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2023-02-01

Exercises

3D scene

2023

How do I create a table in 3D CAD?

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By following and mimicking the steps in this tutorial video in Swedish, you will learn in a simple and basic way how to model a table with the 3D CAD software IRONCAD...

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2023-01-26

2D Drawing (ICD)

2023

Reference dimensions for radius measurement

Level of knowledge:

It can be difficult to find contour lines on round details when measuring in the ICD drawing. This is mainly because the type of line you are trying to find is not a geometrically sharp contour line...

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2023-01-23

3D Scene (ICS)

Import / Export

2023

Import CAD models with PMI to IRONCAD

Level of knowledge:

PMI stands for "Product Manufacturing Information" and it is used to add technical information to a 3D model created using CAD (Computer Aided Design).

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2023-01-12

Sheet Metal

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

2023

Point or comma based plotting board

Level of knowledge:

When you design plates in IRONCAD , all plate thicknesses are read from a text file (the plate table). The sheet metal table (tooltbl) that comes with our metrically customized installation file for IronCAD DCS is built with a comma as a decimal separator.

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2023-01-11

DDM

Installation and troubleshooting

2023

Exporting database and information (support bundle) for troubleshooting purposes

Level of knowledge:

For certain types of errors, we would like you to export your database (vault) and other information from DDM to give us a good basis for troubleshooting...

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2023-01-11

3D Scene (ICS)

Import / Export

2023

How do I import a file with a different file format to IRONCAD?

Level of knowledge:

If you have received another file format such as *.step, *.x_t, *.stl, *.sat etc. you need to import the file to IRONCAD. The extension Translator also allows you to import files from Solidworks, Inventor, *.ifc etc.

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2023-01-09

3D Scene (ICS)

2023

Export multiple parts at once to separate files

Level of knowledge:

There is a convenient tool if you want to export several batches (batch export) at the same time to separate files. The tool is called Export Elements and can be found in the ICM Tools directory.

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2023-01-09

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

Installation and troubleshooting

2023

Insert all or part of Solidmakarnas Swedish adaptation afterwards.

Level of knowledge:

Sometimes you may need to readjust and add all or part of the Solidmakarnas Swedish adaptation afterwards. In this guide, which you also use for a metric adaptation of American IRONCAD installation, you have direct links to templates, plate tables, register entries...

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2023-01-04

Other

2023

Background image with calendar for 2023

Level of knowledge:

We have created a background image with a calendar for the year 2023. There is one with our red days...

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2023-01-02

3D Scene (ICS)

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

2023

How do I add the centre of gravity (COG) to a batch or assembly in IRONCAD?

Level of knowledge:

In some cases you need to add the center of gravity (COG) of your part or assembly in IRONCAD...

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2023-01-01

Installation and troubleshooting

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

2023

How do I uninstall IronCAD DCS in the correct order?

Level of knowledge:

Uninstallation of 2023 or later and deinstallation of 2022 or earlier...

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2023-01-01

Installation and troubleshooting

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

2023

I have already installed via Live Update. Do I need to do anything?

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Users who have previously downloaded and installed the US installation file via Live Update (or manually) are advised to...

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2023-01-01

Educational films

3D scene

2023

Basic - Sweep (Sweep Wizard)

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Sweep Wizard via the sketch / cross section in IRONCAD...

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2023-01-01

Educational films

3D scene

2023

Depth - Extrusion (Extrude Feature)

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An in-depth look at the Extrude command (Extrude Feature) in IRONCAD...

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2023-01-01

Educational films

3D scene

2023

Immersion - Spin (Spin Feature)

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An in-depth look at the Spin command (Spin Feature) in IRONCAD...

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2023-01-01

Educational films

Sketch

2023

Basic - Extrusion (Extrude Wizard) and the basics of Sketch (cross section)

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Extrude Wizard via the sketch / cross section in IRONCAD...

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2023-01-01

Educational films

3D scene

2023

Basic - Spin (Spin Wizard)

Level of knowledge:

Spin Wizard via the sketch / cross section in IRONCAD...

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2023-01-01

Educational films

3D scene

2023

Basic - Loft (Loft Wizard)

Level of knowledge:

Loft Wizard via the sketch / cross section in IRONCAD...

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2023-01-01

Educational films

3D scene

2023

Immersion - Loft (Loft Feature)

Level of knowledge:

An in-depth look at the Loft command (Loft Feature) in IRONCAD...

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2023-01-01

Educational films

3D scene

2023

Immersion - Sweep (Sweep Feature)

Level of knowledge:

An in-depth look at the Sweep command (Sweep Feature) in IRONCAD...

