Roll nesting and cut.pdf for your cutter. No Caldera.
Drop in JPEG, PNG, SVG or DXF. You get a print-ready sheet and a cut contour — rectangles or silhouettes. Kerf, marks and recipes are set once.
One job, done properly
Nestor doesn't pretend to be an all-in-one suite. It nests on the roll, cuts on the contour and hands back files your cutter understands.
Nesting for rolls, not for A4
A packer with kerf, rotation and a time budget. A 159 cm roll or a rigid board — whatever runs on your floor.
cut.pdf and cut.dxf
CutContour or Thru-cut spot, stroke width in points, registration marks, their own OCG layer. The same contour also comes out as DXF.
True-shape nesting
PNG with alpha, SVG and DXF interlock by silhouette. Files without transparency stay rectangles — the switch is on the job.
Shop recipes
Wrap, band, bleed, Code128 on the piece, cost per metre. Sheet, pack and cutter presets saved once on the recipe.
Cut layers
Kiss and thru on separate spots. Summa, Graphtec, iEcho or your own — nothing hard-coded.
A queue and an API
Export runs on the server. From the browser always. API with a bearer token — on the yearly plan.
From a folder of files to the cutter
Drop in the files
JPEG, PNG, TIFF, WebP, SVG or DXF. Dimensions come from the DPI, a name like 60x80, or the vector itself.
Check the layout
Sheet preview, waste and cost. Rectangle or shape — change a preset, run it again.
Collect the files
print.pdf for the RIP, cut.pdf with the spot, cut.dxf for the cutter. The job runs through the queue and stays in your history.
Bought a RIP for one feature?
Most photo and canvas shops use one thing from a big suite: nesting and the cut contour. You pay for it all year.
| Nestor | Typical suite | |
|---|---|---|
| Rectangle and true-shape nesting | yes | by hand or a separate plugin |
| cut.pdf + cut.dxf with a spot | yes | separate plugin or RIP |
| Wrap, band, piece barcode | on the recipe | assembled at the machine |
| Cost per year | €499 | €1,200–1,500 (Caldera) |
| Getting started | 7-day trial the same day | installation, dongle, training |
| API for your own system | on the yearly plan | paid add-on module |
One plan. First week free.
The full plan, no card. Then you choose.
Cancel whenever you want.
€89 less than 12 × €49.
Before you sign up
Is this a RIP?
No. Nestor arranges the work and produces print.pdf, cut.pdf and cut.dxf. Rasterising and colour profiles stay in your RIP.
What about contour cutting?
Yes — PNG with a transparent background, SVG and DXF nest by silhouette and go to the cutter with a contour. JPEGs and files without alpha stay rectangles. The switch is on the job.
What happens to my files?
A separate storage prefix per shop and a retention period tied to your plan. The database is physically separate from other systems.
How long does setup take?
Sign up, set a sheet and cutter preset, run your first nest. 7 days on the full plan, no card — then €49/month or €499/year.
Run your first nest in five minutes
7 days on the full plan, no card. An account, a recipe, your files — and two PDFs in the queue.