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Cut Smarter.
Waste Less.
Build Faster.

Drop a KISS file. Get cut lists, plate nests, and a quotable proposal in seconds. Built for the estimator and nester at a small-to-mid steel shop.

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— What you get

A full nesting suite that respects your shop floor.

Not a hosted SaaS. Not a yearly subscription. A real desktop app you own.

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Drop a KISS file. Done.

Reads Tekla, SDS/2, and Advance Steel KISS output. Plates auto-route to the 2D nester. Bolts, nuts, washers auto-flag as buyouts.

Three nesters, one app

Length nesting (FFD/BFD with batch-yield optimizer). 2D plate nesting with shear-sequence planner. Polygon nesting from raw DXF.

Cut sheets that actually print

B&W-printable plate sheets with hatch patterns. Per-stick part-mark summaries. SHEAR SEQUENCE table on every plate. Helvetica + navy header bars.

Excel + PDF, no surprises

4-sheet Excel workbook (Summary, Buy List, Cut List, Yield). Proposal PDF with markup, scrap credit, and quote number. BOM grouped by material with AISC weights.

AI that knows steel

Claude-powered chat sees your current parts, stock, and results. AISC database lookup auto-detects W14X22, HSS6X6X1/4 references. QMS knowledge for welding/inspection (Capitol variant).

Built for the estimator

No-login Simple Nesting view for quick quotes. Year-based quote numbers (YY-XXXX). Project save/load with version history. Ctrl+S, Ctrl+Z. Quotable proposals in seconds.

— How it works

Three steps. No training.

1

Drop the takeoff

KISS file from your detailing software, an Excel takeoff, or a CSV. Drag-and-drop into the app.

2

Pick your stock

Plate sizes auto-pick by yield. Linear stock uses your standard lengths plus any remnants in inventory.

3

Run the nest

Same-thickness plates share sheets. Dragon Plasma parts route to the 18'-6" table. Output: cut plan, BOM, proposal — in seconds.

— Pricing

$499. One-time. Forever.

PERPETUAL LICENSE

Indolent Forge Nesting

$499USD one-time

Perpetual license. All 3.x updates included. No subscription.

  • KISS / Excel / DXF / CSV importers
  • 1D length nesting (FFD, BFD, batch-yield optimizer)
  • 2D plate nesting + shear sequence planner
  • Pro polygon nesting (jagua-rs)
  • PDF cut sheets, BOM, proposal
  • Excel exports (4-sheet workbook)
  • AI assistant with AISC database lookup
  • Bug reporting + email support
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Frequently asked

More questions? Read the docs.