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ProNest is an industry-leading CAD/CAM part nesting software designed for advanced mechanized cutting. It provides a single solution for all your profile cutting needs including plasma, laser, waterjet, and oxyfuel. ProNest helps fabricators and manufacturers increase material savings, boost productivity, lower operating costs, and improve part quality by offering the highest level of cutting expertise.
Provider
Hypertherm
Located In
United States
Foundation
1968
Open API
No
Deployment
On-Premise Windows
Training
Live Online, Webinars, Documentation, In Person, Videos
Support
Email/Help Desk, Knowledge Base, Phone Support
General fabricators, manufacturers(mining, energy, agribusiness, rail-car, automotive, shipbuilding), sign makers, ornamental/artistic metal workers, job shops, metal service centers, etc.
Content Source: ProNest
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ProNest Reviews
"Cutting Edge Software"
Overall: ProNest allows us to save time,material and labour costs.It allows you to put your product out at a more competitive price. You don't know what your capabilities are until you've tried the software.
Pros: The multiple functions that it can perform to make jobs less than a task is unbelievable. There are more features than probably required for any user,but they are there. I use it with a Design2fab program and the two mesh seamlessly .
Cons: I don't believe there are features that need much , if any improvement. It's usually just a matter of tweeking whats there to get the desired result. Updates usually roll out improvements and refine any issues.
"Good Nesting Software"
Overall: My overall experience is Pronest works well, and technical support is the best in the business. I feel Pronest gives us the best cut possible on our machine and less cutting issues while running the machine. To get the most out of a Hypertherm plasma, I think Pronest is the way to go.
Pros: Easy to use. Enables advanced features of our HPR plasma system (True Hole, Fine Feature, SureCut). Customer performance, as with all Hypertherm products, is the best out there. Tech Support even helped me make custom report templates for our labels.
Cons: Modules for software features that are standard on some other software are an add-on which comes a hefty price and increases the yearly maintenance fee. These features include advanced plasma (for their own plasma systems), autonesting, skeleton cut-up, common line cutting, etc.
"Review"
Pros: We were able to automate the file list which greatly increased the speed of compiling and creating nests
Cons: It took a while to set up and test the automated lists
"Pro Nest in education"
Overall: Very technical for part of the software--may be my learning curve, but the pro nest software can do whatever I need once we get the drawing done. Overall very satisfied.
Pros: Wide range of abilities and real world applications.
Cons: Can be complicated at times, A lot of steps to get to the end point of your cut job, Some ghost cuts or differences from the cad drawing to the cutter, However, this seems to be rare.
"User Friendly "
Overall: Again, I am excited when I see our students learn the software and then apply it to their projects.
Pros: How user friendly it is for students. Students grasp it right away without hesitation.
Cons: I really cain't say much I don't hate about it.
