Nesting tool: fit more parts on a sheet
Drop your file. It packs the real outlines of your parts onto the sheet instead of the rectangles around them, then tells you how many fit and how many sheets your run needs.
Drop your SVG, DXF or PDF here
or click to browse · parsed on your own computer, never uploaded
🔒 Your file never leaves your browser
What nesting actually does
Most quoting tools draw a box around your part and tile the boxes. That is fine for rectangles and wasteful for everything else — all the space between a curve and its bounding box is thrown away.
Nesting fits the outlines themselves. Curves tuck into curves, an L-shape nests into the notch of another L-shape, and parts rotate to find a tighter fit. On the same sheet, with the same parts, you simply get more of them.
How much you save
- Rectangles and squares: nothing. A grid is already optimal — the tool will tell you so instead of pretending otherwise.
- Circles and rounded parts: usually a few percent from offset rows.
- L-shapes, triangles, hooks, brackets, lettering: commonly 10–30% more parts per sheet. This is where nesting pays for itself.
How to use it
- Drop an SVG, DXF or PDF of one part. The outer outline is what gets nested.
- Set your sheet size and the gap you want between parts.
- Enter how many pieces the job needs, then press Nest.
- Watch the count climb — it keeps improving for a few seconds, then settles.
FAQ
Is this nesting tool free?
Yes — free, no signup, no watermark. It runs in your browser and we never see your file.
Is my drawing uploaded to a server?
No. The file is read and nested by JavaScript on your own machine using web workers. Nothing is transmitted, so there is nothing for us to store or leak.
Which formats work?
SVG, DXF and PDF, up to 25 MB — the formats laser software already exports, so no conversion needed.
Why does it say the grid was already as tight?
Because for that shape it was. Rectangular parts cannot be nested any tighter than a plain grid, and we would rather say so than show you a fake saving.
Can I nest different parts together?
Not yet — right now it nests many copies of one part. Mixed-part nesting is the obvious next step; tell us if you need it.