Increased utilization of materials for the sheet metal industry
RADAN is a leading and machine-independent CAD/CAM/MES system designed for the sheet metal industry. The RADAN product family is a completely integrated solution for the design, handling and production of sheet metal parts.
Benefits And Features
An innovative CAM solution for sheet metal fabrication.
Radquote quoting system
Radquote is a sheet metal quotation program that will enable you to quickly and easily create quotes for sheet metal parts. It gives you a full breakdown of the costs and allows you to alter each cost area to give you the flexibility you need when negotiating.
Combination machine support
Use RADAN Combi to program your punching/laser combination machines; this is the perfect solution if you’re utilizing both punch and profile technologies.
Tube cutting
Included in the RADAN product suite is Radtube, a CAD-CAM solution that drives dedicated tube cutting machines and rotary axis on flatbed lasers.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do you send an embed of my Radan nest to support and investigate my query?
A Radan embed captures the current drawing/nest, along with the relevant supporting files, standard sheets, tool files, symbols, etc. Radan Support can use this to replicate your issue.
For details of the information contained and how to create the embed please refer to the following article.
Tech Video illustrating how to create an embed in Radan CADCAM
How do you change the color of filled parts per machine?
The color of the parts can be defined specifically for each machine tool as detailed here.
How do you create and use kit parts?
A kit part is a symbol file that contains two or more “individual part” symbol files. Individual parts that can be naturally grouped together, such as all the individual parts required to make an assembly, could be combined into a kit. Note that a kit may contain parts with different materials and thicknesses. Please refer to this article for more information.
How do I back up the Radan system data?
Details of how to locate and backup the Radan & Radbend configuration files can be found here.
How do I convert a raster image to vectors to enable profiling of the part?
Radan has a utility to convert a raster image into vectors and details can be found here.