Video Training

If you’re just getting started with the IronCAD Design Collaboration Suite, seeing it in action is the easiest way to get oriented and begin to grasp its revolutionary potential when it comes to engineering productivity and seamless collaboration. Watch these CAD videos for an introduction to its distinguishing features.

User Interface

User Interface

Get an overview of IRONCAD’s user interface, including the main ribbon bar, catalogs, and how to get started with a simple drag-and-drop design.

3D Design Scene

3D Design Scene

Tour the main design environment in IRONCAD, which accommodates as many parts as you like in a single file, simplifying file management.

Catalogs

Catalogs

Learn about the basics of IRONCAD’s powerful drag-and-drop catalogs — including how to use pre-loaded catalogs and how to create your own.

Handles

Handles

Discover how handles are used to modify geometry in almost every aspect of the design environment. Simply click, push, and pull to adjust dimensions.

Triball

Triball

See the integral role the TriBall plays throughout the design process as it enables you to position almost anything you can select within a 3D scene.

Basic Part Creation

Basic Part Creation

Watch how IRONCAD’s drag-and-drop and push-and-pull functionality can be used to create a basic 3D part design from scratch in just minutes.

Data Import & Export

Data Import & Export

Import all major CAD file formats into IRONCAD’s unified scene. Export to your chosen file type and share with collaborators on other platforms.

Creating 2D Drawings

Creating 2D Drawings

Learn about the two technical drawing environments supported by IRONCAD, including CAXA Draft, which expedites annotations.

Assembly Feature

Assembly Feature

Bilinear Pattern

Bilinear Pattern

Blend/Chamfer Drag Handles

Blend/Chamfer Drag Handles

Chain Link Creation

Chain Link Creation

Circular Pattern

Circular Pattern

Constraint Solver

Constraint Solver

Create Features from Imported Data

Create Features from Imported Data

Custom Sheet Metal Form

Custom Sheet Metal Form

Design Variations

Design Variations

Engraved Text on Parts

Engraved Text on Parts

Excel Connection

Excel Connection

Exploded Assembly Configurations

Exploded Assembly Configurations

Extend a Surface from Multiple Edges

Extend a Surface from Multiple Edges

Linear Pattern

Linear Pattern

Loft with Guide Curves

Loft with Guide Curves

Mirror Part Body Creation

Mirror Part Body Creation

Offset Pattern

Offset Pattern

Outline Sketch Selection

Outline Sketch Selection

Reconnect Constraints

Reconnect Constraints

Part Angle Parameters

Part Angle Parameters

Quick Access Commands

Quick Access Commands

Rib Feature

Rib Feature

Scaling Parts or Assemblies

Scaling Parts or Assemblies

Sheet Metal Design in Place

Sheet Metal Design in Place

Sheet Metal Loft

Sheet Metal Loft

Sheet Metal Punch in Flat mode

Sheet Metal Punch in Flat mode

Spin Angle Parameter

Spin Angle Parameter

Split Part

Split Part

Sketch Pattern

Sketch Pattern

Suppression Parameter

Suppression Parameter

TriBall Move Along an Axis

TriBall Move Along an Axis

TriBall's Shift Snap option

TriBall's Shift Snap option

TriBall SmartSnap Orientation Handles

TriBall SmartSnap Orientation Handles

Wrap Curves onto a Surface

Wrap Curves onto a Surface

Wire Coil Creation

Wire Coil Creation

2D Cross Section Analysis

2D Cross Section Analysis

2D Sketch Editing

2D Sketch Editing

Adding Shape Taper to BOM

Adding Shape Taper to BOM

Auto-Dimensioning

Auto-Dimensioning

BOM Item Bubble Style

BOM Item Bubble Style

BOM Resizing

BOM Resizing

Block Reference Hide

Block Reference Hide

Broken Out Section Views

Broken Out Section Views

Custom Properties For BOM

Custom Properties For BOM

Dimension to Tangents

Dimension to Tangents

Find/Replace Text

Find/Replace Text

Illustrating Part Positions

Illustrating Part Positions

Linking a Drawing to a New Scene

Linking a Drawing to a New Scene

Linking Text from Properties

Linking Text from Properties

Part Number in BOM Item Bubbles

Part Number in BOM Item Bubbles

ProActive BOM

ProActive BOM

Remove Geometry from Views

Remove Geometry from Views

Remove Parts From Section Views

Remove Parts From Section Views

Section Line Handles

Section Line Handles

Show/Hide Parts in View Creation

Show/Hide Parts in View Creation

Templates

Templates

Animating with a Path

Animating with a Path

Camera Animation

Camera Animation

Copy Animation

Copy Animation

Lights in an Assembly

Lights in an Assembly

Mechanism Mode Animation

Mechanism Mode Animation

Real-Time Realistic Rendering

Real-Time Realistic Rendering

Spin Angle Animation

Spin Angle Animation