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2023-01-01

Educational films

3D scene

2023

Learn the basics of the TriBall tool with these exercises

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The TriBall is an incredibly important tool in IRONCAD. Once you get used to it and know how it works, it is absolutely indispensable....

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2023-01-01

Exercises

3D scene

2023

How do I create a cabinet in 3D CAD?

Level of knowledge:

By following and mimicking the steps in this tutorial in Swedish, you will learn in a simple and basic way how to model a cabinet with the 3D CAD software IRONCAD...

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2023-01-01

Exercises

3D scene

2023

How do I create a pipe bend in 3D CAD?

Level of knowledge:

This movie describes how you can create a pipe bend in a smooth and efficient way in our 3D CAD software IRONCAD. It is not a requirement but an advantage that you already have some knowledge of how to use e.g. the camera in IRONCAD...

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2023-01-01

Educational films

2D drawing

2023

Build your own drawing form in the IRONCAD

Level of knowledge:

Create your own 2D drawing template (ICD), add logo (logo, logotype), settings of styles and layers...

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2022-12-20

Other

2022

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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We at Solidmakarna wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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2022-12-02

Other

2022

Students and teachers can use our 3D CAD solution IRONCAD for free

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Students and teachers can use our 3D CAD solution IRONCAD for free

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2022-11-21

IC Mechanical

2022

Fill in values for User Name, Part Number, Description or Material automatically and dynamically.

Level of knowledge:

The Code Generator allows you to automatically generate and assign names, numbers and/or descriptions according to variables related to the model.

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2022-10-11

Sheet Metal

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

2022

How the StockTbl.txt plate table works

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Means

Do you need to make changes to the stocktable? It is basically a plain text file (Stocktbl.txt) located in a folder on your computer...

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2022-09-16

Updates

2022

Hotfix 1 for IronCAD DCS 2022 PU1 SP1

Level of knowledge:

Hotfix 1 for IronCAD DCS 2022 PU1 (2022.01.01.1) has now been released. Find the download link and installation information here.

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2022-09-09

3D Scene (ICS)

2022

How to model a twisted bar with Sweep

Level of knowledge:

Twisted bar can be purchased by the metre or as finished pieces. To model such a model, it is best to use the sweep tool...

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2022-09-01

Other

2022

Updated help system for IronCAD DCS 2022

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To get more help and information about a particular tool, you can place the mouse cursor over an icon and then press [F1]...

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2022-08-25

Installation and troubleshooting

2022

Changing the decimal point (comma or period) in Windows

Level of knowledge:

To change the decimal point in Windows, you need to start Control Panel and change the National settings.

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2022-08-24

Guides (more info)

Self-study

2022

Shortcuts in IRONCAD

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This guide contains a list of general shortcuts that apply in IRONCAD. These are very good to learn as it will speed up your work and make you more productive...

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2022-07-25

Guides (more info)

Self-study

2022

Render realistic images from 3D models in IRONCAD with KeyShot (Part 2 of 2)

Level of knowledge:

In our previous guide you could read how to get a realistic picture of your product in IRONCAD. In this guide we put full focus on KeyShot.

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2022-07-20

Guides (more info)

Self-study

2022

Render realistic images from 3D models in IRONCAD (Part 1 of 2)

Level of knowledge:

The term "Rendering" in the 3D world is, in short, a process of creating a realistic image from a 3D model.

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2022-07-18

Updates

2022

Service Pack 1 for IronCAD DCS 2022 PU1

Level of knowledge:

Service Pack 1 for IronCAD DCS 2022 PU1 (2022.01.01.0) has now been released. Please read this entire post for a proper installation.

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2022-07-18

CAXA (EXB)

2022

Create your own drawing template in CAXA Draft

Level of knowledge:

In this post we show you how to create your own drawing template in CAXA Draft. For those of you who are not familiar with CAXA, it is an alternative to creating 2D drawings in IRONCAD...

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2022-06-02

IC Mechanical

2022

PROCatalogSet - manage your catalogues easily

Level of knowledge:

Manage your set of custom catalogs for updates...

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2022-05-25

2D Drawing (ICD)

2022

Watermark in the 2D drawing template

Level of knowledge:

To protect their drawings before they are sent out to production, some people want to watermark their drawings. In this post we'll go through step by step how to do this.

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2022-05-19

IC Mechanical

Sheet Metal

2022

A deep dive into the Face to DXF feature

Level of knowledge:

In this post, we'll go through how to quickly export a surface to DXF. Many times you want to be able to quickly send off a sheet for laser cutting, for example, without having to go into drawing mode.

