SheetDXF - Instant laser cutting quotes & 2D nesting from DXF files

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SheetDXF eliminates manual quoting and spreadsheet guesswork for sheet metal fabricators, job shops, and hardware makers. Upload any 2D DXF directly in your browser to parse geometry in real time—calculating cut lengths, pierces, bounding box, and scrap yield. With automated 2D nesting and custom machine setup rates (pierce time, cutting speed, material cost), generate transparent, production-ready PDF quotes in seconds. Eliminate email back-and-forth and quote jobs 10x faster.

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Hey Product Hunt community! 👋 I’m excited to launch SheetDXF today. The Problem We Set Out to Solve: In custom fabrication and CNC laser cutting, estimating a job usually looks like this: A customer sends an email with 5 different .dxf files. An engineer manually opens each file in CAD software to measure cut perimeters and count pierces. Numbers get copied into a fragile Excel sheet to calculate cutting time, material yield, and margin. Sending a quote takes anywhere from 30 minutes to 24 hours. When jobs are won by the fastest accurate responder, slow manual quoting directly hurts revenue. What SheetDXF Does: We built SheetDXF to make laser cutting cost estimation as instantaneous as 3D printing slicer software: Drop & Analyze: Real-time geometry extraction directly in the browser—calculates exact cut lengths, pierces, and part envelopes. Automated 2D Nesting: Maximizes sheet yield and accounts for scrap before quoting. Custom Shop Parameters: Plug in your laser power, cutting speed table, hourly machine rates, and raw material pricing. Instant PDF Generation: Produce polished, professional quotes on the spot. Whether you run a job shop, provide contract manufacturing services, or are an engineer budgeting sheet metal prototypes, SheetDXF was built to save you hours of quoting friction. Try it out right now: 👉 We’d love your feedback! What materials, machine specs, or CAD integrations (e.g., STEP unfolding) would you like to see next? 🚀