How many slabs does this job actually take?
StoneNest nests your countertop DXFs onto slabs and returns a conservative, validated slab count for the bid — in seconds, fully offline, on your own PC.
Windows 10/11 · no cloud · no subscription required
The results panel on a real multifamily job: slab count, yield, and the nested layout.
One slab is most of the license.
A 3cm quartz slab typically runs in the $600–$1,800 installed-cost range [estimate — to be replaced with a design-partner figure]. On a multifamily bid measured in dozens of slabs, an afternoon of manual layout compresses to minutes — and the count that comes out has already been checked by an independent validator before it's allowed to export. StoneNest costs less than the first slab on the job.
How it works
- Drop in a DXF per unit type, set quantities (up to 12 types on a licensed seat)
Screenshot placeholder screenshots/how-it-works-1.png Drop the real capture in at this path — the page picks it up automatically. - Set slab size, kerf, edge offset, and rotation policy
Screenshot placeholder screenshots/how-it-works-2.png Drop the real capture in at this path — the page picks it up automatically. - Get the slab count, yield %, a layout preview — and an AlphaCAM-ready DXF
Screenshot placeholder screenshots/how-it-works-3.png Drop the real capture in at this path — the page picks it up automatically.
Validated before it becomes a bid.
Validator gate
StoneNest refuses to export a layout that fails validation — overlaps, off-slab placement, and kerf violations are caught before you ever see a DXF.
Deterministic
Same input, same settings, same count — every run, on every machine. Nothing about the result depends on a server, an account, or the day you ran it.
Conservative by design
When a piece doesn't cleanly fit, StoneNest opens a new slab rather than force-fitting it. That's a deliberate, documented trade-off, not a bug.
Your shop drawings stay in your shop.
StoneNest runs entirely on your PC. No uploads, no accounts, no license server to go down. Our free web estimator runs client-side in your browser too — what you type in is used only to compute your result, not uploaded anywhere.
Built in a shop. Maintained on purpose.
Built inside a working fabrication shop for quoting real multifamily bids — not adapted from metal-shop nesting software. Our story →
Own it forever.
$795 perpetual license, 12 months of updates included. Optional $149/yr updates & support renewal — lapsing never disables the app. First 25 seats: $495 founding price. 30-day refunds, always. See full pricing →
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