Inventor Nesting: Sheet Metal Nesting Software

A nesting tool for Inventor that optimizes sheet metal layouts, built right into a convenient CAD design environment

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What is Inventor Nesting?

Autodesk Inventor Nesting reduces manufacturing costs by optimizing the nesting of blanks (sheet parts).

Create multiple nesting studies with different material and packing options.
Compare the efficiency and cost of each study to maximize the profitability of your fabrication work.
Specify allowed orientations to keep the material grain direction consistent, for appearance or to prevent cracking.

Nesting tool: convenient, professional sheet nesting inside the Inventor CAD environment

Inventor® Nesting is integrated into the Inventor CAD environment and optimizes the layout of shapes on sheet material. Export cutting paths for fabrication.

Inventor CAM is included with the Product Design & Manufacturing Collection

Autodesk’s software collection for mechanical design and manufacturing, the Product Design & Manufacturing Collection (PDMC), provides a full set of tools to design, validate and manufacture your products, including:

AutoCAD
Inventor Professional
Inventor CAM
Inventor Nastran

Inventor Nesting
Inventor Tolerance Analysis
And many more

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Key functions
of Inventor Nesting

Automated true shape nesting

Optimize the placement of sheet parts to save material. Automate material usage in flat sheet cutting.

Inventor AnyCAD

Supports sheet metal parts and assemblies modeled in Inventor, or imported DXF files. Work entirely within Inventor.

A simpler workflow for creating cutting paths

Create 3D models of the parts and cutting toolpaths with Inventor CAM, or export to DXF and use the DXF files in AutoCAD with other toolpath software.

Nesting efficiency statistics and evaluation

Compare nesting efficiency

Easily review and compare nesting studies through reports for each one. Get detailed figures such as efficiency, total cost, machining time and more.

Advantages of Inventor Nesting

OneCAD Vietnam provides consulting on using Autodesk Inventor Nesting or migrating to it from other software.
So what are its advantages?

Synchronized with the CAD environment

Fully synchronized with the Inventor Professional CAD environment, simplifying your workflow with no switching between applications.

Fewer applications

AnyCAD in Inventor reads files directly from other design applications (SolidWorks, CATIA, Creo and more), so you can use Inventor whatever software the CAD model was created in.

Lower licensing costs

Inventor Nesting is included in the Product Design & Manufacturing Collection, which also contains AutoCAD, Inventor Professional, Inventor CAM, Nastran, Nesting and more at a very reasonable cost.

Frequently asked questions

What is Autodesk Inventor Nesting used for?

Autodesk Inventor Nesting is used to create optimized nests for flat parts, minimizing scrap after cutting from raw stock.

Who uses Autodesk Inventor Nesting?

Engineers and designers use Autodesk Inventor Nesting to create efficient nests for parts cut from flat material.

Which versions of Autodesk Inventor Nesting can I use?

Autodesk lets you install and use the current version (2026) and the three previous versions (2023, 2024, 2025). Installers are listed in your Autodesk Account when you deploy the software.
Note: you need to install Inventor Professional before installing Inventor Nesting.

Inventor Nesting is a solution included in the PDMC. It is not licensed separately.

Product design and manufacturing collection

Using the Product Design & Manufacturing Collection (PDMC) is the best option for both performance and cost if you need at least one of the following combinations:

Inventor Professional + AutoCAD
Inventor Professional + 3DsMax
Inventor Professional + Nesting
Inventor Professional + HSM (CNC)
Inventor Professional + Nastran In-CAD

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Inventor CAM is included with the Product Design & Manufacturing Collection

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