DIGIT module; each new tool is digitized with a special die-digitizer, that directly follows the edge of the cutting knife, allowing the maximum accuracy of representation for the actual tool geometry. The mathematical images of the die is stored into the data-base for subsequent lay-plan calculation. This software module can be interfaced with standard digitizing tablets or with most popular CAD systems.

NESTING modules: the automatic lay-plan calculation can be set according to a wide range of user-defined parameters, such as material directionality, constraints for pattern rotation, diagonal cutting for full material utilization. Unlike the traditional CAD systems, which allow a singe shape lay-plan only and are mainly intended for large production orders, Atom Nesting System can give unbeatable results by automatically calculating optimized lay-plans for a whole sequence of different patterns in different quantities, searching the best solution for every one, and giving a single final machine program without manual intervention.

LAYOUT module: for special applications, an interactive software module for lay planning is available, with a lot of automatic and semi-automatic functions for pattern optimization. The operator can have access to the data-base of tools and the data-base of materials, to simulate new lay-plans or to modify the existing ones.