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ProNest® 2017

ProNest® 2017

ProNest® 2017

Product catalog summary
Overview
ProNest is a leading CAD/CAM nesting software designed for advanced mechanized cutting, supporting plasma, laser, waterjet, and oxyfuel processes. It aims to enhance material savings, productivity, and part quality while reducing operating costs.

Key Features
  • Cut Process Support: Compatible with plasma, laser, waterjet, oxyfuel, and combination punch plasma/laser.
  • Machine Support: Supports all major brands and models.
  • Part Design and Development: Includes an integrated 2D CAD program and variable shape parts feature.
  • CAD/CAM Import and Conversion: Supports industry-standard file formats, automatic error correction, and mapping of CAD layers to processes.
  • Job Set-up: Features a material database, customer database, and custom remnant creation.
  • SureCut™ Technology: Includes True Hole®, Rapid Part™, and True Bevel™ technologies.
  • Interactive Manual Nesting: Allows for drag-and-drop nesting, part interference detection, and animated cutting sequence simulation.

Additional Features
  • Reporting: Offers management and shop reports with export options to PDF, Excel, CSV, or webpage.
  • Costing and Quoting: Provides user-defined machine and labor costing, automatic part production cost calculation, and a quoting tool.
  • Output: Features OneClick for common job tasks and post-processor with NC output.

Optional Modules
  • Productivity Modules: Includes Automatic Nesting, Common Line Cutting, and more.
  • Enterprise Modules: Offers Nesting System Optimization, Data Sync, and more.
  • 3D Process Modules: Interfaces with SOLIDWORKS®, Inventor®, and Creo™ Parametric.
  • Machine Interface Modules: Includes interfaces for reposition, bevel, drill, and plate machines.

Environmental Commitment
Hypertherm emphasizes minimizing environmental impact as a core value, striving to be better environmental stewards.
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Catalog excerpts

ProNest® 2017-1

CAD/CAM Nesting Software Accomplish more with ProNest ProNest is an industry leading CAD/CAM nesting software designed for advanced mechanized cutting. It provides a single solution for all of 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. The Hypertherm CAD/CAM difference Standard feature highlights Across the globe, Hypertherm products are known for quality, consistency, and reliability, and it’s no different with our advanced CAD/CAM software. More leading experts, including OEMs and distributors of cutting machines, choose ProNest than any other brand. It is the only software with full support for Hypertherm SureCut™ technology, including True Hole®, Rapid Part™, and True Bevel™, plus easy setup, and optimized process parameters. Finally, ProNest is backed by Hypertherm’s global network of professionals, meaning you’ll always have access to the service and support you need. • Plasma (conventional or high definition) • Laser (CO2, fiber, or direct diode) • Waterjet • Oxyfuel • Combination punch plasma/laser 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 deve

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ProNest® 2017-2

Your cutting and fabricating ecosystem Work Orders ProNest Reporting ProNest® not only drives your machines, it’s also a key component of your entire cutting and fabricating ecosystem, with everything from quoting, to part design, to reporting, and managing inventory. ProNest even connects to ERP/MRP for real time data exchange.

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ProNest® 2017-3

Standard feature highlights, continued CAD/CAM import and conversion • Import CAD files (industry-standard file formats) • Import bill of materials properties from CAD files • Automatic CAD file correction and error notification • Automatic spline / ellipse smoothing and reduction • Separate multiple parts from a single CAD file • Automatic mapping of CAD layers to processes (cut, mark) • Automatic update of nest for part revisions Job set-up • Material database (with grade and gauge) • Customer database • Custom remnant creation (define irregular shapes for nesting) • Plate list • Part library...

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ProNest® 2017-4

Standard feature highlights, continued Optional modules ProNest’s® modular structure means you only purchase the tools you need. • Management and shop reports • Export reports directly to PDF, Excel spreadsheet, CSV, or webpage Productivity modules • Automatic Nesting • Common Line Cutting • Collision Avoidance • Chain and Bridge Cutting • Skeleton Cut-up Costing and quoting • User-defined machine and labor production costing • Automatic calculation of part production costs and part / nest utilization • Quoting tool including itemized part costs, secondary processes, markups, and discounts Enterprise...

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