Why IronCAD
Fundamentally a Better Way to Design
Create design iterations, proposals, and production drawings in less time and simply design faster than any other CAD system available today.
Introduction to IronCAD
IronCAD vs. SolidWorks
Traditional CAD vs. IronCAD
Ease of Use
TRADITIONAL CAD
Can Take Months To Learn
People often do a lengthy training course just to get confident using traditional 3D CAD software, which can take weeks to months to learn.
IRONCAD
Can Be Learned in a Week
IronCAD’s intuitive tools approach design in a more natural way, giving you predictable results and the confidence to learn in just days, sometimes hours.
Design Methodology
TRADITIONAL CAD
Slower, More Conventional Approach
Today, the “traditional” 3D CAD design model is a much slower approach that involves creating planes and making almost all changes in a 2D sketch.
IRONCAD
Faster, More Innovative Approach
In IronCAD, you start with a catalog of 3D shapes that you can drag and drop into your model, then simply push and pull to make precise changes in seconds.
Constraints
TRADITIONAL CAD
History Dependency, Minimal Versatility
Traditional CAD applies constraints automatically based on previous actions, which hinders design changes, leads to model crashes, and decreases productivity.
IRONCAD
Choose How You Apply Constraints
IronCAD uses feature-based history without applying constraints by default, offering a more versatile, reliable modelling environment and easier design changes.
Assemblies
TRADITIONAL CAD
Separate Part and Assembly Files
In traditional CAD, part and assembly files are separate and easily misplaced. Because parts are not designed in the context of assembly, they often have to be adjusted.
IRONCAD
Unified, Simple Design Environment
IronCAD unifies part and assembly files, whether a single or 5000-part assembly, and are catalog accessible for a more effective, productive approach.
Catalogs
TRADITIONAL CAD
Basic Component Catalogs
Catalogs in traditional 3D CAD offer a slow, tedious approach with limited part availability and customization that forces you to individually merge parts into an assembly.
IRONCAD
Fully Customizable Catalog System
Our famous catalog system and patented, drag-and-drop Smart Assembly technology allows you to easily store, access, and edit any part, shape, or assembly.
3D Manipulation
TRADITIONAL CAD
Slow, Cumbersome Tools
Moving, positioning, and patterning features in traditional CAD requires defining what will happen in a 2D environment, which is time consuming and not intuitive.
IRONCAD
Patented, Award-Winning TriballTM
Famous for its huge benefit to CAD productivity, our patented TriBall allows you to parametrically position, move and pattern sketches, parts, assemblies and more.
Modeling Kernel
TRADITIONAL CAD
One Modeling Kernel
The majority of CAD systems worldwide run on one kernel, which can affect how model geometry is resolved and limit your ability to produce complex shapes.
IRONCAD
Dual Modeling Kernels
IronCAD is the only CAD solution with dual kernels (PARASOLID and ACIS) for greater import/export versatility and the ability to switch or use both while modeling.
