Nesting add-on for ACAD
Nesting add-on for ACAD
(OP)
Does anyone know of an add-on for ACAD to nest irregular shaped flat parts onto a steel plate that can then be sent to a laser cutter??
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RE: Nesting add-on for ACAD
RE: Nesting add-on for ACAD
How would the nesting be carried out??
RE: Nesting add-on for ACAD
RE: Nesting add-on for ACAD
If you're trying to nest parts to send to a laser cutting _service_, you're on your own, and AutoCAD doesn't help much.
Just find out where the service's machine grips the plate, and how big the kerf is for your material, and work from there.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: Nesting add-on for ACAD
http://www.sigmanest.com/en-gb/index.aspx
RE: Nesting add-on for ACAD
If there were a nesting add-on for ACAD then we could dump a collection of parts, which as my first post advised are irregular shaped, to the nesting add-on and get an idea of how much plate would be being used, and so what the raw material cost would be for estimating purposes.
The alternative is stand alone nesting software which we are currently investigating.