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trial versionHas a licenseIRONCAD is a comprehensive 3D CAD program. In the metal fabrication industry, it is used to build frames, stairs, and railings from standard Swedish profiles, with drawings, cutting lists, and DXF files generated directly from the model.
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IRONCAD IRONCAD is a 3D CAD program for industrial design, ranging from machinery and sheet metal to layouts and fixtures. What sets apart from traditional CAD systems is the freedom of choice: you decide for yourself how to model. Design freely using drag-and-drop and TriBall, add constraints and parametric dimensions only where they’re needed, and modify imported geometry directly without a history tree. You can mix these methods within the same , and the entire assembly is contained in a single file. This page shows how forging companies use it. part
The film shows when Saltängen’s Mechanical lifts Bridge K23 into place in the Inner Harbor in Norrköping: 10 meters long, 6 meters wide, and 27 metric tons of steel. Saltängen manufactured the bridge, assembled it on site, and provided the documentation, using manufacturing data from IRONCAD. Would you like to see what your next structural frame might look like at IRONCAD? Book a demo and we’ll show you!
You choose the method for each section, not for each program.
All three work in the same file, and they can be mixed within a single framework.
For staircases, handrails, and standard assemblies that require variant management. Lock the riser height, span, and sheet thickness using constraints, and the next staircase will be recalculated without you having to redraw it.
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The standard method for blacksmiths. Pull in beams and profiles, cut them to fit each other, and move columns with TriBall when the on-site measurements turn out to be different. No mandatory constraints.
For the architect's IFC and the client's STEP files. Select a surface and drag it, move holes, and adjust the gusset plate. No history is required.
Drag a beam from the catalog, adjust the handles to the correct length, and cut it to fit the next section. Columns, trusses, and crossbeams are installed using TriBall, which snaps into place with other components.
“I use IRONCAD’s beam feature every day. It’s very easy to build and manipulate the steel,” says Matthias Sjöström at MGS Smide in Stockholm.
HEA, HEB, IPE, UPE, VKR, KKR, pipes, and flat steel are available in IC Mechanical with dimensions from Tibnor and BE Group. Custom dimensions are saved in the table and can be reused. Steel, stainless steel, and aluminum are included as materials. The material provides the weight in the bill of materials.
Steel Lib, Triangular Joint, Steel Stiffener, Steel Cap, and Fasteners and Holes are placed at the ends of the profile. End plates, joint plates, stiffeners, or bolted connections are generated based on the profile’s geometry and the dimensions you specify. Everything is parametric and can be modified later without having to redraw the model.
Enter the height, width, and riser height, and the staircase tool will generate stringers, treads, landings, and hole patterns for bolted connections. Handrails are created in the same way. Drag the handles and snap them into place against other parts, and the entire staircase will be updated on the screen.
Assembly and detail drawings, along with a bill of materials, are generated from the model. The material list specifies the profile, length, quantity, and weight, and can be exported to Excel. Base plates and fittings made of bent sheet metal are unfolded and exported as DXF files for laser cutting. Batch export generates all drawings with the push of a button.
Custom libraries with robots, fences, grippers, and entire cells.
Position and align parts precisely in 3D, without constraints.
Joint plates, base plates, and fittings are bent and flared.
Custom profiles, gusset plates, and fittings are drawn in 2D and extruded into 3D, without the need for constraints.
Over 50 years of experience in sheet metal fabrication, welding, laser cutting, and punching in Merlänna. IRONCAD for 20 years for design, manufacturing files, and cost estimates.
“We use IRONCAD for all aspects of manufacturing in our workshop. We design, create manufacturing files, and generate files for calculating component costs.”
Kennet Rodin, Production Manager, Länna Svets & Mekaniska Verkstad AB
Machining, repairs, and welding of large structures since 1950. Most recently, a 27-metric-ton bridge to the Inner Harbor in Norrköping, based on manufacturing specifications from IRONCAD.
“IRONCAD is a convenient tool for us that allows us to design and create manufacturing documentation for our production quickly and easily.”
Magnus Andersson, Saltängens Mekaniska Verkstad AB
Yes. With the IC add-on ( Mechanical ), HEA, HEB, IPE, UPE, VKR, KKR, pipes, and flat steel in accordance with Swedish standards are available in the catalogs, with dimensions from Tibnor and BE Group. The profile is dragged into the model and cut to fit the next beam.
The Triangular Joint, Steel Lib, Steel Stiffener, Steel Cap, and Fasteners and Holes tools in IC Mechanical are placed at the ends of the profile and generated based on the profile's geometry. The connections are parametric and can be modified later.
Yes. The staircase tool in IC Mechanical creates straight staircases and landings with stringers, treads, and handrails based on height, width, and rise. The result is standard IRONCAD components that can be freely customized.
With Design Data Manager, every frame, component, and drawing is assigned a part number, revision, and searchable properties, regardless of whether the file comes from IRONCAD, SolidWorks, or Inventor. The workshop and the on-site installer can always find the correct revision.
Yes. With Architectural Translator , IRONCAD exports IFC and Revit files, so that the structural framework can be placed in the architect’s or structural engineer’s building model, and you can import their building model as a reference.
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