Stock nesting

Arrange knife blanks on one bar of stock. Add your knives, set the bar, and the layout updates as you go.

1. Knife blanks

No knife blanks added yet.

Base template

Design file

To nest a design you are working on, open it in the editor and choose Arrange on stock from its Export menu. Each blank is a snapshot: later edits to the design do not change this nest.

2. Stock size & spacing

Lengthmm Widthmm Thicknessmm Part spacingmm Edge marginmm Kerfmm

3. Paper

Paper Orientation

For Print and the PDF. The SVG and DXF are drawn at full size, on no paper.

Nesting method adapted from SVGnest by Jack Qiao, used under the MIT License.

Live arrangement

Add a knife blank to see an arrangement.

Updates automatically when blanks or stock settings change.