Is there a way to auto nest multiple objects inside one shape?

[bigben]

So out of curiosity, I was poking around in Illustrator to see if it could be done there. You can use Envelope/Envelope Distort to nest objects in a shape like that but it distorts all the objects to fit. Since there is a plug-in for Illustrator that will do that properly, I figure there must be a way to do it manually without distortion but I can't seem to find it. Does anyone have any clue about doing it in Illustrator?

I would also like to know the answer to this question.

 

[TyrantDesigner]

In illustrator, the only way looks like that ecut script. They have a demo of the nesting software http://illustrator.e-cut.ru/index.php?view=article&id=58 so it might be worth it to play with. But the only real way in illustrator is to do it manually.

Pretty nice little script too ... If I come across an extra $50 I might just pick it up http://youtu.be/oMeJXz22QRY

 

[FrankW]

Look at the software package Enroute. The company I work for uses Flexi-Sign because it is directly compatible with Enroute. Which is the software package this was supplied with our first router.

Yes. And Flexi is famous too for exporting excellent DXF-Data for use with different apps too.

 

[Nat]

Disappointed that this Thread had an end !
Educational, Helpful, Memorable, With a bit of(For Lack of a better word) Zest!

Nat

 

[SignManiac]

Profile Lab and Aspire have good nesting modules but expect to pay. But when optimizing CNC files, they're worth the investment.

 

[bob]

Yes. And Flexi is famous too for exporting excellent DXF-Data for use with different apps too.

While it does export dxf files, they are far from excellent. Flexi often has difficulty dealing with arcs when exporting this format. It's been my experience that multi-point arcs tend to be somewhat less than smooth from point to point. Corel does a far better quality dxf file.

 

[thewvsignguy]

Try This in Flexi Pro:

Is this feature not available in Flexi Designer 10.5.1?

I don't see it in my menu. Or am I blind.....

 

[ChrisN]

Even though SAi says this about FlexiDESIGNER,

Get all the design, layout and image editing features of FlexiSIGN-PRO,

it is not true. FlexiDESIGNER does not have some features FlexiSIGN-PRO has. A few I've noticed (on FlexiDESIGNER Cloud 11 sp6) include true-shape nesting and i-cut marks.

 

[thewvsignguy]

Even though SAi says this about FlexiDESIGNER,

it is not true. FlexiDESIGNER does not have some features FlexiSIGN-PRO has. A few I've noticed (on FlexiDESIGNER Cloud 11 sp6) include true-shape nesting and i-cut marks.

Thanks for that info, it's not a deal breaker but good to know. I like setting up most of the production files when I can (designer), that seems like a neat trick. I'll just use it on the RIP computer.