Nesting software comparison

Hypertherm is an industry leader offering some of the best nesting software solutions for fabricators and manufacturers in the CNC sheet and plate cutting industry – including plasma, laser, waterjet, and oxyfuel. Whether you're doing advanced cutting in a production environment, or fabricating individual parts in a job shop, our ProNest® nesting software offers the right solution to meet your needs.

Advanced  

Intermediate  

ProNest

ProNest®

ProNest LT

ProNest® LT

Machine support

Supports various brands/manufacturers/models    

Cut process support

Conventional air plasma (e.g. Powermax®, MAXPRO®)    
High definition plasma (e.g. XPR®, HPR®)  
Waterjet (e.g. OMAX®)    
Laser  
Oxyfuel    
Bevel cutting  

Standard features

Part design    
CAD import    
Manual nesting    
Reporting    
Costing    
Quoting  
Database for customers, parts, and assemblies  
Plate list  
Import BOM from CAD  
Nesting different materials at the same time  
Automatic update of nest for part revisions  
OneClick feature runs tasks automatically  

SureCut™ technology for plasma cutting

True Hole® technology*  
Rapid Part™ technology*  
True Bevel™ technology*  
PlateSaver™ technology*  

Modules

Automatic Nesting    
3D CAD import  
Plate Inventory  
ERP/MRP/MES integration  
Work Order Processing  
Production Manager  

License types

Perpetual    
Subscription  
Network  
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*Certain hardware and software requirements may apply.