About CutNest
CutNest works out how to cut your parts from stock sheets, bars and tubes with the least waste, and tells you exactly what to order. It is made by a fabricator in Newcastle upon Tyne who orders sheet material for a living.
What it does
You enter the stock you buy (sheet sizes, or bar and tube lengths) and the parts you need. CutNest nests the rectangular parts on the sheets, or cuts the lengths from the bars, allowing for your saw or laser kerf. It tells you how many sheets or lengths to order and what they cost, draws every sheet, and says when it has proved that no layout could use fewer.
From there you can print cut sheets for the workshop, labels for every part, a DXF for the laser or router, or a quote for your customer priced from the layout.
It handles sheet metal and plate, plywood, MDF and other boards, acrylic and sign materials, timber lengths, and bar, tube and extrusion. It works in millimetres or inches and in 19 currencies.
Why it was made
A job came in for 316 brushed stainless. The usual sum said 4 sheets; nested properly, the parts fitted on 3. That one sheet was worth £225. Most cut list software is either too simple to trust or priced and built for a large factory, so CutNest was made for the shops in between: fabricators, joiners, sign makers and anyone who cuts parts from stock.
Who uses it
Fabricators and laser shops
Sheet counts before ordering, grain lock for brushed finishes, DXF and quotes from the layout.
Joiners and cabinet makers
Panel saw cutting lists, grain per part and labels for every piece.
Sign makers
More signs from every sheet of acrylic and composite.
Woodworkers and DIY
How many sheets of plywood or lengths of timber a project needs, in inches or millimetres.
What it costs
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | £0, no card, no time limit | The full nesting engine; jobs up to 50 parts, 1 material and 2 sheet sizes; bar, tube and extrusion cut to length; open CSV and Excel cut lists; layouts on screen and CSV export; millimetres or inches; 19 currencies. |
| Pro | £12 a month or £99 a year, plus VAT, per company; 14 days free | Everything in Free, plus customer quotes priced from the layout, jobs of any size with as many materials as you need, up to 12 sheet sizes with stock limits and the cheapest mix, grain lock, guillotine (panel saw) mode, printed cut sheets, PDF, DXF and part labels, the decking planner, a UK material library and job history. One licence key is shared by the whole team. |
The free calculators on this site are free with no sign-up. Pro is paid through Lemon Squeezy and can be cancelled at any time. Compare Free and Pro.
Your data
CutNest runs in your browser. There is no account to make, and your cut lists, materials and prices are saved on your own computer, not uploaded. It works offline once it has loaded, and it can be installed as an app on a computer, tablet or phone. The privacy policy has the details.
Contact
Email hello@cutnest.co.uk. CutNest is also on LinkedIn and YouTube.
Try it on your own job
Free, in your browser, no account. Your cut list stays on your computer.