Why BobNEST for Nesting?
Maximize Useable Material And Cut Down On Material Waste Saving You Time And Money.
BobNEST CAD/CAM software is a powerful true shape nesting system that gives you faster, smarter sheet optimizing functionality so that you can increase your per-job profitability through higher yields on your nesting jobs. Not only is this system easy to use it is fast in nesting your simple or complex parts.
BobNEST brings you powerful industry standard nesting functionality for your shop at an incredibly low cost. Simply select and load as many parts as needed and then setup how you would like to nest your parts. Leave the rest to BobNEST! BobNEST for BobCAD-CAM V25 adds significant power to being able to cut down on wasted material.

BobNEST Software Features
The Version 25 BobNEST add-on software module offers powerful and easy to use sheet optimizing features so that you can get the most out of your material, cutting down waste and saving you money.
Standards
- Multiple part Import options
- True Shape nesting
- Support for Dados
- Global rotation settings for higher efficiency control
- Automatic drill hole nesting
- Automatic inside and outside profile nesting
- Use or Create multiple sheets of different sizes for the same job
- Part-in-Part nesting – smaller parts inside larger part openings
- Simple Job Setup strategies for tools, stock, parts as well as your lead-in and out operations for machining through one easy to use wizard
- Automatic radius and line lead-in and out for toolpath
- Set Part Priorities for nesting
- Tabbing
- Track parts and material efficiency as well as left-over parts and material
- Create stock margins and part-to-part separation
- Cutting Simulation
- Create and save tools and stock
- Layer support in Version 25 BobCAD-CAM software for easy control in machining
- Determine Cutting Patterns – Parallel or Zig Zag
Nesting System Requirements
You must have a copy of BobCAD-CAM Mill Standard or Pro in order to use Nesting.
Windows (Minimum)
- 1GB RAM
- 128 MB Graphics Adaptor*
- Intel® or AMD® Processors**
- 2GHz Processor
- Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista or Windows 7
Windows (Recommended)
- 6GB RAM or More on Windows 7 x64 Operating System
- 1GB Graphics Adaptor*
- Intel® or AMD® Processors**
- 2+GHz Processor (Multi-core)
- Windows 7 x64
*BobCAD-CAM’s stability is dependant on the graphics card ability to process information, integrated memory graphics cards may work but are not recommended.
ATI® or NVIDIA® graphics cards with dedicated memory are recommended. The graphics card’s software driver must be updated to the current software drivers released by the graphics card manufacturer.
**BobCAD-CAM is not supported on Apple Macintosh® -based machines. Some customers have shown success in running BobCAD-CAM in a Virtual Windows environment on Mac computers using Boot Camp. While the end user may choose to run Windows on a MAC®, this is not supported by BobCAD-CAM Inc.
BobNEST for Nesting Software Testimonials
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It’s really great that your company is sharing this information! I love your Nesting software. It has saved me a great deal of money over the last 4 months we have used it. Thank you BobCAD!
That iinsght’s just what I’ve been looking for. Thanks!
Mira,
Have you had problems trying to use bobnest for the first time?
For some reason when I nest some parts in millimeters, I get an alarm after the first part or if I design the nest in inches, our waterjet cuts them in millimeters.
Any suggestions?
Thank you,
Karl
HHIS I should have thohgut of that!