topic Re: Optimizing Material in Autodesk Inventor in Inventor Forum

Optimizing Material in Autodesk Inventor

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 20:04:50 GMT

Does Inventor have a built-in app for optimizing the number of parts that can be cut to a certain sized stock?

I don't need it to give me G-Code for CNC operations. I just need to be able to give a solid count of parts that can be cut.

blair — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 20:13:01 GMT

No, you would need to look at software such as Radan or Striker Systems for their nesting software/programs.

mcgyvr — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 20:14:14 GMT

No "nesting" is not a function in Inventor..

doh.. Blair beat me..

blair — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 21:23:53 GMT

I should add, this software is not cheap.

You can also add in MTC Pronest which is now part of Thermadyne Cutting. I'm sure there are a couple of others as well.

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 12:16:42 GMT

I know, which is why I was hoping Inventor might have something.