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Material-aware entry
Separate experiences for linear material, woodworking, steel fabrication, and sheet nesting use relevant examples and terminology without fragmenting the product.
Case Study
CutNesting Case Study
How Technodweep engineered CutNesting, a browser-based 1D cut optimizer and 2D nesting platform, with WebAssembly-powered optimization, material-aware workflows, and production-ready planning for wood, steel, sheet, and linear stock.
Overview
One product for two difficult optimization problems
CutNesting turns stock dimensions, required parts, quantities, kerf, and cutting constraints into practical layouts that can be reviewed before material reaches the shop floor. The product supports both one-dimensional cut planning and two-dimensional nesting while keeping each workflow focused on the terminology its users already know.
Instead of asking users to learn a generic mathematical optimizer, the experience is organized around real jobs: wood cut lists, steel fabrication, linear stock, and sheet or plate nesting.
The challenge
Material optimization has to be fast, clear, and trustworthy
A mathematically valid layout is not enough. Workshop users need to account for blade width, cutting allowance, available stock, leftovers, part labels, and machine realities. They also need to understand the result without decoding a dense optimization report.
- Reduce avoidable offcuts without hiding how the plan was calculated
- Handle small manual jobs and larger imported part lists
- Keep 1D and 2D workflows distinct while sharing a coherent product experience
- Run complex planning in the browser without forcing account creation
- Present outputs that remain easy to verify before production
The solution
Purpose-built workflows around a shared optimization core
Technodweep shaped CutNesting as a focused product system: users choose the material workflow, enter or import the job, set real cutting constraints, and receive a visual plan with clear utilization and leftover information.
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Browser-first computation
Client-side JavaScript and WebAssembly support responsive optimization while keeping the public tool immediately accessible without login.
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Flexible production inputs
The 2D workspace accepts simple parts alongside reviewed DXF and DSTV plate NC1 imports, including irregular remnant stock.
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Visual, verifiable output
Readable bar and sheet layouts expose stock usage, waste, leftovers, and unplaced pieces so a plan can be checked before cutting begins.
Product workflow
From available material to a checked cutting plan
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Define stock
Add full lengths, sheets, or reusable remnants.
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Add required parts
Enter rows manually or import supported production files.
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Set constraints
Account for kerf, trim, quantity, rotation, and job-specific rules.
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Optimize and review
Inspect layouts, utilization, waste, remnants, and unplaced parts.
Outcome
A practical optimization product with a low-friction path to value
1D + 2DLinear cutting and sheet nesting in one product
No signupImmediate access to the public planning workflow
Multi-materialWood, steel, pipe, tube, bar, profile, sheet, and plate
Production-awareKerf, remnants, imports, visual review, and validation
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