Audience
Engineering and product design professionals
About IronCAD
IronCAD significantly reduces manufacturing barriers and increases engineering productivity with intuitive 3D and 2D solutions for rapid design and seamless collaboration enterprise-wide. Create design iterations, proposals, and production drawings in less time and simply design faster than any other CAD system available today. What makes us different? IronCAD lets you design intuitively in the way you interact in the world, in 3D. With this easier and faster design approach over traditional CAD software, it’s a fundamentally better way to design. IronCAD gives you the speed to invent the future, with time left to watch it unfold. Skip repetitive steps so you can get to market faster, ahead of your competitors, and with far more return on your investment.
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IronCAD
Founded: 2001
United States
www.ironcad.com
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Product Details
Platforms Supported
Windows
Training
Documentation
Live Online
Webinars
In Person
Support
Phone Support
Online
IronCAD Frequently Asked Questions
IronCAD Product Features
CAD
2D Drawing
Supported
3D Modeling
Supported
Civil
Supported
Collaboration
Supported
Database Connectivity
Supported
Design Analysis
Supported
Design Export
Supported
Document Management
Supported
Electrical
Supported
Mechanical
Supported
Mechatronics
Supported
Presentation Tools
Supported
2 1/2-Axis Milling
Not Supported
3-Axis Milling
Not Supported
4-Axis Milling
Not Supported
5-Axis Milling
Not Supported
Hole Making
Not Supported
Simulate Cycles
Not Supported
Spiral Output
Not Supported
Structural Engineering
Not Supported
Toolpath Simulation
Not Supported
User Defined Cycles
Not Supported
Engineering
2D Drawing
Supported
3D Modeling
Supported
Collaboration
Supported
Design Analysis
Supported
Design Export
Supported
Document Management
Supported
Mechanical Engineering
Supported
Mechatronics
Supported
Presentation Tools
Supported
Chemical Engineering
Not Supported
Civil Engineering
Not Supported
Electrical Engineering
Not Supported
Structural Engineering
Not Supported
