Category: Updates
Workshop notes: cutting optimization, offcuts, sheet metal unfolding.
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Deeper search and technical part views in bar nesting
Bar nesting now tries many variants before returning its plan, and the per-part report follows technical drawing conventions.
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Free tools with no account, shear plan and an in-app Guide
Three free calculators with no account on cut-fab.com, a dimensioned shear plan in 2D nesting, and a Guide that shows you the right button.
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Quote (AI): suggestions written in plain language
In “Quote (AI)”, the AI assistant’s suggestions name the quote line they change and show the current value next to the proposed one.
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Easier-to-read cutting plan and a 3D view of every bar
The cutting plan opens in Compact view, with numbered saw settings, a cut list under each bar and a 3D view you can rotate.
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Paired simple bevels and a clearer G/D direction
Two bevels at the same angle can now be cut with a single stroke, and the G or D letter tells you which way the saw head tilts.
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Dashboard on opening and project steps on every screen
A project already under way opens on its dashboard, and the step tracker, from import to export, stays visible on every project screen.
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Pick standard profiles by family in Bar nesting
In Bar nesting, the standard profile picker opens on a grid of illustrated profile families, then on the sizes, and fills in the designation for you.
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Multiple sheet sizes and offcuts in 2D nesting
Declare your other sheet sizes and your offcuts: 2D nesting picks which sheet to start and separates blanks by thickness.
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Lattice tiling for runs of identical parts
For a part made in quantity, 2D nesting also tries a head-to-tail tiling and keeps the plan that leaves the least offcut.
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R12 DXF for older machines and material-based unfolding
3D import now produces R12 DXF files for older CNC controllers, and unfolding is set by material first.