Software for automatic stacking of certain positions
Is there any software for automatic stacking of certain positions, such as a laser cutting program, only to be free or built into the option in Solidworks or Autocad.
For example:
I have some positions for cutting strips and I need the ability to use sheet metal. I have 50 different dimensions and I don't want to COPY / PASTE one by one, I want the software to do it for me automatically. Any solution?
Thank you very much
1 Answer
Take a look at this article:
https://all3dp.com/2/best-laser-cutter-software-for-nesting/
Although the first item on the list, TruNest, is no longer available from Autodesk.
I don't think Autodesk has anything specifically for AutoCAD at this time.
Autodesk Inventor has part nesting capabilities. It's an add-on that comes with some of their software suites. I'm just now learning how to use it for laser cutting so I can't comment on it's overall viability but it looks like it will work fairly well. The only problem I've run into so far is it can not handle splines at all.
