Sheet Metal Fabrication

Cut more parts from every metal sheet

For sheet metal fabricators running laser, plasma, waterjet, or punch. Optimize layouts across steel, aluminium, stainless, and copper — reduce scrap, reduce cost.

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85–95%
Typical utilization
2500×1250
Standard sheet
Any metal
Material agnostic
DXF + PDF
Export formats

How Lapas helps your operation

Mixed-part nesting

Nest dozens of different part shapes in a single job. Set exact quantities for each part number.

Remnant tracking

Lapas maximizes the use of your existing remnant stock before cutting fresh sheets.

Scrap minimization

Our optimizer targets 85–95% utilization on typical sheet metal jobs; results vary by part complexity. Typical manual nesting achieves 62–72%.

Custom sheet sizes

Works with any sheet size — standard 2500×1250mm to custom oversized or undersized off-cuts.

PDF quote support

PDF export includes sheet count, total material area, utilization % — useful for quoting material cost to customers.

All materials

Steel, stainless steel, aluminium, copper, galvanized iron, titanium — any flat sheet material.

Specifically built for this workflow

  • Import your complete part list as DXF files from SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Fusion 360, or Inventor
  • Set quantities per part — Lapas handles mixed-part jobs automatically
  • Multi-sheet output: automatically calculates minimum sheets required for the full order
  • PDF report for quoting: shows sheet count, utilization, and part placement overview
  • Export to DXF for your CAM software — clean, layered output compatible with all CAM tools
  • Browser-based: estimators quote from their desk, operators nest on the shop floor — same tool

Upload a DXF.
See the difference.

Your first nesting job takes under 60 seconds. Try it and see how much you save.

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