Type the finished panel size. NotchCad derives the notched blank, the V-groove fold lines, the folded solid, the nest with part IDs and the cut list — the numbers your router and brake need.
Free to design. Files, nesting and revision diffs on the paid tier.
The same part the DXF is generated from — drag it, fold it, check the return.
Blank = face + 2×return, corners notched through, one closed V-groove rectangle on the back with 0.5 mm of skin left as the hinge. Any return depth, 3, 4 or 6 mm ACM, optional reveal. The drawing, the folded solid and the DXF are the same geometry.
Paste a schedule, get per-panel DXFs, sheet nests with the part IDs burnt into the layout, printable labels, a cut list and a manifest — one zip, no add-on modules.
Load v1 and v2 of a schedule and NotchCad says what to re-draw and re-cut, what to cut more of and what not to cut. Change orders are where the money leaks.
| ShapeMaster | + EzyNest + GigaDXF | Nexus Clad | NotchCad | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs in a browser, no install | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Parametric panel + 3D fold view | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Layered DXF per part | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sheet nesting | extra program | ✓ true shape | ✓ | ✓ shelf |
| Part labels / job fields | extra program | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ included |
| Revision diff / re-cut list | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Quote from the panel | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Elevation DXF import | — | — | ✓ | soon |
| Price | $137/mo per seat | + separate licences | enterprise quote | $89/mo per shop |
Competitor lines are from their own published pages (ShapeMaster annual price $137/month, nesting and labelling sold as EzyNest and GigaDXF; Nexus Clad sold with the Endades Nexus suite). Corrections welcome — we would rather be accurate than flattering.
Blank = face + 2 × return, notched corners, one groove rectangle — with the calculator on the page.
Groove depth per thickness, flat-tip bits, fold order, and why a sharp point cracks the face.
Return depths, joint and reveal choices, weights, and the failures that show up at install.
Plain 90° returns on all four sides, square butt corners, any return depth and any reveal. Profile-specific rabbets for a particular extrusion system are the next build — tell us which system and it gets templated.
Yes — send one job's schedule and a DXF you trust and we will run both, then hand back the diff. If our numbers disagree with yours, that is a bug worth having.
OUTLINE through cut, VGROOVE partial-depth fold lines
on the back, REVEAL decorative groove, LABEL text, BORDER
sheet edge on nests. Millimetres, 1:1, R2010.
No, and we say so: it is shelf/guillotine nesting, which keeps rows whole and is easy to follow at the saw. True-shape packing is on the roadmap.
That is the whole thesis: the file the shop gets should already be right, labelled, and honest about what changed.