SteelNest Pro™ Advanced Plate-Processing Nesting-Software
SteelNest Pro™ Advanced Plate-Processor Nesting-Software allows you to maximize the productivity of your Plate Processing machine. It has all of the features you need to import part files, draw parts, nest, punch, drill, or utilize milling tools.
Advanced nesting & tooling features optimize the performance of your machine.
Peddi-Nest combines an intuitive NC-1 drawing import module, drawing tools, automatic tooling and an advanced nesting module, EdgeStart. While providing you the tools you need to process accurate parts, ShopData’ technology minimizes material usage with fill up the sheet nesting. And also part processing time as well as minimizing programming time.

Product Highlights
SteelNest Pro™ Plate-Processing Advanced-nesting software has a new user configurable screen is designed to give you the maximum flexibility for maximum productivity. You arrange the screen the way you want, even use dual screens, whatever helps you get the job done!
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Product Features
Custom Preferences
You can set preferences for tool pod positions and also change positions after nesting for maximum flexibility.
Predrilling Options
Predrilling options for pierces on thicker materials maximize your options for placement of the pre-drill, the pierce, and sharing.
Bevel Support (optional module)
- Multi-pass, Knife edge, Knife undercut, K-cut, Bevel Land
- Shared pre-drill options
- Auto corner loop and in-line loop.
- Kerf and angle compensation
Specialized for Heavy Plate Processing
Continuous material flow, maximum material utilization, and consolidating multiple operations are vital when you’re processing heavy plate– and ShopData has developed specific software to accomplish them all with the SteelNest Pro System.
Processing Reports
- Machine Setup Information
- Material Utilization
- Costing
- Processing Time
InventoryTrak (optional module)
- Automatic remnant creation of drops
- Automatic JIT inventory creation for stock to be purchased.
- Original plate tracking for easier identification
- Automatic rotation of length and width