Thread: GoNest 2D trial Limits?

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surry fer askin

Why not repost in the computers section of this forum where someone might have an idea what you're talking about?

Because this is about sheet cutting layout software. Most of the questions I see about sheet cutting software are in wood/metalworking forums, not software forums. I thought there would be interest about this sort of stuff in this area.

This seems to be a very good piece of sheet cutting software and I assumed that it would be known.

A quick look at the software forum left me thinking it was about anything but woodwork.

Hi Nick

I am not familiar with this software and it has been some years since I used an optimising programme. I used to find that it was almost always possible to find a manual solution with a better yield, however that took time so it was usually better to accept the solution and get on with something else. After all if you have to buy a sheet of board it really doesn't matter if you use 75% or 95% the input cost is the same.

Philip

I have found the yields pretty good with this and MaxCut. As you say they save a lot of time. I happily accept what they give me, whereas if I did it myself I would never trust me to get the best1

I agree about buying a whole board up to a point, but if you can leave as much as possible there is always the next job.

Hi Nick

I had a look at the web site, it would appear that the 2D package is intended for square/rectangular pieces. If you have other shapes it looks like you should be using Profile.

Philip

Originally Posted by REALOldNick

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surry fer askin

You would probably have received more replies in the CNC forum.
Cheers
Wolffie

Originally Posted by HuonPhil

Hi Nick

I had a look at the web site, it would appear that the 2D package is intended for square/rectangular pieces. If you have other shapes it looks like you should be using Profile.

Philip

Not at all! If you are referring to the GoNest 2D programme, it will handle trapezoids, triangles, and circles/ellipses. See the attachment I posted to illustrate its weakness in really optimising if you use elliptical shapes. MaxCut will only do rectangles.

Originally Posted by Wolffie

You would probably have received more replies in the CNC forum.
Cheers
Wolffie

Ok. I am a bit surprised as while this could be used for CNC, it has just as much use for a saw-based workshop, from a jigsaw to a panel saw.

Hi Nick

I am basing my opinion on the web site information i.e

GoNest 2D is a nesting software for generating optimized layouts and reducing scrap generated by 2 Dimensional Rectangular cutting (Guillotine cutting or nested) processes.

GoNest Profile is a true shape nesting software for generating optimized any shape layouts and reducing scrap generated by 2 Dimensional profile nested processes.

Philip.

hmmm..that wording would explain why it only allows non-rectangular shapes to be placed so that their containing rectangles do not overlap, which is its biggest weakness. so far

The wording is ambiguous, at best, though. I wonder if they have developed and altered the programme without really fixing the basic rectangular basis. You can never cut an ellipse n a guillotine! But the programme definitely lays out ellipses.

Which website?
Wolffie

Originally Posted by Wolffie

Which website?
Wolffie

sheet cutting optimizer - cutting software for sheet metal, glass cutting machine optimization

hmmm...I just tried Profile...I can't make head nor tail out of the stupid thing. IT _looks_ simple enough, I just can't get it to actually do anything.