Add-Ons / Module

Auto-Load DXF

Drop a DXF into a folder. It shows up in PrimeNEST. That's the whole workflow.

The import dialog is a tax on every job

Open the dialog. Navigate to the network share. Find the right revision. Multi-select. Confirm. Repeat for the next customer's folder. It's thirty seconds a file, and it's thirty seconds you pay every single time a part comes in.

Auto-Load DXF removes the step entirely. You designate a folder — local, network share, or a spot you save customer attachments to — and PrimeNEST watches it. Anything new that lands there is picked up and imported on its own, ready to nest.

Watched folder settings
How it works

Three steps, then never again

1

Pick a Folder

Choose the folder PrimeNEST should watch. A local drive, a mapped network share, or wherever your team already saves incoming DXF files.

2

Drop Files In

Export from CAD, copy from a share, or save a customer's email attachment. Anything that puts a DXF in that folder counts.

3

Nest

The part is already in your job list. Set quantity and material, and go straight to nesting.

Details

What the module handles

  • Continuous folder monitoring while PrimeNEST is running
  • Automatic import of new DXF files as they appear
  • Works with local drives and mapped network shares
  • Waits for a file to finish copying before importing it
  • Skips files it has already imported, so re-syncs don't create duplicates
  • Imported files remain in place — nothing is moved or deleted without your say-so
Auto-import in action
Where it pays off

Best fit for high-mix shops

If you import a handful of parts a week, you won't notice. If DXF files arrive all day from engineering and customers alike, this module gives your operator that time back.

Add it to your PrimeNEST license

Auto-Load DXF unlocks in the software you already have installed — no reinstall, no migration.