Cut-optimization software · wood & panels
Grain direction respected. No extra panel to buy.
TessForm nests your parts — straight or curved — tight on your panels, and locks the grain piece by piece. Result: 13% waste instead of 20%, grain respected. Cut plan in 2 minutes. 100 founding spots at a reduced rate, for life.
Respecting the grain, today, costs you panels.
Let your tool rotate parts freely: it saves space, but a front's grain ends up running the wrong way — a part to remake. Lock everything to stay compliant: nesting degrades, and the extra panel is on you.
Who may rotate? Grain direction, three settings
Some parts have an imposed direction — a wood-grain melamine front, a veneered backrest. Others don't care: bottoms, rails, braces. Same job, three ways to decide who may rotate:
① The generic tool rotates everything to save space: the parts framed in red have their grain running the wrong way — bin material.
② No part may rotate: compliant, but nesting degrades — 149 mm more panel on this job.
③ TessForm locks only the parts that require it: grain respected where it matters, at the same 13% waste as free rotation.
Measured on a real job, not a simulation.
A 12-part cradle, 1250 mm usable panel width, 4 mm kerf — same parts in all three layouts, only the orientation policy changes. An interface you master without training.
Three steps, no training
1 · Import
Your parts as DXF, or a contour entered point by point — rectangles and curved shapes alike.
2 · Nest
The nesting engine places parts on their real contours across your panel formats — kerf or router-bit diameter included, rotation lock for grain direction — and splits the job across several panels when needed.
3 · Export
A PDF cut plan with part labels, waste rate and material cost quantified.
Built for the wood shop
Straight AND curved, one job
Your straight and curved CNC parts in the same plan, split automatically across your panels. No more hand-nesting shapes in your CAD.
Real contours on the CNC
On curved parts, nesting the real contour beats the rectangle around it — the only way to get an optimized layout when shapes are not rectangular. The plan comes out as a dimensioned PDF, or as a nested DXF export for your CNC.
Kerf & grain direction
Configurable kerf (blade or bit) and per-part rotation lock: the plan is accurate, and the grain on the door runs the right way.
Zero install
In the browser, on desktop or a shop-floor tablet — and the plan prints.
Simple subscription
€29 per month, excl. VAT
or €290 per year — 12 months for the price of 10
★ Founding rate: €19/mo excl. VAT for life for the first 100 sign-ups.
- 30-day trial, no credit card
- Cancel anytime
149 mm of panel saved per job: over a month, that's a panel you don't buy back — the subscription pays for itself. Real-contour nesting at the price of a simple cut-list optimizer — far from the price and complexity of industrial suites.
Test it on your own parts
Priority access, on your own DXF files. And one of the 100 founding spots — €19/mo (excl. VAT), for life.
FAQ
What input formats?
DXF, or a contour entered point by point. Rectangles as well as free shapes — no DXF needed for a cabinet bottom.
What do I cut on: panel saw or CNC?
Real-contour nesting targets CNC cutting first. A guillotine-cut mode for panel saws is under consideration — founding-member feedback drives the roadmap.
Kerf and grain direction?
Yes: configurable kerf (blade or bit) and per-part rotation lock, to respect grain and decors.
Do you handle my panel formats?
Yes: define your formats and materials with their price, and the job is split automatically across several panels. The plan shows the material cost.
Is early access paid?
It starts with a free 30-day trial, no credit card. Then you freely choose to subscribe — at the founding rate if you are among the first 100 sign-ups — or pay nothing.
How much does it cost?
€29/mo excl. VAT, or €290/year (12 months for the price of 10), cancel anytime. Founding rate: €19/mo for life for the first 100 waitlist sign-ups, allocated in sign-up order and kept as long as your subscription stays active.
When do you launch?
In active development. The waitlist is the early-access path.