Sheet2Nest ProductsNesting & Cost Calculator
Two browser-based workflows for sheet metal shops: optimize layouts and estimate cutting jobs from the same DXF files.
Watch the Nesting Studio walkthrough
Nesting Studio
Upload ASCII DXF, nest parts on sheet in your browser, and export nested DXF, SVG, G-code, or PDF. Utilization reports for laser, CNC, and plasma — no desktop CAD.
View nesting productCosting Studio
Estimate laser, CNC, and plasma cutting job costs from DXF files. Machine time, material, assist gas, shop overhead, and profit margin in one online quote.
View calculator productNesting features
Placement, exports, PDF reports, and live progress.
DXF Viewer
View DXF files in your browser, detect parts and holes, inspect dimensions, download individual parts as DXF or SVG, and send them into Sheet2Nest nesting—no account required to analyze.
DXF processing
Parse ASCII DXF files into closed contours, holes, and classified parts. Reads standard CAD entities before you nest.
Quick Add Part
Create rectangles, circles, brackets, and structural profiles from dimensions—live preview, queue multiple parts, and add them straight into nesting or cost quotes.
Part detection
Closed contours and holes are inferred from DXF geometry—less manual picking before you nest.
Nesting algorithms
Fast greedy plus optimized nesting for DXF sheets—many jobs reduce scrap 20%+ vs naive layouts; results vary by job.
Smart placement
True-shape placement with bottom-left packing and shape-aware rotations so DXF parts pack tighter on each sheet.
Rectangular nesting
Browser nesting with lenient rectangle/square classification—solid blanks or rectangle-like DXFs with holes, pockets, and modest notches stay on our orthogonal-first pipeline; rotations where allowed and CAM-ready exports.
Pattern replication
Clone high-performing nests across many sheets so large DXF orders finish faster with steady utilization.
Exports
Download nested DXF geometry, SVG previews, generic G-code (.nc), and PDF job packets for CNC, laser, plasma, and documentation workflows.
PDF reports
Print-ready PDF packs with utilization KPIs, nested sheet visuals, and part lists—parallel to DXF and SVG export paths in Sheet2Nest.
Progress dashboard
Live counters and charts for DXF nesting: parts analyzed, sheets generated, utilization, elapsed time, and ETA.
Cost calculator features
Rates, DXF quoting, speed-based time, and saved PDF estimates.
Machine rates
Set hourly cutting rate, shop overhead, pierce time, and laser markup on step 1 — with 13 laser machine presets from 500 W to 20 kW and saved profiles per account.
Material pricing
Six common alloys, metric thickness presets, price per kilogram, scrap allowance, and assist gas — material cost from each part’s bounding box mass.
DXF for quotes
In the Costing Studio: upload DXF, review cut length and pierce counts per part, then set quantities before you calculate.
Cutting speeds
Chart speeds by fiber power, material, and thickness — interpolated between rows, then scaled to 90% for realistic shop feed rates.
Quote breakdown
Results step shows laser cutting (cutting, overhead, gas, markup on laser), sheet material by type and thickness, and aligned part and job totals.
Saved quotes
Customer name required to save; CC- draft and S2N- finalized quote numbers; Saved quotes tab; client-side PDF when your plan allows.
Try a product
Open the Nesting Studio or the Costing Studio—free tier available on both.