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title: "First steps"
slug: "productionassist-nesting-tutorial-first-steps"
updated: 2026-07-29T09:32:40Z
published: 2026-07-29T09:32:40Z
canonical: "docs.homag.cloud/productionassist-nesting-tutorial-first-steps"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.homag.cloud/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# First steps

Make your production more efficient and optimize your cutting using the nesting process.

In conjunction with the [intelliDivide](/v1/docs/en/intellidivide-tutorial-erste-schritte) optimisation software , **productionAssist Nesting** optimises your process and enables you to...

- ... Saving material by optimising nesting plans
- ... Label printing for the identification of machined parts
- ... the use of production data beyond cutting.

With intelliDivide , you can create your optimized nesting plans, which you then import into the **productionAssist Nesting** app at the click of a mouse.

The productionAssist Nesting app then shows you the optimised nesting plans in the workshop. They choose a plan and decide whether they want to print all the labels at once or prefer to print them part by part. After printing, the app marks the corresponding task as completed. The [label](/v1/docs/en/productionassist-cutting-kurz-erklaert-das-steht-auf-dem-etikett) contains all relevant information for the unique identification of each part (e.g. Order name, information about the component and edging or a QR code for further CNC machining).

## The process at a glance

![Ablauf von Nesting und Etikettierung in der Werkstatt](https://cdn.document360.io/43eaea7e-f51c-41df-9b73-bf55e0b1d20d/Images/Documentation/NestingProductionSet-ProcessSteps(1).jpg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T23%3A24%3A44Z&se=2026-11-10T00%3A24%3A44Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=7ulBjEn4gr25alh6y3aozvGxG2CO5eDTJaF%2FhHUjKzY%3D)

Nesting and labeling process in the workshop

1. Export of the cutting list from your industry software
2. Creation of nesting plans in intelliDivide
  - [Import of the bill of materials](/v1/docs/en/intellidivide-tutorial-importieren-von-daten)
  - [Optimization of the order](/v1/docs/en/intellidivide-tutorial-erstellen-einer-optimierung)
  - [Choosing the optimal solution](/v1/docs/en/intellidivide-tutorial-auswahl-einer-loesung)
  - [Transfer of the solution to productionAssist Nesting](/v1/docs/en/intellidivide-tutorial-verwendung-der-ergebnisse)
  - Download the nesting programs in mpr(x) format for the CNC machine
3. Selection of the order in productionAssist Nesting
4. Processing an order
  - Selecting a nesting plan within the job
  - Either print all the labels of the plan at once or select and print the workpiece individually in the nesting plan
  - Stick on label(s)

## productionAssist Nesting

Download the productionAssist app from the [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/de/app/productionassist/id1491213597) or [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details) .

After starting, you will find productionAssist Nesting in the work center overview. The prerequisite for this is an active [license](/v1/docs/en/productionassist-cutting-kurz-erklaert-lizenzierung).

Start with the configuration, and once it's complete, you can go to the job overview with one click and start working on your first job right away.

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## References

### Introduction

- [Nesting Production Set](/v1/docs/en/produkt-sets-nesting-production-set)

### productionAssist App

- [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/de/app/productionassist/id1491213597)
- [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details)
- [Web](https://productionassist.homag.cloud/)

### Links

- [Prerequisites](/v1/docs/en/productionassist-cutting-kurz-erklaert-voraussetzungen)
- [Licensing](/v1/docs/en/productionassist-cutting-kurz-erklaert-lizenzierung)

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## Resources

### Download

- [Commissioning Instructions Nesting Production Set (PDF, 281 KB)](https://cdn.document360.io/43eaea7e-f51c-41df-9b73-bf55e0b1d20d/Images/Documentation/InbetriebnahmeAnleitung-InstallationGuide-NestingProductionSet(1).pdf?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T23%3A24%3A44Z&se=2026-11-10T00%3A24%3A44Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=7ulBjEn4gr25alh6y3aozvGxG2CO5eDTJaF%2FhHUjKzY%3D)