So does anyone know of any freeware where you import your DXF File and it lays out where everything will go. This way you know what the smallest piece of aluminum or wood is that you need to make all the parts at once ???
I believe your after a nesting program This one looks good and I believe its free NestProfessor Also (not free) check out this free trial of NestMaster Hope this helps
Its amazing how well the parts can be laid out, no matter how hard you try to to 'manually' do it the algorithms always seem to do it better
This is an old thread, but I thought I would update it. This app is pretty damned good, but the learning curve isn't intuitive: Deepnest - open source nesting software