Abstract: The present invention relates to a computer-implemented method for planning laser processing of one or more elements into one or more final elements, such as planning a process of creating a final element from a sheet metal by creating a 5 model of both the sheet metal to be processed and the final element and determining a plurality of processing steps to create said final element. The method is based on a plurality of rules for taking into account, how to process the element by a plurality of processing steps, said processing steps comprising laser process specifications and generating at least a first set of instructions for an 10 associated laser processing device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to method for cutting and shaping and/or bending a metal element into a final element using laser means, the method comprising providing data containing a final model of the final element and providing a set of instructions as to how to process the final element from the metal element, measure the processing and provide at least a second set of instructions based on feedback, such as geometrical measurements during said processing, so as to create a final element.