Create complete automation cells with IRONCAD - faster and easier than you think. Design new or use existing fixtures, grippers, fences, conveyors, electrical cabinets and robots in 3D using IRONCAD. Measure on 2D drawings when required. Let us describe how IRONCAD can help you streamline operations, reduce costs and increase productivity. The functions are included in IRONCAD and no additional module is needed.

The picture shows a robot cell designed in IRONCAD by System 3R (GF Machining Solutions)

With IRONCAD you get all the tools you need to create robotic cells. Use 3D models from different suppliers that are imported and then managed as easily as if they were created in IRONCAD from scratch. Add your own designed parts like grippers, fixtures etc.
The example in the picture is from Lerocon AB in Gislaved, which creates automation solutions in IRONCAD with great success.
You can use the catalogues in IRONCAD where you can save robots, machines and other 3D models that you might find useful. The models in the catalogs can be easily added with smart features that make placement more or less automatic. This allows you to create different types of automation solutions with easy-to-use drag-and-drop technology in a short time. Adjust dimensions directly in 3D with handle technology.
You can create the models yourself or import them from suppliers. These can be in e.g. STEP format and can be directly modified in IRONCAD without the need for history. Then drag these to the catalogs in IRONCAD, which can be shared across networks and give everyone access to the same 3D library.
Sometimes a 2D drawing is available as a basis for a layout of a robot cell and can be imported into IRONCAD's 3D environment.
All the parts you use can be saved in a single file, making it very easy to manage when files need to be moved or shared with others. If necessary, everything can be easily mapped onto a 2D drawing to provide a detailed bill of materials for all the parts involved.
We provide our customers with catalogues of ABB, Fanuc and Kukaro robots, for example, free of charge. These robots are prepared with defined joints that allow you to simulate reach and function in IRONCAD. See immediately if the positioning is suitable and make adjustments in a short time. The incredibly useful TriBall tool is like a hand into the 3D environment and allows you to check the position of all objects in the X, Y and Z directions with exact precision in a playfully simple way.
The catalogs and TriBall are incredibly effective tools in collaboration. Everything you create in the 3D environment in IRONCAD can be just as easily dragged out to the catalogs, which work just as easily both ways, everything can be saved in a catalog file that can also be shared with others. Many objects can be edited in a flash by dragging handles and also placed through TriBall with full control. A common mistake is to believe flexibility cannot be precise. IRONCAD works with complete precision in everything from the construction of the smallest detail to a large layout of 1000s ofm2.
MARAB in Orsa has been using IRONCAD for many years to create its various solutions. The program is used for everything from initial layout and customer dialogue to detailed drawings.


The image is a rendering of a robot cell constructed in IRONCAD by Makoro AB.
"We use IRONCAD when we develop our customized special machines. It is simple, flexible and has the functions we need when we, for example, build up surfaces for 3D printing or CNC milling..."
SaysHenrik Häger, Makoro AB in Färgelanda.
RVT Automation is an automation company that works with most aspects of robotics. RVT uses IRONCAD to design everything from large robot cells to small water cutting fixtures.
"We use IRONCAD because it is very important to use an efficient program, as it saves a lot of time. IRONCAD makes it easy to design large robot cells where accuracy is required..."
SaysOliver Bjurström, designer at RVT Automation AB.
IRONCAD is built for design-intensive industries where you often work with large assemblies, sheet metal, hydraulics, layouts or special machines. You can drag and drop finished components from catalogs, change entire machines in seconds, and switch freely between 2D and 3D environments - perfect for automation, sheet metal bending, construction machinery, hydraulic systems, layout planning, construction forging, and packaging design.
Our basic training is 2 + 2 days (4 days in total). Already after the first two days, most designers are fully productive on basic 3D modeling and assembly. The final two days focus on advanced features, catalog management and your own projects.
Yes - we supply ready-made basic templates and catalogue structures that you can easily customize yourself with your own standard components, beam profiles, hydraulic hoses, sheet metal parts or packaging standards. It only takes a few minutes to fill up with your items and you save a lot of time in the future.
Absolutely. With our Translator, you can open, edit and save files from other CAD systems without losing geometry.
Extremely powerful. You can manage tens of thousands of parts in the same file, move entire machines or factory layouts with a single click and see everything in real time - perfect for layout, construction machinery and automation projects.
Sheet metal bending and layout is included in the basic version of IRONCAD - you get sheet metal layout, bending lines and accurate fabrication data instantly. For construction forging, powerful beam and profile tools and hole tables are included in IC Mechanical.
Yes - all our support and training is in Swedish and we have extensive experience in automation, sheet metal bending, hydraulics, construction and packaging. You get answers quickly.
Of course we do. We always provide a free trial license (30-60 days) with your own drawings and layouts so you can see exactly how much time you save before you decide.