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2022-05-04

3D Scene (ICS)

2022

Create an extrusion from an image

Level of knowledge:

In some cases, you need to add a 3D extrusion of an image to your 3D model. Many times you may only have a raster image i.e. a file format such as *.jpg or *.png.

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2022-04-01

Updates

2022

Hotfix 1 for IronCAD DCS 2022 SP1

Level of knowledge:

Hotfix 1 for IronCAD DCS 2022 SP1 has now been released...

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2022-03-31

Installation and troubleshooting

2022

Windows Debugger

Level of knowledge:

In rare cases, IronCAD crashes can occur because of a specific problem on a computer, such as AntiVirus or the hardware on that particular computer. This troubleshooting tool helps IronCAD's developer team...

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2022-03-23

Installation and troubleshooting

2022

Copy settings between different versions

Level of knowledge:

What is the easiest way to move settings between different versions of IronCAD DCS? The IC add-on Mechanical has a lot of tools even outside IRONCAD...

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2022-03-17

Sheet Metal

2022

No stock in the sheet metal table?

Level of knowledge:

For some of our users, the sheet metal table has "disappeared". It is not possible to select any stock at all and it has created problems to unfold your sheet metal stock...

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2022-03-09

Guides (more info)

Self-study

2022

General settings (Options)

Level of knowledge:

There are a lot of settings in IRONCAD that are controlled via IRONCAD Options. In this post we'll go through the most common settings that we recommend looking over.

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2022-02-21

Other

2022

Better renderings in new KeyShot 11

Level of knowledge:

We are pleased to announce that IronCAD DCS 2022 officially supports KeyShot 11.

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2022-02-17

Bug fixes

Import / Export

2022

Distributed parts when importing STEP files v2022 SP1

Level of knowledge:

This only applies to those who have installed IronCAD DCS 2022 SP1. When importing STEP files, parts may be "scattered" in the scene.

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2022-01-31

Updates

2022

Service Pack 1 for IronCAD DCS 2022

Level of knowledge:

Service Pack 1 for IronCAD DCS 2022 has now been released...

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2022-01-05

Other

2022

Background image with calendar for 2022

Level of knowledge:

We have created a wallpaper with a calendar for the year 2022. There is one with our red days...

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How do I create a table in 3D CAD?

Reference dimensions for radius measurement

Import CAD models with PMI to IRONCAD

Point or comma based plotting board

Exporting database and information (support bundle) for troubleshooting purposes

How do I import a file with a different file format to IRONCAD?

Export multiple parts at once to separate files

Insert all or part of Solidmakarnas Swedish adaptation afterwards.

Background image with calendar for 2023

How do I add the centre of gravity (COG) to a batch or assembly in IRONCAD?

How do I uninstall IronCAD DCS in the correct order?

I have already installed via Live Update. Do I need to do anything?

Basic - Sweep (Sweep Wizard)

Depth - Extrusion (Extrude Feature)

Immersion - Spin (Spin Feature)

Basic - Extrusion (Extrude Wizard) and the basics of Sketch (cross section)

Basic - Spin (Spin Wizard)

Basic - Loft (Loft Wizard)

Immersion - Loft (Loft Feature)

Immersion - Sweep (Sweep Feature)

Learn the basics of the TriBall tool with these exercises

How do I create a cabinet in 3D CAD?

How do I create a pipe bend in 3D CAD?

Build your own drawing form in the IRONCAD

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Students and teachers can use our 3D CAD solution IRONCAD for free

Fill in values for User Name, Part Number, Description or Material automatically and dynamically.

How the StockTbl.txt plate table works

Hotfix 1 for IronCAD DCS 2022 PU1 SP1

How to model a twisted bar with Sweep

Updated help system for IronCAD DCS 2022

Changing the decimal point (comma or period) in Windows

Shortcuts in IRONCAD

Render realistic images from 3D models in IRONCAD with KeyShot (Part 2 of 2)

Render realistic images from 3D models in IRONCAD (Part 1 of 2)

Service Pack 1 for IronCAD DCS 2022 PU1

Create your own drawing template in CAXA Draft

PROCatalogSet - manage your catalogues easily

Watermark in the 2D drawing template

A deep dive into the Face to DXF feature

Create an extrusion from an image

Hotfix 1 for IronCAD DCS 2022 SP1

Windows Debugger

Copy settings between different versions

No stock in the sheet metal table?

General settings (Options)

Better renderings in new KeyShot 11

Distributed parts when importing STEP files v2022 SP1

Service Pack 1 for IronCAD DCS 2022

Background image with calendar for 2022

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