What is true shape nesting?
True shape nesting is the process of arranging irregular polygon parts on a sheet, length or roll of stock in the most efficient layout possible. Unlike rectangular cutlist optimization - which draws an imaginary bounding box around each part and wastes the material inside - true shape nesting recognises the real outline of every part. Concave curves, triangles, L-shapes and complex CAD geometry interlock cleanly, reducing scrap and lowering material cost per job.
True shape nesting is the classic irregular bin packing problem And solving it well is the difference between good material utilization and wasted stock. The nesting optimizer evaluates many arrangements to find the one that packs the most parts into the smallest area, returning results in seconds rather than the minutes older nesting software takes.
Complementary shapes nest into each other So that cavities in one part are filled by the bumps of another. The result is a tightly tessellated layout that consistently beats free nesting software and matches industrial CAM nesting at a fraction of the cost.
Every layout is refined to squeeze out the last bit of wasted material, then exported at full CAD resolution so your cutting paths match your original drawings exactly - no smoothing, no approximation, no lost detail.
