Nest cabinet and furniture parts without fighting the grain.
Plywood and MDF sheets are a big part of your costs, and grain direction matters. NestIQ nests true shapes in the browser, and lets you lock grain so parts stay the way the design needs.
What makes this work hard.
Grain has to run the right way
Veneered and grained panels cannot be turned freely, which limits how tightly parts pack.
The bit is not a laser
A router bit removes a real width of material, and parts need spacing that accounts for it.
Sheet goods are costly
Full sheets of good ply are a major expense, and offcuts pile up in the corner.
Curved and shaped parts
Rounded shelves, curved panels and cutouts leave awkward gaps that rectangle nesting cannot use.
What you get on the sheet.
Grain direction and grain lock
Control which rotations are allowed, and lock grain so parts keep the direction you need.
Kerf and spacing
Set kerf to match your bit, plus any extra spacing and sheet margins.
True-shape nesting
Curved and shaped parts nest on their real outline, with an optional mirror.
Standard and custom sheets
Use common sheet sizes or enter your own for odd boards.
Manual mode
Place and rotate parts yourself when you want a specific arrangement.
Exports
Export nested DXF for your CAM software, generic G-code or PLT, SVG and PNG for review, and a PDF job report.
Three steps from drawing to layout.
- 01
Upload your parts
Drop in DXF or SVG files, or a ZIP of many. NestIQ checks each outline and repairs near-closed contours and duplicate entities, then tells you what it fixed or skipped.
- 02
Set sheet and gaps
Pick a standard or custom sheet size, then set kerf, part spacing and sheet margins. Allow rotations, or lock grain direction if the material needs it.
- 03
Nest, check, export
Run a search mode, watch the live preview, adjust by hand if you want, then export nested DXF, SVG, PNG, JSON, G-code or PLT, and a PDF job report.
Questions from woodworking and cnc router shops.
Can I keep grain direction fixed?
Yes. NestIQ has grain direction and grain lock settings so parts stay in the direction you choose.
Does NestIQ create toolpaths or G-code?
It writes a generic G-code or PLT program from the nested outlines: holes before outlines, nearest part first, no lead-ins or kerf compensation. For production toolpaths, export nested DXF and open it in your CAM software.
Can I use SVG from a design tool?
Yes. DXF and SVG are both supported, as are ZIP files with several drawings.
Do I need to install anything?
No. NestIQ runs in the browser, and projects are saved in your workspace.
Bring a drawing. Leave with a better layout.
Upload a DXF or SVG, set the sheet size and kerf, and see the first layout in your browser.