ProNest
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Most Helpful Reviews for ProNest
1 - 9 of 9 Reviews
Eric
Construction, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2020
Cutting Edge Software
ProNest allows us to save time,material and labour costs.It allows you to put your product out at a more competitive price. You don't know what your capabilities are until you've tried the software.
PROSThe multiple functions that it can perform to make jobs less than a task is unbelievable. There are more features than probably required for any user,but they are there. I use it with a Design2fab program and the two mesh seamlessly .
CONSI don't believe there are features that need much , if any improvement. It's usually just a matter of tweeking whats there to get the desired result. Updates usually roll out improvements and refine any issues.
Brian
Machinery, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed July 2020
Good Nesting Software
My overall experience is Pronest works well, and technical support is the best in the business. I feel Pronest gives us the best cut possible on our machine and less cutting issues while running the machine. To get the most out of a Hypertherm plasma, I think Pronest is the way to go.
PROSEasy to use. Enables advanced features of our HPR plasma system (True Hole, Fine Feature, SureCut). Customer performance, as with all Hypertherm products, is the best out there. Tech Support even helped me make custom report templates for our labels.
CONSModules for software features that are standard on some other software are an add-on which comes a hefty price and increases the yearly maintenance fee. These features include advanced plasma (for their own plasma systems), autonesting, skeleton cut-up, common line cutting, etc.
Reasons for switching to ProNest
CAMduct did not support the advanced plasma features of the HPR series plasma, primarily True Hole. ProNest also had all the correct tested cutting speeds from Hypertherm entered into the software.
David
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, 51-200 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2020
Review
We were able to automate the file list which greatly increased the speed of compiling and creating nests
CONSIt took a while to set up and test the automated lists
MARK
Education Management, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2020
Pro Nest in education
Very technical for part of the software--may be my learning curve, but the pro nest software can do whatever I need once we get the drawing done. Overall very satisfied.
PROSWide range of abilities and real world applications.
CONSCan be complicated at times, A lot of steps to get to the end point of your cut job, Some ghost cuts or differences from the cad drawing to the cutter, However, this seems to be rare.
Reason for choosing ProNest
Pronest appeared to have more real world application for my students.
Hector
Education Management, 51-200 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2020
User Friendly
Again, I am excited when I see our students learn the software and then apply it to their projects.
PROSHow user friendly it is for students. Students grasp it right away without hesitation.
CONSI really cain't say much I don't hate about it.
Reason for choosing ProNest
n/a
Reasons for switching to ProNest
Hypertherm offered it to me. I never knew y'all offered it.
Jody
Construction, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2021
Great software, so much better than the software that actually came with my CNC machine
Saving a lot of $$$ that used to be wasted on excess material lost.
PROSNesting feature and easy to edit lead ins and outs.
CONSNot sure if I like the CAD software that comes with it. Could be that I'm just not familiar with it and are more familiar with my current CAD software. Cool thing is that I can use either.
Reasons for switching to ProNest
StarCad is horrible software with no demo videos or tech support. Anytime I've had an issue with ProNest it was user error but tech support was easy to get on the phone and patiently worked me through it.
DAVE
Automotive, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2020
Great Product
ProNest LT is very easy to learn and use. It has increased our production while decreasing programing time.
CONSThe Part Sources section for adding DXF files is a little cumbersome to use.
Manraj
Construction, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2021
ProNest Review
Overall cost savings and increase in productivity.
CONSNot applicable. What I liked least is that I didn’t use it a year ago.
Reason for choosing ProNest
Customer service is second to none.
Christopher
Maritime, 51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed September 2020
Pronest
Customer support is outstanding. I look forward to using it in the future.
CONSTook a little time to get used to using it.