woodNest4

woodNest4 by HOMAG Group is a professional nesting solution for woodworking and panel processing. It automatically arranges parts on sheet materials for CNC machining, helping you maximize yield, shorten programming time, and improve throughput. Designed to work seamlessly with HOMAG CNC routers and the woodWOP environment, it imports common CAD formats, respects manufacturing constraints such as grain direction and spacing, and outputs ready-to-run NC programs, reports, and labels.

Key capabilities:

• True-shape nesting to optimize material usage and machining time
• Direct integration with woodWOP; import from DXF and other common CAD formats
• Support for grain direction, part spacing, kerf, allowances, and overcuts
• Common-line cutting and tab/bridge strategies to reduce tool movement and part shift
• Interactive layout editor for manual adjustments and fine-tuning
• Toolpath preview and validation to help avoid collisions and errors
• Multi-sheet and batch nesting, with offcut and remnant management
• Labels, part lists, and nesting reports for clear shop-floor communication

Who it’s for:

• Cabinet and furniture manufacturers, custom shops, and architectural millwork looking to reduce waste, cut cycle times, and streamline CNC programming on sheet goods.

woodNest4 is developed by Homag Group. The most popular version of this product among our users is 4.0. The name of the program executable file is WoodNest.exe.