Key Benefits of DuctMaker
With DuctMaker you get:
- Seamless shop integration
- CAD MEP Interoperability
- Unlimited customization
- Design accuracy
- Cutting efficiency
Here are some of the key features that make DuctMaker an essential tool for sheet metal fabrication shops:
Allowances, Specifications, and Manufacturing Defaults
Based upon SMACNA standards, DuctMaker is fully configurable so that it can be tailored to your shop’s requirements. The user interface makes it easy to apply shop settings to DuctMaker’s extensive fitting library, including your own naming system, and to create fittings lists for each unique job or project. Once the setup is complete, the system is fully automated and drastically reduces the amount of time required to input fittings.
CAD Interoperability
With DuctMaker you can load fittings directly from AutoCAD MEP drawings or Fabrication for AutoCAD MEP pickoffs, making it possible to work more efficiently within a design-construction environment. The DuctMaker fitting library is fully extensible and network-ready. Because it can be shared and used cross-projects and with Fabrication for AutoCAD MEP, multiple users can easily access the same database for both CAD and CAM operations, including pickoffs. The benefits to this are huge, as your allowances, specifications and manufacturer defaults can be applied early on in the design stage for improved accuracy and efficient workflow.
Visual Editing of Fitting Attributes
Refine fitting designs in 2D and 3D, viewing the changes dynamically as you edit. The Fitting Editor allows you to define the size, materials, wells and locks, and the manufacturing technique for your fitting, ensuring highly accurate fabrication instructions. It also enables you to view in real time all individual sides of the fitting including details of the lock and seams.
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Complete editing ability and accurate fitting views simplify detailing. |
Custom Labels, Tickets and Reports
DuctMaker makes report and ticket customization easy. The variety of installed reporting choices that are provided ensures that from the onset your shop will maintain optimum communication between pre-fabrication and the job site. The following reports are included: cut sheet, collar report, fabrication, flex, job inventory, parts, shear sheet, shipping, slip and drive, stiffening, and weight. Tickets labels are provided for fabrication, label, purchase and fitting, with both face and assembled fitting views available. Print to any Windows standard device and Zebra thermal printers.
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Labels and reports are flexible and customizable. |
Layout Settings and Nesting
Nesting previews of flat faces, collision checking to prevent overlaps, and measuring tools to verify sizing assist the operator with the preparation of sheet metal jobs for fabrication. Drag and drop features allow the user to make layout adjustments. The result is total control over manufacturing, ensuring that there will be accurate cuts, streamlined production, and minimal waste. With connectivity to virtually all existing plasma tables and coil lines on the market, DuctMaker communicates directly with cutting machines, and provides full access to their settings.
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Efficient nesting is automatically applied. |
DuctMaker resolves inconsistencies in fitting design specifications, and minimizes sheet metal waste and time. With full control over custom manufacturing specifications and fabrication cut layouts, DuctMaker works seamlessly and improves any shop’s process flow. To see any of the above in practice, visit our product demo page. |
