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True cut-contour nesting
Place assets according to their actual cut paths instead of treating every artwork as a rectangle. Set bleed, distance between assets, and clearance to registration marks parametrically for each job.
PRINTFLOW NEST
Make better use of every sheet.
True cut-contour nesting with precise control over bleed, spacing, registration marks, board margins, and rotation—while preserving the production data your print workflow depends on.
Separately licensed. Managed through your company’s PrintFlow account.
THE PRODUCTION QUESTION
What will actually fit on the board?
Rectangular bounding boxes leave usable material behind when the assets have irregular cut contours. PrintFlow Nest works from the real cut paths and gives the operator control over the parameters that turn a dense layout into a usable production result.
WHY PRINTFLOW NEST
Built around the contour.
Ready for production.
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Use the full board
Registration-mark parameters are freely editable. There are no hardcoded margins forcing unused space around the board—the operator defines the production boundary the job requires.
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Preserve specialist print data
Pass through spot colours for white, varnish, and neon inks, together with alpha channels, transparencies, and embedded colour profiles.
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Separate print and cut output
Export one PDF for printing and a separate PDF for cutting. Each production step receives a clear file containing the information it needs.
CONTROL THE TRADE-OFF
Fast calculation or a denser nest.
Use 90-degree rotation as the fast default. When tighter packing matters more than calculation time, enable free rotation to search for a denser result.
- 90° rotation
- Faster default nesting
- Free rotation
- Denser results with more calculation time
MORE THAN PLACEMENT
Small tools that remove production friction.
AutoBleed for rectangular artwork
Create a cut path at the original dimensions and add a user-defined bleed by mirroring the image edges. The original finished size remains the cutting reference.
Save the nest itself
Save completed nests and load them again without recalculating the arrangement. Return to the exact result that was previously reviewed or approved.
Established cutter workflows
Originally built for Summa workflows and expanded for Graphtec, Mimaki, Kongsberg, and Zünd equipment.
FROM ARTWORK TO PRODUCTION
One controlled path through the nest.
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Set the production parameters.
Define bleed, spacing, registration-mark clearance, board margins, and the preferred rotation mode.
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Calculate against the real contours.
Nest the assets using their actual cut paths with either 90-degree or free rotation.
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Review the complete result.
Check placement, board use, registration-mark clearance, and the print data that must remain intact.
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Export and preserve.
Create separate print and cut PDFs, then save the nest so the exact arrangement can be loaded again.
NEST + QUOTE
Plan the board. Then use its data.
PrintFlow Quote can read a file produced by Nest and populate the estimate with the nest data. The products remain separately licensed while working as a connected production process.
START WITH NEST
Put the full board to work.
Review the pricing or talk to us about how PrintFlow Nest fits your production workflow.