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ProNest® 2017 LT
ProNest® 2017 LT
ProNest LT is a CAD/CAM nesting software tailored for light industrial, mechanized cutting, supporting both plasma and oxyfuel machines. It aims to enhance material savings, productivity, and part quality while reducing costs.
Key Features
- Cut Process Support: Compatible with conventional plasma and oxyfuel cutting.
- Machine Support: Works with all major brands and models.
- Part Design and Development: Includes an integrated 2D CAD program for creating and editing CAD files, with features for developing common parts from templates.
- CAD/CAM Import and Conversion: Supports importing industry-standard CAD files, automatic error correction, and mapping of CAD layers to processes.
- Job Set-up: Features a material database, custom remnant creation, grain constraint, and edge piercing.
- SureCut™ Technology: Offers optimized process parameters based on material type, thickness, and grade.
- Interactive Manual Nesting: Allows for grouping, moving, and editing parts within the nest, with animated cutting sequence simulation.
- Reporting: Provides management and shop reports, exportable to PDF, Excel, CSV, or webpage.
Optional Modules
- Productivity Modules: Includes automatic nesting, common line cutting, and more.
- 3D Process Modules: Supports pipe and fittings.
- Costing: Offers user-defined machine and labor costing, with automatic calculation of production costs.
- Output: Features a post-processor with NC output and DXF output.
Environmental Commitment
Hypertherm emphasizes minimizing environmental impact, aligning with their core values and customer success.
Catalog excerpts
CAD/CAM Nesting Software Accomplish more with ProNest LT ProNest LT is a powerful CAD/CAM nesting software designed for light industrial, mechanized cutting in production environments. It provides a single software solution for all of your conventional plasma and oxyfuel cutting machines. ProNest LT helps fabricators and manufacturers increase material savings, boost productivity, reduce operating costs, and improve part quality by offering the right level of cutting expertise for your needs. It also supports Hypertherm SureCut™ technology, including easy setup, optimized process parameters, and easy trouble shooting. In addition, ProNest LT is backed by Hypertherm’s global network of professionals, meaning you’ll always have access to the service and support you need. Machine support • All major brands/manufacturers/models Part design and development • Integrated 2D CAD program to create and edit CAD files • Variable shape parts feature to develop common parts from templates CAD/CAM import and conversion Standard feature highlights • Import CAD files (industry-standard file formats) • Automatic CAD file correction and error notification • Plasma (conventional) • Automatic spline / ellipse smoothing and reduction • Separate multiple parts from a single CAD file • Automatic mapping of CAD layers to processes (cut, mark) Job set-up • Material database (with grade and gauge) • Custom remnant creation (define irregular shapes for nesting) • Grain constraint • Edge piercing • Safe zones for plate clamping applications SureCut™ technology • Material type, thickness, grade and class-based process parameters: – Separations for part, plate, and pierce spacing – Kerf and feedrate – Lead-in / out – Cutting t
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Standard feature highlights, continued Interactive manual nesting • Group parts into clusters for nesting • User-defined machine and labor production costing • Drag, drop and bump parts on the nest • Automatic calculation of part production costs and part/nest utilization • Move, mirror, rotate, or array parts • Prohibit / permit nesting inside of a part • Part interference detection • Post-processor with NC output • Edit lead-in/out position and properties within the nest • Automatic kerf / pre-kerf compensation • Animated cutting sequence simulation • Control cut direction and cut sequencing...
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