contractors or manufacturers) for Nesting optimization to be cut on their machines
• For manufacturers & orders givers, the Nest&Cut Application can also help you in estimating your raw material consumption.
• Cutting machine builders can leverage Nest&Cut’s advanced plus unique features and its attractive pricing build a competitive product offering by partnering with Nest&Cut. Contact us! -
What kind of output Nest&Cut gives and how can it be exploited?
- Nest&Cut generates an optimized Nesting layout with cutting order which can be used in a CAM or directly in the cutting machine's controller. Generating NC code and cutting path are planned to be added in future version. If you are looking for this feature, please write to us at contact@nestandcut.com
- If you are looking for an applicative CAD/CAM software product that includes nesting features to drive your CNC cutting machines in the field of sheet metal cutting or wood milling, please visit www.almacam.com to find a distributor in your region
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What is this free early access?
It's a limited and one-time special launch offer. Users signing up now until the end of the year can access our application Nest&Cut for free. Users get unlimited access to all the features.
What happens after Jan 2019?
After Jan 2019 new monthly subscription plans will be introduced. Users will be required to subscribe to the monthly plan to continue using the application.