Capabilities

Features

Everything on this page works in v0.1.0.196 and you can prove it yourself in the free trial: 5 DXF/PDF outputs, no time limit, and nesting is never limited. If something is not built, it is on the limits page instead.

Outputs — all in one license

No output is an upsell.

Output	Status	Best for
Layered DXF (.dxf)	v0.1.0.196 Available now	One file per sheet, with outer contours and holes on separate layers, for your CAM or whoever cuts for you.
PDF cut report (.pdf)	v0.1.0.196 Available now	Figures, machine settings and the part list, then one page per sheet with the layout drawn to scale.
The cost answer (on screen)	v0.1.0.196 Available now	Sheets, utilisation, net weight, sheet consumed, scrap weight and scrap cost, before anything is cut.

What it reads

Sheet metal parts

The flat pattern comes from SOLIDWORKS itself, so the bend allowance is SOLIDWORKS' own calculation. Your document is never modified: no feature is unsuppressed, no rollback bar is moved.

Imported solid plates

STEP and IGES bodies with no sheet-metal feature are handled too: the largest flat face becomes the contour. In job shops this is the common case.

Quantities, material, thickness

Quantity is the number of copies in the assembly, counted per file and configuration. Suppressed and envelope components are skipped.

Built for routers, not only lasers

On a router there is no kerf, there is a channel: the cutter has to physically fit between parts. That is why horizontal and vertical spacing are separate numbers.

Separate X and Y spacing. On a measured job, 25/20 mm fitted one sheet and 25/25 mm needed two.
Tool diameter and edge margins. Margins are set per edge, so you can clear clamps or a vacuum zone on one side only.
Allowed rotations. 0/90/180/270 by default; 90° can be switched off per job when grain or pattern direction matters.

What it calculates

Sheet count and utilisation.
Weight, three ways: net (parts only), gross (sheet consumed) and scrap.
Total cost from your sheet prices, held as whole minor units, never floating-point money.
Several sheet sizes at once: the cheapest combination is chosen, not the biggest sheet.

Things you can rely on

Deterministic: the same assembly gives the same layout every time.
Nothing is skipped silently. A part that cannot be nested is named, with the reason.
Offline activation for air-gapped CAD stations.
English and Turkish, following the SOLIDWORKS interface language by default.
SOLIDWORKS 2019 – 2026, 64-bit.

Try it before you decide

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