Help center

How can we help?

Getting started

Materials and stock

Cutting configuration

  • Kerf explained

    What saw kerf is, how it is charged at each cut, and how it changes a plan.

  • Grain and rotation

    Keeping parts aligned to the grain, letting others turn, and why nothing is flipped.

  • Edge banding

    Marking banded edges, choosing banding materials, and totals for length and cost.

  • Optimization modes and priority

    Fast, Balanced and Thorough; what each priority minimizes; and why effort is not measured in seconds.

  • Units and exact fractions

    How to type dimensions, which units are supported, and how sizes are kept exact.

Imports and exports

The workspace

  • Editing the cut list

    Adding, duplicating and deleting rows, selecting several cuts, enabling and disabling, and shortcuts.

  • Reading the results

    Utilization, waste, kerf and offcuts; roll length; unplaced parts; and the cut sequence.

Account and organization

API and embeds

  • API and embeds

    API keys, permissions, errors and rate limits, and embedding the optimizer.

Looking for a quick answer?

The FAQ answers the questions people ask before and after their first job.

Help center · NestSmart