Nesting letters for an xTool laser

xTool lasers are compact machines that many small shops use for acrylic and wood letters. The work area is much smaller than a full sheet, so how many pieces a job takes matters. NestSigns lays the letters out tightly on the piece size you cut, so fewer pieces go through the machine.

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Work in the piece size you actually load

Type the size of the pieces you cut your sheet into for the machine, or the size of the offcut on hand, and run the nest. NestSigns fills each piece by the real letter outlines and puts small parts inside the holes of bigger letters. Tracked leftovers are used first, smallest that fits.

Gap and edge

Set the gap between letters and an edge margin. NestSigns checks every layout and shows the smallest gap and the smallest distance to the edge, so nothing is cut through by accident.

Into your laser software

Export SVG or DXF for xTool Creative Space, or a LightBurn project if your model runs on LightBurn. The parts stay at the size they were drawn; NestSigns never scales them. See online SVG nesting and nesting for LightBurn.

What else it does for letter jobs

True-shape nesting by the real letter outlines: any angle, 0/180° only, or no rotation.
Exact spacing. Type the gap or your bit diameter; every layout is checked and shows the smallest gap measured.
Parts inside letter holes. Small pieces go inside O, A, B and D, and holes stay with their letter.
Leftovers first. Full sheets and leftover pieces per material, smallest leftovers used first, stock updated when the job is done.
Oversize letters left out, divided, or divided with a 1 in joining strip, pieces labeled A1, A2…
Every part numbered on the sheets and on the original artwork in the layout summary PDF.

Questions

Does NestSigns run my xTool?

No. NestSigns only nests the parts and exports the layout. Your laser software sends the job to the machine.

Which file should I export?

SVG is the simplest for most laser software. Use the LightBurn project if you work in LightBurn, or DXF if your software prefers it.

Is NestSigns made by xTool?

No. NestSigns is separate software and is not affiliated with xTool.

Try it on your own job. Open your artwork, pick a sheet, and see how many sheets you need. 20 free nesting runs, no credit card. After that, $14.99 per month, cancel anytime.
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