Is there anyone running a nesting machine ??

[gator3535]

Hi there,

I am interested to hear from anyone operating a nesting cnc machine in a cabinet/millwork shop. I am looking to swap ideas and see what it out there for machines etc.

I am also intersted in hearing what software is being used to run machines. Is Planit software the main player out there or are there others that are just as good?

Cheers all ...Bruce

[CabinetSurfer]

Yeah, from what I have seen they are best about, two shops i worked in both used planit software, one was cabinetvision and the other place nested using their cheaper nesting software, still gave you 3ds but no true colour image... was easy as to get it setup and running all within a little over a week i think. the cabinetvision is heaps dearer but they reckon you can do anything on it nowadays and is apparently the only one that connects to every machine within a couple weeks

Keep surfin' the dust!

CS

[niall]

Yeah, from what I have seen they are best about, two shops i worked in both used planit software, one was cabinetvision and the other place nested using their cheaper nesting software, still gave you 3ds but no true colour image... was easy as to get it setup and running all within a little over a week i think. the cabinetvision is heaps dearer but they reckon you can do anything on it nowadays and is apparently the only one that connects to every machine within a couple weeks

Keep surfin' the dust!

CS

There is a one about to arrive that is cheaper but only if you buy the the machinery as well..

[gator3535]

You may be thinking about Thermwood. Good machine .. very average software in the e-cabinet systems .. IMHO :)

[Toolin Around]

I've used pytha/analyzer/enroute package a lot. It's the most versatile and is relatively cheap when compared to cabinet vision. Cabinet vision is the all in one screen to machine package that takes a lot of the ability to customize (compared to pytha) out of it. Pytha as a result of being a very customizable package does tend to introduce a lot more user errors as a result - that's if you don't pay attention and or utilize the tech support offered by Pytha Ltd. Once you get it figured out though the skies the limit on what you can do with it.

I was the break fix guy at the shop and one things stands out when I had to trace a problem to the source. If you're a high strung need it done yesterday type that is always trying to take short cuts then pytha isn't for you. Most of the errors and problems we encountered originated with one operator that had the personality type I just mentioned. Whereas Cabinet Vision takes most of the tasks and automates them.

In the shop I was in Cabinet Vision would have eliminated a lot of the headaches that resulted from user errors. But it would have fallen far short on the type of way out custom work I was getting Pytha to do.

[arms]

Hi there,

I am interested to hear from anyone operating a nesting cnc machine in a cabinet/millwork shop. I am looking to swap ideas and see what it out there for machines etc.

I am also intersted in hearing what software is being used to run machines. Is Planit software the main player out there or are there others that are just as good?

Cheers all ...Bruce


i run a tekcel flatbed 3600 x 1800 nesting machine in my business ,i have had planit software since 1994 and cant or havent seen anything that matchs it for ease and stability ,cabinetvision in my opinion has more features in regards to pretty drawings and presentations but when you want to produce ,pretty drawings mean diddly squat

[Toolin Around]

i run a tekcel flatbed 3600 x 1800 nesting machine in my business ,i have had planit software since 1994 and cant or havent seen anything that matchs it for ease and stability ,cabinetvision in my opinion has more features in regards to pretty drawings and presentations but when you want to produce ,pretty drawings mean diddly squat

I would have to agree. When I talked to Bart from Biesse (pretty much the Biesse Authority in Australia) he said "when cabinet shops use Cabinet Vision we don't hear from them, they simply don't have problems." It's a very stable platform. I come from a different aspect in that I like the freedom to draw whatever I want, which can be a bit of a mine field if ones not careful.

[Cosky]

Hi all I draft CV for a local company in perth ive only been using it for 6 months, first it was a bitof a challange but now i have the hange of it, well it beats autocad for me.:2tsup: