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Nesting and quoting for Bodor fiber lasers (BodorThinker)

Bodor's fiber lasers ship with Bodor's own BodorThinker control system, which reads DXF. What Zorocut exports for it, how to bring it in, and what Bodor does not document. Status: untested.

Updated · By the Zorocut team
Short answer

Bodor's fiber lasers run BodorThinker, Bodor's own control system, not CypCut: Bodor lists it among its self-developed core parts, and its brochure says it reads G-code, DXF, PLT and ENG files and nests on its own. Zorocut can hand it a plain DXF per sheet — R2000, mm, only lines, arcs and circles — but Bodor publishes no DXF import rules we could read. Status: untested; set the controller to Other in Zorocut.

Software
BodorThinker · BodorNest
In Zorocut
Machine tab → Controller: Other
DXF
ASCII R2000 / R12, mm
Entities
LINE, ARC, CIRCLE
Layers
ZC_CUT, ZC_MARK, ZC_ENGRAVE, ZC_SHEET, ZC_LABEL
Lead-ins, kerf, micro-joints
Added in BodorThinker (Bodor does not document how)
Status
Untested — Zorocut can export for it, but its DXF import is not documented anywhere we could read.

What a Bodor laser ships with

PartBodor's nameWhere Bodor says so
Control systemBodorThinkerCore components page; i-Series spec table
Cutting headBodorGeniusCore components page; i-Series spec table
Laser sourceBodorPowerCore components page
NestingBodorNestCore components page; an option on the i-Series

Bodor calls each of these self-developed. It says BodorThinker uses EtherCAT with a 1 ms communication response time and has built-in nesting; its blog describes BodorNest arranging imported parts for highest efficiency or highest material usage, and laying out new parts on remnants.

Files BodorThinker reads

Bodor's i-Series brochure (2022) lists G-code (NC), DXF, PLT and ENG. Bodor's 2025 beginner guide lists G-code, DXF, DWG, PLT and ENG, moved to the machine by USB or network. Neither says which DXF versions, entities, layers or units it accepts.

What Zorocut exports for a Bodor

One ASCII DXF per sheet, R2000 (or R12), in mm, with only LINE, ARC and CIRCLE on five layers — ZC_CUT, ZC_MARK, ZC_ENGRAVE, ZC_SHEET, ZC_LABEL — and the sheet's lower-left corner at 0,0. No splines, no blocks, no polylines: the most conservative DXF we can write. For an importer whose rules are not published that is the best bet, not a guarantee.

Settings in Zorocut

  1. Machine tab: kind Fiber laser, your power in W, Controller Other.
  2. Export profile DXF R2000; try R12 if BodorThinker refuses the file.
  3. Part labels and Sheet outline off, so only cut and mark geometry reaches the controller.
  4. Copy the sheet files to the machine by USB stick or network, open one in BodorThinker and check a part's size against the drawing before cutting — see DXF units if it is 25.4 times off.

Not verified yet

  • No Bodor import has been done with a Zorocut file.
  • Bodor publishes no BodorThinker manual we could open: how it maps DXF layers and reads units, text and arcs is not documented.
  • Which BodorThinker version a given machine runs is not stated on Bodor's pages.

Frequently asked questions

Does a Bodor run CypCut?

Not according to Bodor: it lists BodorThinker as its own, self-developed control system. If your machine's screen shows CypCut, it is a different setup — use the CypCut page.

Do I need BodorNest if I use Zorocut?

No. Either one nests the sheet. BodorNest works inside Bodor's system; Zorocut nests and prices the job in the office and hands BodorThinker a finished DXF per sheet.

Is Zorocut affiliated with Bodor?

No. BodorThinker and BodorNest are Bodor products; the names are used here only to describe compatibility.

Sources

  1. Bodor, core components (BodorThinker, BodorGenius, BodorPower, BodorNest)
  2. Bodor blog, Exploration: BodorThinker intelligent fiber laser cutting system
  3. Bodor, Compact i-Series brochure (2022): BodorThinker file formats and spec table
  4. Bodor blog, Essential guide for beginners: fiber laser cutting machines (2025-03-06)

Product names are used only to describe compatibility. Zorocut is not affiliated with their makers.

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